It was the way Lord March said "replica" that got me! It said a lot about him.
I totally agree John. I thought the new car looked wonderful. I am very envious of those who get to own one (and not because of their wealth) and I hope and expect they will appreciate it. I wouldn't expect my 2014 Morgan to be admitted to historic races so similarly had not thought about a 2015 Jaguar getting entries. But I did feel Lord March came over as sneering in his interview, especially for calling the cars replicas.
I wonder if he considers the racing at Goodwood to be a replica of real racing from a bygone age?
I completely agree, what gets me is that I suspect that quite a lot of the historic racers around are probably far from original having been rebuilt several times. As for the 6 E-Types being built by Jaguar being replicas, I think not, they were built by the original manufacturer to the original design specification and were registered by them. Lord March's comment is just historic car snobbery and elitism IMO.
Adrian
Buggered Off, to a modern none leaky car, heart's still ticking
