Kudos to the owner for 1) using it 2) giving it enough power to enjoy,but not scare the s**t out of you 3)using jaguar parts for the running gear 4) sharing it with James and thus with us all.
Not normally a fan of replica cars. However, when done like this I rather like. Using as close as reasonably possible to the genuine engine, Jag running gear etc to approximate the real deal. Unlike those that stick a Ferrari body on an old MR2 or Z3.
@@BillyBoy444 bro, its a youtube comments section. and when i think of a kit car i am definitely not thinking a caterham. maybe its just me. and tbh bro, you can build a car from scratch that's not a "kit" but is still a replica
Yes there are replicas,then there are replicas,and you can make them better and more usable in every way ,and not afraid to drive the snot out of them☺️
Or having the "real thing". This could easily be more fun to drive than the original? Less to worry about crashing it. I always say, don't spend too much on a car, depending on what can afford. Or it becomes a liability. Can enjoy motoring at any price, really! 0-60 is nothing these days, too fast!
Another fine if brief episode, in Scotland no less. It's elicited my second YT post in some ten years. Rewind to 93/94 I imported to Seattle area a continuation if that's what a Proteus C-Type is referred to. Created to a rigid spec in Ecurie Ecosse team blue (Flag blue with roundels) hand wrought all-alloy body on a 'to spec' tub and space-frame, largely period-correct. Dunlop cross-ply. One door. Absent..wipers, heater, top, side glass, boot lid, cup holders, carpet, insulation, you get the picture. My mate had ordered one six months earlier, the pair being a presence whenever they appeared. His ran 3.8L with three DCOE45 Webers, mine 'correct' with 1.75" SU pair on a C-type spec 3.4L head. Two instances on a deserted highway we tested ourselves as much as their performance: 0-100 mph I bested him, beyond that I saw taillamps. Later, inquiring minds and all that, ts was unavoidable, he indicated 147 mph, my 3.4L @143 indicated. Wind blasting your head impacted vision. It made staying on point 'challenging'. Moss and Hamilton had neck muscles developed to compensate! A necessity I suggest to improve the drive and handling, ditched the wandering cross-plies in favor of vintage, first edition $$ Pirelli Cinturato radials. These made the C-Type a willing dancer. C-Type attire was not optional: leather drovers coat, close-fit leather head cover, neck gaiter, gloves with wrist gaiters; foremost important: correct two-plane shatterproof eye protection (UK sourced naturally) Most memorable trip was CA Hwy 1 along the west coast to an XKs Unlimited event: C-Types live in 'stereo', October sun, your favorite female companion, Bixby bridge, Big Sur, so many turns, exhaust echoing off the mountains rising from the immediate Pacific depths, thousand miles each way! Glorious. Evidently the interstate trucker convoys enjoyed our progess. On the return leg northward next morning we were 'escorted' by CHP in large part out of Cali from Redding to the Oregon border...
I live in the North East of Scotland and drive a convertible as my daily and I have the roof down quite a lot of the time, quite a sunny place really. Love that car, and proof that mega horse power is more or less pointless on the types of roads we have in Scotland. Great video.
I wouldn't normally look twice at a replica.... or an open top. This one was definitely worth a view. That 🎶 straight six..... beautiful! And you JM already know what I drive..... just not on a daily basis lol. Gets a 👍 for sure.
Great! Had the pleasure late last year at Craster pub the Fishermans meeting an original one. Guy just pulled in for a quick half on his own, had a quick chat and moved on. Amazing what you see some days. So cool.
Just subscribed to your channel. Great video of a very desirable replica. I have a 289 Cobra recreation and just love how these replica cars are now becoming valuable cars in their own right. Keep the great videos coming 👍
Nice video! Refreshing to see/hear about cars without the normal - how it lapped the Nurburgring 1.5 seconds faster than the previous model and how the entertainment system navigation is much improved and all that other seriously boring s*#t that folk waffle on about! More vids like this please Sir👏🏻💪🏻👊🏻
@Shaun Elliott I didn't mean to imply there was anything wrong with a copy Cobra, but they are common, ugly (unless it's a 289 copy), and I prefer a straight six to a V8.
