With my shoes on I am a wee bit over 6', and I fit nicely in my E and my
Healey-----even with the top up. The E allows you to slouch down in a
comfortable "U" shape----although some want to sit with their back firmly glued
to the seatback which will -- if you are tall--kinda make you sit higher than
the windshield. Rocker is no problem at all---there is a way to get into these
cars ---step in with the right leg--slide leg to a straight position,
sit---pull left leg over sill ---done.
I love having the Healey and the E, and like Alan says, one works better in
some cases than others---the Healey is more fun on the real twisties, but get
the Jag out on the open road and let her go, and my what a feeling---nothing
like the thrill of sitting on 50 and stepping down to 80 in an instant.
We also have a Spitfire----------now-------what can I say about that? Starts
better than the Healey or the Jag:) Loads of fun.
Cheers
tom
---- Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
=============
my only complaint with the e-Type is I'm a taller fella (6'1") and I feel
odd sitting even taller in the E-type than my BN1. I think the e-Type
works best if you're 5'11" or shorter, but it does seem a bit open
otherwise... plus getting my feet over the rocker is only slightly better
than trying to jam myself into a Lotus or Tesla. I do love the cars, but
honestly I still think the Healey handles and brakes better. e-Type loves
the freeway more.
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Derek Job <derek.c.job@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry but, 'The styling of an E-Type is an acquired taste' is probably the
> most inaccurate comment yet posted on this forum.
>
> The 'Yanks' certainly did love it, as did everyone else including Enzo
> Ferrari, who thought it the most beautiful car he had ever seen.
>
> Derek
>
>
>
> On 7 Nov 2013, at 17:37, Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl> wrote:
>
> > I am afraid I am not the only one. Funnily enough they had made the same
> mistake a few years earlier with the Jaguar MkI which was hastily
> superseded
> by the MkII. Although in a different league the Italians did a lot better.
> The
> best thing about the E-type was its rear suspension and its then already
> old
> but rather advanced and beautiful engine. The styling was an acquired taste
> that the yanks loved.
> > Kees Oudesluijs
> >
> >
> > Derek Job schreef op 7-11-2013 17:57:
> >> It did? I think you are alone in your view of the E-type. Remember it
> was
> designed nearly 50 years ago and eclipsed everything else around at the
> time.
> >>
> >> Derek
> >> On 7 Nov 2013, at 14:10, Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Looks a lot, lot better than the original. I have always hated the
> ridiculously narrow track and upright windscreen on the original E-types.
> It
> totally destroyed the car, even when it was introduced.
> >>> Kees Oudesluijs
> >>> NL
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