Dan is well known for owning his 1959 Corvette for more than half a century and driving it 450,000 miles on trips all over North America. He keeps the car in top condition and it will never leave him. The Corvette means a lot to him because his mother was hoping he would buy an early two-seat Thunderbird – the car she always wanted.
“I was serious about a light blue 1957 Thunderbird before I bought the Corvette,” Dan recalls. “The owner and I were one hundred dollars apart and no one would give way. I called back two days later to discover the car was sold.”
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“The attention to detail demonstrates how this project has been a labour of love for our designers, engineers, craftspeople and partners.
“Exquisite detailing combined with enhanced usability ensure these E-types will be coveted and enjoyed for decades to come by their discerning owners, starting with a once-in-a-lifetime Coventry to Geneva pilgrimage for our six customers and their guests in Summer 2022.”
In an extra visual enhancement, each car will include a unique piece of metal engraving relevant to each E-Type Edition model.,
Each coupé model will also include a stylised route map plotting the journey taken by Jaguar PR man Bob Berry to get to the launch.
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The Top Gear host had asked DriveTribe viewers what to do with the ionic model back in January with viewers saying they wanted the car to be restored back to its former self. Mr Hammond seemed surprised by the decision but said he would follow the audience s decision on the future of the model.
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Speaking on the last DriveTribe clip, they confirmed the model would need to “come back to pieces again”.
Mr Greenhouse said: “Richard decided he wanted to take it to France on holiday.
“The problem is as you know he gets excited, wants it all now, wants to drive it. I did say you re putting the cart before the horse but no customer is always right, never listens, there we go.
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He added: “He drove it, decided he didn t want to take the risk, ‘oh the diffs widening. oh it s a little rattle’. It s a 70-year-old car.
“When you make a cake you don t do the icing first do you, you get the ingredients you start from scratch and make it nice.