Absolutely love these cars so much so when retirement from commerce loomed I promised myself a Suffolk SS 100 and a Suffolk C type to play with. However the mechanic that looks after my vehicles informed me of the new 8 point registration system that had newly been instigated and was being aggressively inforced which at the time was proving a major issue on registering these cars on anything but a Q plate with the further complication as they are old engines would fail a modern MOT on emmisions and furthermore would have thus incurred hefty L.E.M. and Congestion charges even if passed. So I've blown the dosh on debauchery instead.
Hey Jay, I love your videos. They're well made, with good thoughts and the right length. However I can't help but think that these daily uploads are not going to be sustainable. 2 or 3 cars a week seems like a lot more something you can keep up for a long time. I mean, at some point you're going to run out of cars to test!
Rather better than some of the appalling creations that have appeared over the years! At least it looks like a C-Type.Saw a Ronart W125 in a pub car park recently;these are modelled to look a bit like the Mercedes Gp racers with Jaguar 6 or 12 cylinder power. Yes it,s always an Audi diesel for some strange reason not forgetting White-Van-Man of course!
I wish I could afford a mid-life crisis. With a month to go before hitting 60, and half a lifetime spent sorting out aircraft wing issues, I'm likely to see out my days with my 2005 Hilux 'Vigo' in Thailand . . .
Well your in luck, jaguar has announced that for their 70th anniversary they will be rebuilding the c type in 2021, you can now order one with paint, roundel and badge options on their website
Click Bait, Click Bait, Clickbait James!!! We can forgive you but :) a "daily driven" Jag C-Type OK! Absolutely GLORIOUS sound from that old Jag James!!!!!!
Hi - I also have a realm ctype I built in 2012. I love it. I am planning to convert it to ohlins. I wouldn’t mind discussing with the owner. Please msg me if you like. I have a 360hp 4.2 in mine - it’s a blast. as a rally guy I really think the damping could be massively improved. I love the ecurie blue. Well done on doing that instead of green. Mine is off-white.
Ace machine! Unless I missed it. you didn't mention anything about a hood or anything, though in one photo I could see there was a leather cover that goes over the passenger compartment, so I assume on a rainy day you just have to wrap up warm and wear some sort of face covering to keep out of the rain? I used to live on the outskirts of Edinburgh and it gets very wet and very cold there during the winter months, so Fife is probably a lot worse? How does Matt cope with that? One thing that also crossed my mind, was how do you go on with there not being roll-over hoops to protect your head should you (God forbid) turn the thing over, I would have thought you would not be able to get the car MOT'd if it didn't have this sort of safety feature, it being a recent car rather than an actual C Type?
I don't believe an MOT checks for safety hoops - the car is IVA'd anyway, so if it passes that then it's good. Fife apparently is the least rainy county in Scotland, or most sunny, one of the two. But yeah - if it's cold and wet he just dresses appropriately!
Well it's an XK engine and if it's a 3.4 it's almost certainly out of a 70's or 80's XJ6 as that would be the cheapest option. I doubt it's the earlier version of the 3.4 XK engine just because the cars that's fitted in to are less likely to be donor cars. Not impossible of course.
You lucky lucky bastard! A few years back I was over from Oz for a holiday and we spent a night in a Yorkshire village if I recall. We drove out of town to a pub for dinner. There parked behind the pub in a carpark was a BRG C-Type Jag. I wondered over for a gander (a look) and what an excellent 'copy' it was. I noticed a man looking at me from a table of diners and as I walked past, I made the comment was it yours? He said yes and once he recognised my Aussie accent, said this car was driven by one of my compatriots in competition, the notable Frank Gardner. It wasn't a copy but the real deal! He later left the pub in it with his young son in the passenger seat.
Lovely machine, but is that really a 1980s XJ engine? It looks much older - 1950s or '60s. Also, per the insert shot at 2.44, it's a four-speed box, not a five (as it was in the original C-type).
Luv the analogy of driving most modern cars to "firing up the microwave" whereas this car is more like having an axe along with a slightly nervous pig! Brilliant stuff!
E type replica would make a better daily, they are also built from jaguar parts and look totally real only c types ever see are replicas. E type has window hood and hard top for winter. They don't make them any more as can't base a car on 70s/80s jags running gear any more as none in junk yard
My dream car too! But at 81 I'll have to be contented with my '05 3.0 S type and put away dreams of leather flying helmets, goggles and Biggles scarfs!
