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Subject: [Leica] Red Jag E Type
From: bjq1 at mac.com (Bernard Quinn)
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 07:56:09 -0400
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Brings back memories. I have not seen one of these in years.

Barney

Barney Quinn, WK3Z
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> On Mar 9, 2015, at 6:26 AM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Luggers,
> While walking from the tram stop to the White Stag Pub on Sunday for the 
> Trivia Contest I came across this beautifully restored 1962 E Type Series 
> One
> Jaguar. I talked to the owner who is the Vice Chairman of the Classic Car 
> Club of Hong Kong and he is in the process of restoring a second E Type - 
> shipping the car to England to have the work done. He told me there are 
> three other E type Jags of similar colour if not the same year still on 
> the road in Hong Kong.
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2015/RedJag1.jpg.html>
> 
> A second view:
> 
> <://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2015/RedJag2.jpg.html>
> 
> And the view from the rear:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2015/RedJag3.jpg.html>
> 
> Walking around the car made me quite nostalgic. I owned a 1972 E Type V 12 
> when I lived in LA. It was not really suited to hot LA weather and slow 
> traffic and I finally sold it in Vancouver to a Chinese Architect. I still 
> see it sometimes on the streets near where I live when I am in Vancouver.
> 
> Please look large - C&C always welcome.
> 
> Howard
> 
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