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THIS CAT ROARS
A 1972 JAGUAR E-TYPE CUSTOM ROADSTER BY BEACHAM SELLING WITH NO RESERVE
This 1972 E-Type Jaguar is an How could they be improved As you might imagine various
entirely different animal from upon? It’s been said Enzo Ferrari elements had to be reengineered
the one you might remember. himself declared the Jaguar to to accomplish this installation,
This right-hand-drive customized be the most beautiful car in the including a custom subframe
cat has been treated to a whole world. The New York Museum of with redesigned motor mounts
new lease on life thanks to the Modern Art even owns one. to accommodate the wider V8
extraordinary talents of Beacham Beauty is a given, so it’s under engine and the front suspension
Special Vehicles in New Zealand – the skin where the modifications assembly. Final fit and finish
where they specialize in upgrading begin. It starts with a virtually new make the engine look like it was
classic Jaguar models. born to be there. That’s the secret
drivetrain, including an aluminum
This Jaguar being offered with dual overhead cam supercharged behind building a car like this one
No Reserve at the 2022 Scottsdale 4.2-liter V8 engine and a 6-speed – vastly upgraded underpinnings
Auction was reborn in 2013. automatic transmission, both supporting a finished product that
Naturally, the Jag’s magnificent normally found under the bonnet appears to have just rolled off the
body lines were left untouched. of the late-model XKR series. factory production line.
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