Problem with F type. A fast one is too expensive Turbo S money. A cheap one is an underpowered V6. The old XJS and XK were luxurious, cheap V12 but not as quick as competitors. The F type is sharp but. No one wants a slow on but no one will pay for fast one.
The notion that a V6 F Type is underpowered, is quite frankly ridiculous. What exactly, in terms of road driving, can't it do? If you're only interested in the numbers printed on a page so you can impress gullible people and massage your ego... well, there are always people who have 'better' numbers than you. If you are actually interested in driving, those numbers mean very little. The measure of a car isn't that simple.
A Nother You got me. I drive a Toyota Yaris from 2018. However if you watch Jay Em review of the V6 Jag F type and how it is engineered in comparison to the top of the line F type you will understand. If you don’t believe me the sales figures speak for themselves. I hardly see the Ftype on road. Not enough bang for buck or smiles per mile. They are all out buying other cars for the same money. Having said that the F type is a great looking car. Maybe it would of been more successful as a XF coupe lower down money scale, with a big bad boy turbo on.
It’s cars like this that make me run, not walk to old land yachts like Lincoln and Caddys. Glad the owner’s happy, but if I drove this beast once, I’d never want to drive again.
A permanent open top in Scotland? Where the sun comes out 3 days a year? Once again, you are pretty brave driving something like that without a helmet.
@@mattdthomas It helps with little stones or other debris from the road. Even a small bug would do serious damage at 70mph. It’s one of the reasons why I stopped wearing open-face helmets and started wearing full-face helmets when riding my bike.
Kudos to the owner for
1) using it
2) giving it enough power to enjoy,but not scare the s**t out of you
3)using jaguar parts for the running gear
4) sharing it with James and thus with us all.
Well said that man😁👍👍👍
Presumably the owner keeps a 2006 Toyota Yaris for the weekends.
No, a Scotty special celica.
Hahaha 😀
haha. i have a realm c-type and a yaris too! albeit a GR yaris!
Not normally a fan of replica cars. However, when done like this I rather like. Using as close as reasonably possible to the genuine engine, Jag running gear etc to approximate the real deal. Unlike those that stick a Ferrari body on an old MR2 or Z3.
There is a big difference between a kit car and a replica
Or a Bugatti Veyron body over a Honda civic 😄
@@BillyBoy444 bro, its a youtube comments section. and when i think of a kit car i am definitely not thinking a caterham. maybe its just me. and tbh bro, you can build a car from scratch that's not a "kit" but is still a replica
Yes there are replicas,then there are replicas,and you can make them better and more usable in every way ,and not afraid to drive the snot out of them☺️
LOVE the 'Audi' sticker.
Just needs a 'stop tailgating me' sign for the back that you can illuminate and you have Audis covered.
also enjoyed the intriguingly labelled "FULE" label.
Proof that happiness is more than just numbers on a piece of paper
Or having the "real thing". This could easily be more fun to drive than the original? Less to worry about crashing it. I always say, don't spend too much on a car, depending on what can afford. Or it becomes a liability. Can enjoy motoring at any price, really! 0-60 is nothing these days, too fast!
The days when Britain could give Italy competition when it came to design and style.Magic.✌👍
Another fine if brief episode, in Scotland no less. It's elicited my second YT post in some ten years. Rewind to 93/94 I imported to Seattle area a continuation if that's what a Proteus C-Type is referred to. Created to a rigid spec in Ecurie Ecosse team blue (Flag blue with roundels) hand wrought all-alloy body on a 'to spec' tub and space-frame, largely period-correct. Dunlop cross-ply. One door. Absent..wipers, heater, top, side glass, boot lid, cup holders, carpet, insulation, you get the picture. My mate had ordered one six months earlier, the pair being a presence whenever they appeared. His ran 3.8L with three DCOE45 Webers, mine 'correct' with 1.75" SU pair on a C-type spec 3.4L head.
Two instances on a deserted highway we tested ourselves as much as their performance: 0-100 mph I bested him, beyond that I saw taillamps. Later, inquiring minds and all that, ts was unavoidable, he indicated 147 mph, my 3.4L @143 indicated. Wind blasting your head impacted vision. It made staying on point 'challenging'. Moss and Hamilton had neck muscles developed to compensate!
