Special Edition Eagle E-Type Speedster
Based upon an original 1967 Series One Jaguar E-Type, Eagle Speedster No.4 was completed in late 2014 having been the recipient of 8,000-hours of Eagle craftsmanship. This Eagle Speedster is approximately 550 lbs. lighter than a stock open-top Jaguar E-Type. The bespoke aluminum body was finished in a unique shade of metallic blue, christened Miami Blue in honor of where this car was destined to be delivered, the interior beautifully contrasted in sumptuous tan leather.
Interestingly, Jaguar based the E-Type on the Le Mans-winning D-Type racing prototype, which ultimately reinforces the Eagle Speedster’s deep-rooted high-performance heritage. The D-Type had won the 24-Hours Of Le Mans endurance racing for three consecutive years beginning in 1955.
Milk from the grapevine credited Enzo Ferrari as saying the Jaguar E-Type was the most beautiful car ever made. It might sound far-fetched that Enzo Ferrari used those words to describe the Jaguar, but he would have been talking about beauty, not power, which admittedly, Enzo Ferrari would have never openly admitted another brand to be better at.
Doing away with the original 3.8-liter engine, Eagle Speedster rolled out with a 4.7-liter inline 6-cylinder mill mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox and optimized suspension system. Notably, the original E-Type delivered power to the wheels via a 4-speed transmission. The Eagle Speedster can make an all-aluminum 330 horses at 4,800 rpm. Weighing 2,222 lbs., it could do 0-60 mph in less than 5 seconds.
Like many bespoke and special-edition exotics, the Eagle Speedster project began as a request from an adventurous fan, in this case, an Eagle customer known as Dr. Rick Velaj from Connecticut. Paul went to work deploying the firm's time-honored experience in E-Type engineering while ensuring the concept is as faithful as possible to the ‘60s Jaguar E-Type, complete with the period’s classic detail and finishing. However, the custom-designed aluminum rimmed wheels are a deviation from the original classics, which is necessary to enhance not just the Speedster's beauty but also how it handles on the road.
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