Chief Cohiba

I confess I'm one of his followers as well. Not only does he have quite an interesting choice of cars, he also doesn't try to be the next J.C. And he knows how to pronounce "Lancia". And "Porsche", surprisingly. And isn't Pistacchio just adorable?

Just a picture of the current state of laquer mayhem; wetsanding in Cotswold Blue...

As for the next steps here; apart from finishing the oily area, I am pondering about doing something with the paint. See, Cotswold Blue isn't the brightest of colours and, given the mishap on the bonnet I have to respray at least the one of the mayor body parts, so I want to test something. At least in part I think the reddish primer adds to the dull appearance. As I have to go back to the paint booth anyway, I thought about redoing the base layer as well with a white primer, which I bought (and am waiting for as well). I'm planning to wetsand it with 100 and 2000 grit paper until smooth , and then lay the white primer on. I guess should work, removing all the paint with some more serious methods doesn't seem necessary for me, as the layer so far is very thin.

I don't find that much time these days working on the E-Type, and even lesser to make photos and post them here. But the engine bay is progressing and I expect it to be finished in the next days (just waiting for some white paint for the various reservoirs). Alas, here's the state so far; And yes, this one will experience the slightest of tuning measures... Here's another pic from the inside to show the flocked interiour, which looks better now:

In various online-groups I've seen many attempts with V12 removed from XJS' and swapped for a regular Chevy 350 in the US - my guess because in the states people who can deal with the rather complicated Jag lump are rare. I must admit that I'm not overly a fan of this procedure... But this; well. The interior wouldn't be my favourite styling choice, but the engine bay looks wonderful.

That is quite possible, timewise it was about the same period they where designed. Also the R30 initially was designed to be powered by a V8. Then came the oil crisis...

Little fun fact is, reportedly it wasn't created by one of the designers nor Vignale himself, but an rather anonymous engineer.

...and, the interest from the police officers north 38 parallel was because it was their staff car, as several 1000s where imported to North Korea.

I think I've read somewhere that Jaguar S-Type (the new one) was used by police forces, and sometimes equipped with the 4.2 V8.

Are we talking Maserati Quattroporte? Or De Tomaso Deauville? (An alternative would be MB600, which was at least heavily inspired by italian designers)

Already voted. And then got stuck at the USCP Website... We have to HAVE this GB! Pleaaaase...

A step to the east then? Skoda maybe?

Ah - are you talking the New Beetle? I's based on the Golf, which kind of is the son of the original Beetle,...

...or Doctor Who! Does he have a specific staff car?

Oh boy...