A necessity I suggest to improve the drive and handling, ditched the wandering cross-plies in favor of vintage, first edition $$ Pirelli Cinturato radials. These made the C-Type a willing dancer.
C-Type attire was not optional: leather drovers coat, close-fit leather head cover, neck gaiter, gloves with wrist gaiters; foremost important: correct two-plane shatterproof eye protection (UK sourced naturally) Most memorable trip was CA Hwy 1 along the west coast to an XKs Unlimited event: C-Types live in 'stereo', October sun, your favorite female companion, Bixby bridge, Big Sur, so many turns, exhaust echoing off the mountains rising from the immediate Pacific depths, thousand miles each way! Glorious.
Evidently the interstate trucker convoys enjoyed our progess. On the return leg northward next morning we were 'escorted' by CHP in large part out of Cali from Redding to the Oregon border...
A fine story sir
You've just painted an amazing picture in my mind. As an artist i find this very inspiring and a great story. Thanks, Matt.
What a great car. And ironically, the vehicle that would be surrounded by the crowd in a line up of modern, leased, samey supercars.
I live in the North East of Scotland and drive a convertible as my daily and I have the roof down quite a lot of the time, quite a sunny place really. Love that car, and proof that mega horse power is more or less pointless on the types of roads we have in Scotland. Great video.
An absolute classic.
I wouldn't normally look twice at a replica.... or an open top. This one was definitely worth a view. That 🎶 straight six..... beautiful! And you JM already know what I drive..... just not on a daily basis lol.
Gets a 👍 for sure.
‘Replica’ done right! Kudos.
Great! Had the pleasure late last year at Craster pub the Fishermans meeting an original one. Guy just pulled in for a quick half on his own, had a quick chat and moved on. Amazing what you see some days. So cool.
Just subscribed to your channel. Great video of a very desirable replica.
I have a 289 Cobra recreation and just love how these replica cars are now becoming valuable cars in their own right.
Keep the great videos coming 👍
Nice video! Refreshing to see/hear about cars without the normal - how it lapped the Nurburgring 1.5 seconds faster than the previous model and how the entertainment system navigation is much improved and all that other seriously boring s*#t that folk waffle on about! More vids like this please Sir👏🏻💪🏻👊🏻
Very well put!
And that is the best car review I've seen so far! 👏👏👏
One of those will do me nicely - and a far better option than a Cobra copy.
@Shaun Elliott I didn't mean to imply there was anything wrong with a copy Cobra, but they are common, ugly (unless it's a 289 copy), and I prefer a straight six to a V8.
Bloody great one JayEmm beautiful bit of editing there too. Simply mesmorised by watching those wheel spinners
A youtuber doing a real driver's car. Excellent stuff.
Sublime.
Who cares it's a replica. It's divine and, you can drive it without fear.
Absolutely love these cars so much so when retirement from commerce loomed I promised myself a Suffolk SS 100 and a Suffolk C type to play with. However the mechanic that looks after my vehicles informed me of the new 8 point registration system that had newly been instigated and was being aggressively inforced which at the time was proving a major issue on registering these cars on anything but a Q plate with the further complication as they are old engines would fail a modern MOT on emmisions and furthermore would have thus incurred hefty L.E.M. and Congestion charges even if passed. So I've blown the dosh on debauchery instead.
That Jag sound is amazing..
Congratulations Matt. Sometimes you chase a dream and catch it!
;-)
Hey Jay, I love your videos. They're well made, with good thoughts and the right length.
However I can't help but think that these daily uploads are not going to be sustainable. 2 or 3 cars a week seems like a lot more something you can keep up for a long time. I mean, at some point you're going to run out of cars to test!
Trust me, I'm aware lol
Rather better than some of the appalling creations that have appeared over the years! At least it looks like a C-Type.Saw a Ronart W125 in a pub car park recently;these are modelled to look a bit like the Mercedes Gp racers with Jaguar 6 or 12 cylinder power.
Yes it,s always an Audi diesel for some strange reason not forgetting White-Van-Man of course!
I see you found a pair of sunglasses to watch your eclectic shirt collection. LOL
Great review!
