There was a great moment in the famous Top Gear comparison between the Aston Martin DB5 and the E-type Jaguar, where Richard Hammond likens the view through the Jag’s bonnet louvers to catching a glimpse up a woman’s skirt. So here I present to you a little car porn for your Friday afternoon. The filth you see between the slats is an intake manifold and a glimpse of the three Skinner’s Union HD8 carbs. Car spotters can try and guess the year of the Jaguar if they’re good.
For a bit of Friday fun, here’s the Top Gear video:
Part one…
“Passports to a world SO COOL, that people there burn Guardian Furniture Supplements, just to keep warm.”
“The Moss gearbox, which was from the 1940s. Changing gear with it was a bit like… um… stirring coal.”
“Their engines were designed, not to save the planet, but to get ’round it as quickly as possible.”
“Lots of grip, and when you run out… lots of fun!”
Part two, where Hammond says his famous line:
It’s a 3.8 Jag, because of the early style linkage.
Nice *parts*….:)
The louvres are pressed (not welded in panels). I would guess this car was built between 1962-1964.