And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That's one o' them new fangled radial tyres. They meant to look a bit soft. I recall that debate from my youth and that they were a big advance in traction etc... from the skinny cross-plys cars came with when I started driving.
When younger I always thought my tires were running low before learning that’s how they are supposed to be, and now with knowledge I still hate the look.
It took a higher level of skill to drive with cross ply tires on slick stuff but it made you a better driver. Radials allowed people to get away with REAL sloppy driving and stay on track. We also knew how to move through snow - slow or fast - and stop on it.
Looks like the Jaguar E-Type with the naturally aspirated straight 6. This model did 150 mph on the M1 and I imagine the boys in Coventry fitted tyres that could handle that, whatever else that they also did.
It is an XKE (aka E-type Series One) with the 3.8 litre Twin Cam straight six. As to the thought of 150mph, not so fast Guido. Only specially prepped E-types could do that. A garden variety was more like in the 130mph range. The tires are Michelin X's, period correct. A huge advancement in tire capability. We used to go through a set of Uniroyal Polyglas bias plys on our Buick Estate wagon in a year. Swapped out to Michelin radials and they lasted 4 years with better rain and snow traction.
Thanks. I didn't think it was but thought it might be, as I'd always heard they were the best for filtration. But then, that was half a century ago. Sigh.
My old Ford Super DeLuxe ('41), Chevy Advanced Design ('49) and my former Scout 800's all had oil-bath air cleaners. Messy but effective, especially in dusty conditions, and if you're changing the oil, you're already messy. I suspect modern paper is probably better though.
It's a period correct Michelin tire, the supple sidewalls make it look like the pressure is low. The air filter is paper, the engineers at Jaguar knew you needed lots of airflow through the engine for power so they specified a huge one. Here's a bunch of E-Types (3.8 liter six) versus Ferraris (3.0 liter V12) versus AC Cobras (5.0 liter V8) on period correct rubber sliding around Goodwood. The rules do not allow tires made with modern rubber compounds or wider than original which would be much grippier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqaECw2wkrI Al_in_Ottawa
That's one o' them new fangled radial tyres. They meant to look a bit soft.
ReplyDeleteI recall that debate from my youth and that they were a big advance in traction etc... from the skinny cross-plys cars came with when I started driving.
When younger I always thought my tires were running low before learning that’s how they are supposed to be, and now with knowledge I still hate the look.
DeleteIt took a higher level of skill to drive with cross ply tires on slick stuff but it made you a better driver. Radials allowed people to get away with REAL sloppy driving and stay on track. We also knew how to move through snow - slow or fast - and stop on it.
ReplyDeleteIs that an oil bath air cleaner, do you suppose?
ReplyDeleteOil bath or dry element, it's huge. Kenworth huge.
Plans on goin muddin'.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the Jaguar E-Type with the naturally aspirated straight 6. This model did 150 mph on the M1 and I imagine the boys in Coventry fitted tyres that could handle that, whatever else that they also did.
ReplyDeleteIt is an XKE (aka E-type Series One) with the 3.8 litre Twin Cam straight six. As to the thought of 150mph, not so fast Guido. Only specially prepped E-types could do that. A garden variety was more like in the 130mph range. The tires are Michelin X's, period correct. A huge advancement in tire capability. We used to go through a set of Uniroyal Polyglas bias plys on our Buick Estate wagon in a year. Swapped out to Michelin radials and they lasted 4 years with better rain and snow traction.
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Not an oil bath air cleaner.
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Thanks.
DeleteI didn't think it was but thought it might be, as I'd always heard they were the best for filtration. But then, that was half a century ago.
Sigh.
My old Ford Super DeLuxe ('41), Chevy Advanced Design ('49) and my former Scout 800's all had oil-bath air cleaners. Messy but effective, especially in dusty conditions, and if you're changing the oil, you're already messy. I suspect modern paper is probably better though.
DeleteThe best looking car Enzo ever saw!
ReplyDeleteI bet they couldn’t get it started thats why the hoods up. Prince of darkness strikes again.
ReplyDeleteIt's a period correct Michelin tire, the supple sidewalls make it look like the pressure is low. The air filter is paper, the engineers at Jaguar knew you needed lots of airflow through the engine for power so they specified a huge one. Here's a bunch of E-Types (3.8 liter six) versus Ferraris (3.0 liter V12) versus AC Cobras (5.0 liter V8) on period correct rubber sliding around Goodwood. The rules do not allow tires made with modern rubber compounds or wider than original which would be much grippier.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqaECw2wkrI
Al_in_Ottawa
Ya can't tell by looking, put an air gauge on it.
ReplyDeleteIt's a Jag.
ReplyDeleteProbably be broken down at the side of the road in a few miles anyways.