Barmey! Love it and I want one. Actually I wnat an XKSS. If you're not sure, look it up. You'll want one too.
A fine automobile, sir you have good taste.
Exactly - forget spec sheets or even Nurburgring lap times and focus on real-world enjoyment.
It reminds me I should really consider mailing myself to the UK and coming back with a Westfield!
Have you thought of asking Beaulieu motor museum about driving some of their cars
I wish I could afford a mid-life crisis. With a month to go before hitting 60, and half a lifetime spent sorting out aircraft wing issues, I'm likely to see out my days with my 2005 Hilux 'Vigo' in Thailand . . .
Well your in luck, jaguar has announced that for their 70th anniversary they will be rebuilding the c type in 2021, you can now order one with paint, roundel and badge options on their website
It would have been nice to have a close look at the car showing detail under the bonnet and the build quality, otherwise nice car.
You have to ask if an evocation of this magnitude is more or less as makes no difference to the real experience? Great stuff Mr M
That's about as Authentic and honest as a Replica could get.
Click Bait, Click Bait, Clickbait James!!!
We can forgive you but :) a "daily driven" Jag C-Type OK!
Absolutely GLORIOUS sound from that old Jag James!!!!!!
No, it really is daily driven!
Stunning car, I'd drive it every day too. P.s. Elvis would like his glasses back :)
Want. Curious about the .50 cal ammo box. What's that for?
it's a tool box / spares box.
Love the looks of this C type but the 'Audi' button really does it for me :-) Right on the nose humor.
Hi - I also have a realm ctype I built in 2012. I love it. I am planning to convert it to ohlins. I wouldn’t mind discussing with the owner. Please msg me if you like. I have a 360hp 4.2 in mine - it’s a blast. as a rally guy I really think the damping could be massively improved.
I love the ecurie blue. Well done on doing that instead of green. Mine is off-white.
Feel free
Is this the perfect weekend car? I think so.
Not sure I've clicked play so fast before...nice one.
Your best ramble ever imho.
Ace machine! Unless I missed it. you didn't mention anything about a hood or anything, though in one photo I could see there was a leather cover that goes over the passenger compartment, so I assume on a rainy day you just have to wrap up warm and wear some sort of face covering to keep out of the rain? I used to live on the outskirts of Edinburgh and it gets very wet and very cold there during the winter months, so Fife is probably a lot worse? How does Matt cope with that? One thing that also crossed my mind, was how do you go on with there not being roll-over hoops to protect your head should you (God forbid) turn the thing over, I would have thought you would not be able to get the car MOT'd if it didn't have this sort of safety feature, it being a recent car rather than an actual C Type?
I don't believe an MOT checks for safety hoops - the car is IVA'd anyway, so if it passes that then it's good.
Fife apparently is the least rainy county in Scotland, or most sunny, one of the two. But yeah - if it's cold and wet he just dresses appropriately!
@@JayEmmOnCars IVA?
Individual Vehicle approval- the process that certain cars go through in lieu of type approval. Caterhams etc etc...
@@JayEmmOnCars Ah with it!
This is not a replica in the narrower sense (like a Pur Sang), but for me it would do the job. Nice one.
good to see your taste in sunglasses matches your taste in shirts.
Naturally
Hi james. I saw dark side developments bought a VW V10TDI. Would love to see you review such an oddball.
better shirt , even better car
What was the donor engine in this car you did not say? you just said it was the 5th
Well it's an XK engine and if it's a 3.4 it's almost certainly out of a 70's or 80's XJ6 as that would be the cheapest option. I doubt it's the earlier version of the 3.4 XK engine just because the cars that's fitted in to are less likely to be donor cars. Not impossible of course.
You lucky lucky bastard! A few years back I was over from Oz for a holiday and we spent a night in a Yorkshire village if I recall. We drove out of town to a pub for dinner. There parked behind the pub in a carpark was a BRG C-Type Jag. I wondered over for a gander (a look) and what an excellent 'copy' it was. I noticed a man looking at me from a table of diners and as I walked past, I made the comment was it yours? He said yes and once he recognised my Aussie accent, said this car was driven by one of my compatriots in competition, the notable Frank Gardner. It wasn't a copy but the real deal! He later left the pub in it with his young son in the passenger seat.
