Jaguar Beacham E-Type 4.2 V8 SC

Convertible - 1971 - € 125.995



Als er een specialist is in het moderniseren van Jaguars, dan is het wel Beacham in Nieuw Zeeland. Zij starten met een compleet gestripte originele bodyshell en lassen hier alle benodigdheden voor de moderne techniek in, incl. extra bevestigingspunten, doorvoeren en alles wat nodig is voor de ombouw.

Hun wijzigingen zijn enorm ingrijpend, tot airbags toe!

De wijzigingen in deze auto:
• Supercharged Jaguar V8 motor
• 6-speed automatic gearbox
• Front and rear ventilated discs with four pot front Alloy A/P racing callipers
• ABS
• Uprated front suspension with Evo adjustable shock absorbers
• Progressive springs
• Nalothane bushes
• XKR Independent rear suspension with coil over adjustable Evo shocks and rear antiroll bar
• Ride height adjustable
• Stainless steel exhaust system
• BMW Z4 heated seats recovered in leather
• XKR centre console
• FM/AM Radio with GPS SatNav, DVD, iPod connection, CD player incorporated in radio unit
• Bluetooth phone system
• Air-conditioning with full climate control
• Driver and passenger airbags
• Volt meter, clock, oil pressure gauges in centre dash
• XKR electrically operated steering column with memory and wiper and light controls
• Intermittent windscreen wipers
• Standard electric XKR steering wheel with wood inserts
• Standard Jaguar security system with coded ignition key and central remote locking.
• 225/60 X 16 W rated Pirelli tubeless tyres with 7" Chrome wire wheels
• Rack and pinion power steering with electric power steering pump.
• Tinted glass and electric windows
• Bonnet louvers
• Xenon headlamps
• Tracker

En nog veel meer, kijk hier naar de standaard uitrusting en de opties.









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1 keer gewijzigd. Laatste wijziging: 13-09-2014 23:40 door Pink Panther.

 

I wish that I had thoght of that. I sold my XKE simply to get Lucas out of my life after 3 harness fires in two years. What a novel idea, looks like a real clean marriage of old and new with a bucket of money thrown at it.

 

It shouldn't be that difficult the Type III XKE became the XJS which became the XK100. Interesting they went with BMW seats. Unfortunately I'm not a huge fan of the Type III XKE and actually think our cars look a bit better. But a fascinating idea. Note they even grafted on the XKR door handles likely to integrate the locking system. Wonder if the seats work with the memory settings?

 

I had a Series II roadster that won a JNCA second in the late 80's. I was thinking that there weren't enough similarities to do a straight foreward conversion.

I'm not intimately familiar with the series III myself. Had a friend that owned one and after seeing the nightmares he went through , I never paid any attention or wanted one. Therey were a pretty car to look at but not to own. At least this fellow has a reliable Series III now.

 

I had a Series II then a Series I. Like you I had a friend as well with a Series III with the V12. Loved the sound of it starting but very little else. It was a bitch to tune and it couldn't spell "reliability".


My Series II was surprisingly trouble free and it was a ton of fun to drive.

 

Pretty interesting but I do like my XK looks a bit better. If it were an earlier car perhaps

 

I like it very much. If anyone has an XKE body lying around, I have all the rest of the bits.
Any pictures of the engine bay?
I wonder about heat dissipation with no louvers.

 

Very interesting car. Must have spent a bucket of money on that conversion. Prefer the looks of the SI & SII, but at least this one doesn't have the ugly US rubber bumpers.

I had a '69 OTS that was my daily driver and it was very reliable. Only issue in 3 years' ownership was when it over heated in traffic and blew the lower radiator hose. Otherwise a great car.

 

Here is an interesting starting point.


http://www.martinrobey.com/downloads/BODYSHELL.pdf