Classic car meetup - the fancier kind

"thegregorius" (thegregorius) 07/20/2015 at 04:52 • Filed to: None

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I was attending a car show/rally in Sweden this weekend. Unlike the ones I usually attend (hey, let’s compare carburettor configurations on our Morrises (Morris’? Morri?)) this one was a bit more high brow. A Jaguar D-type from Ecurie Ecosse (“It’s the original paintwork”, the owner proudly said as he threw a ring binder onto its back with a painfully metallic sound), a Ferrari 500 TRC and more gullwings than you normally find Corvettes on a regular meetup.

We unsuccessfully tried to blend in with our puny MGA and Dyna Panhard.

However (and the real reason I made this post), the owner of the Ferrari did his best to disprove the stereotype of these cars being treated like objects in a museum. For the love of all that is holy, watch this video until the end:

Fl1ngstam > thegregorius 07/20/2015 at 05:04

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Excellent!

That D-Type sure gets around...

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/merchiston-mew…

thegregorius > Fl1ngstam 07/20/2015 at 05:12

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Cool! I seriously love that the D-type is seeing some use. I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen a sexier car than that in real life.

The conversation I had when I got home and showed my gf these photos was something like:

“Oh, I really like the blue one. So pretty!”

“YES. [Commence a brief lecture on Ecurie Ecosse]”

“Ooh. [Feigned interest]”

“So, um, do you also feel like you would like to touch it? Like, you know, in a semi-sexual way?”

“No.”

“Oh. Me neither."

KnowsAboutCars > thegregorius 07/20/2015 at 05:13

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Nice! It’s kinda shame none of these four Ferraris live in northern Europe anymore.

McMike > thegregorius 07/20/2015 at 05:33

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RSF 303 (VIN - XKD 603) Long nose 1956 factory car

Came in second in the 1957 Le Mans 24 hour race.

The car is now owned by Sir Anthony Bamford, a British businessman who owns several other classic Jaguars - and who also tried to buy Jaguar from Ford in 2006, but did not because the sale included Land Rover.

R32rennsport > thegregorius 07/20/2015 at 10:53

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Love the D-Type, just made a Hotwheels custom of one over on LaLD .