I love when the designers used to win over regulators.
Great car Jimbo
Like it 👍
A chassis made of steel and aluminium? My engineer heart is crying in galvanic corrosion.
Fiberglass.
Superb. Fantastic machine.
Love the car, and I know the roads your on well!! My ex is at St Andrews uni 🤣
I say, old horse, what a genius idea!!!! I NEED one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is that phil Collins in the passenger seat
😉
Lovely machine, but is that really a 1980s XJ engine? It looks much older - 1950s or '60s. Also, per the insert shot at 2.44, it's a four-speed box, not a five (as it was in the original C-type).
It's a five speed box
1950's 4 speed jag knob on top of a jag 5 speed box
These C Types look superb
Essence of petrol head-ism ...how a car makes you feel.
My preferred replica - Bell and Lister Stratos.
3:35 😂😂😂
Can you do a review on the ultima gtr/evo?
Those wheel thingies remind me of the race in Ben-Hur. I wonder if there is a connection
That Jag and JayEmm's hair has a Steve McQueen-esque vibe. Nothing else though.
Luv the analogy of driving most modern cars to "firing up the microwave" whereas this car is more like having an axe along with a slightly nervous pig! Brilliant stuff!
E type replica would make a better daily, they are also built from jaguar parts and look totally real only c types ever see are replicas. E type has window hood and hard top for winter. They don't make them any more as can't base a car on 70s/80s jags running gear any more as none in junk yard
no need for a replica. you can buy a real e-type for what it costs to build a c-type replica.
Love it!
Excellent car what a real treat
"To celebrate his midlife crisis with". Awesome quote, why should ageing be given such a stigma!
Excellent!
Any mclaren videos coming?
Very nice replica 👍
My dream car too! But at 81 I'll have to be contented with my '05 3.0 S type and put away dreams of leather flying helmets, goggles and Biggles scarfs!
Cool video
Ahhhhh......, good shirt.
great syrup testing device
Yes, great daily but for some days only 🙂
Pity the fule!
Beatiful car
Problem with F type. A fast one is too expensive Turbo S money. A cheap one is an underpowered V6. The old XJS and XK were luxurious, cheap V12 but not as quick as competitors. The F type is sharp but. No one wants a slow on but no one will pay for fast one.
The notion that a V6 F Type is underpowered, is quite frankly ridiculous. What exactly, in terms of road driving, can't it do? If you're only interested in the numbers printed on a page so you can impress gullible people and massage your ego... well, there are always people who have 'better' numbers than you. If you are actually interested in driving, those numbers mean very little. The measure of a car isn't that simple.
A Nother You got me. I drive a Toyota Yaris from 2018. However if you watch Jay Em review of the V6 Jag F type and how it is engineered in comparison to the top of the line F type you will understand. If you don’t believe me the sales figures speak for themselves. I hardly see the Ftype on road. Not enough bang for buck or smiles per mile. They are all out buying other cars for the same money. Having said that the F type is a great looking car. Maybe it would of been more successful as a XF coupe lower down money scale, with a big bad boy turbo on.
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Cool car what can I say .
👍🏴
It’s cars like this that make me run, not walk to old land yachts like Lincoln and Caddys. Glad the owner’s happy, but if I drove this beast once, I’d never want to drive again.
well that's just because you're american. anyway, don't worry - its a 'stick shift' so you wouldn't be able to drive it anyway.
Sorry,I preferred to drive my original C type, these are to modern.
A permanent open top in Scotland? Where the sun comes out 3 days a year?
Once again, you are pretty brave driving something like that without a helmet.
helmet would not make any difference if it went wrong '-)
@@mattdthomas It helps with little stones or other debris from the road. Even a small bug would do serious damage at 70mph. It’s one of the reasons why I stopped wearing open-face helmets and started wearing full-face helmets when riding my bike.
This car will spit out saliva & will stick dust on your cheeks
FULE
Car fantastic ...........
Presentation definitely NOT 😴😴
Starting your dialogue by complaining about your job for several min is annoying. Kinda sets an "annoying personality" tone to the video.
Another rather lazy unresearched ramble
Feel free to fill in any obvious blanks there Michael
You talk tooooooo much