So here is funny story, thought I would share.

Always been fascinated by beautiful, fast and loud cars.
And I still remember, the day 33 years ago when my father would not let me ride shotgun in an acquaintance brand new Porches 911.

So here is what happened. 7 days ago I was with my 5 year old son out for a ride in my newly washed XKR, when my son turns to me and tells me that there is a kid that is following us on a bicycle, filming and showing us the thumbs up.
We are stuck in a queue and the kid keeps filming. I indulge him by reeving the engine and so fourth.

The traffic begins to move and away we are.

Fast forward to yesterday, I found my self on a very slow street, right behind a brand new 991 Turbo S, very nice car indeed. And to my right I notice the same boy and his mate, once again on bicycles and once again filming cars.

The 991 has caught their eyes, but since I am behind the Porsche they recognise me/my car too.
They then proceed to follow me and the 991 through town and the slow traffic. Thumbs up every time I put the pedal to the metal (within the town speed limits ect ect).
I find it all very amusing, and then I remember that I was just the same back in the day.

So pull over, and roll down the window, call one of the boys over, give him my business card, tell him to tell his mother or father to give me a call.
So today I get a phone call from one of the boys mother, who coincideltaly had worked for me a looooong time ago.

I ask her if it is ok with her, that her son and his friend come for a ride?

2 hrs later the kids show up, and we drive around for half an hour or so.

They really loved it and were so greatful, but to be honest, I liked it just as much. Was nice to share the experience, an experience that I take for granted every time I press the start button.

Anyway just want to share a nice experience...

And by the way, here is one of the many clips that they made... that 991 must be running on electricity

 

Great story, those kids will remember that experience forever.

 

Great story!

 

great story!!

 

Really cool staory thanks for sharing.

Just a point of note though.......

Due to todays society, immediately bypassers would be concerned that you stopped to talk to 2 young boys, parents perhaps initially concerned about the business card / phone call etc.

It really is an indictment of todays society how these simple things can be perceived, hence why usually they don't happen.

In days gone by, things would've been so different.

Kudos to you.....

 

Thanks for sharing. By the way the 911 turbos swallow all exhaust noise until you are well above 4,500rpm or a have an expensive exhaust system.

 

Such an uplifting story...in this day and age of political correctness, it wouldn't surprise me if the boys get suspended from school for daring to enjoy cars that aren't electric eco boxes. Good for you for giving them an experience they'll never forget.

 

A nice gesture, I'm sure the boys loved it.

 

That was great, they will remember that for years to come!

 

Yep they will remember that for ever. Maybe a future Jaguar designer...

 

With me, it was a ride in my uncle's Ford Falcon V8 GT sometime in the late 60s that cemented my love of fast cars. A big, noisy, quick Aussie muscle car. I lived in a small town, and although I had performance cars as toys, we seldom saw the real thing; I certainly didn't know anyone who's dad had a Jag, much less anything as exotic as an E-Type.

So, big kudos to you, mate - those boys are obviously petrolheads, and you just made their year.

 

Great story. My dad painted exotic cars when I was growing up in the 70's. It was nothing to see XKE's here along with Sunbeam Tigers and so forth. I got to ride in them and really didn't think a thing about it. He also built and restored Corvettes so I worked on them as well. So when I was about 18, I went to pick up parts from a good friend who had Corvette parts and had numerous cars including the #2 Shelby GT350 Mustang. He had just bought a Pantera and I got to ride in it. That was the best memory I have of all my car days. The raw horsepower slamming you in the seat from such an exotic car at that time.

 

07XKJaguar,
Anytime you want to relive that wonderful memory, come down to L.A., and you're welcome to take my '72 Pantera out for a day or a weekend. I just don't drive it much, and it would probably enjoy going out once in a while.

 

Don't temp me. LOL His car was just like yours except someone had new and improved it with an awful spoiler on the back.

 

07XKJaguar,
I'm a sucker for a "great" body and it shapes my thinking when I add a car to my little collection. The Pantera's lines are seemingly ageless; it looks as contemporary today parked next to other low slung supercars as it did 44 years ago when it first appeared. I actually don't like the wide bodied Panteras with the huge flares front and rear, for me, they ruin the svelte design of Tom Tjaarda. Beautiful lines is why I will be adding a 5.0L XKR coupe to the collection in the next few weeks (that and the fact that the Pantera is just too hard to drive on more technical tracks with lots of hairpin turns, and I'd like to drive something a little more modern for a change with power steering to boot!)

Seriously, anytime you decide to come to southern California, you're more than welcome to take it out for a weekend, outside of a couple of track events, this year, I don't think I've driven it 10 miles.