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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe new Duke and Duchess of Sussex know how to roll - a Jaguar converted to electric power
And their license number is their wedding date. That's almost too precious for words.
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The new Duke and Duchess of Sussex know how to roll - a Jaguar converted to electric power (Original Post)
Siwsan
May 2018
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flotsam
(3,268 posts)1. A marriage to a mixed race foreign commoner is one thing
But electrifying a classic "E" type Jaguar is just beyond the Pale...
Glamrock
(11,795 posts)3. I don't know man.
Depending what's in it, it could be faster!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,595 posts)2. Beautiful couple...beautiful car! n/t
sl8
(13,749 posts)4. Left-hand drive?
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Royal Wedding Car - What to Know About the Vintage Jaguar E-Type
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/a20759902/royal-wedding-car-vintage-jaguar-e-type/
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Drove a Vintage Jaguar E-Type to Their Wedding Reception
It was first produced in 1968 and has been converted to run on electric power.
by SAM DANGREMOND
MAY 19, 2018
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the luncheon after their wedding at Windsor Castle, the newlyweds hopped into a snazzy vintage Jaguar that looked straight out of a James Bond movie.
The silver blue Jaguar E-Type was first manufactured in 1968, but last year Jaguar Land Rover revealed it had electrified the vehicle to create what it called the E-Type Concept Zero, a zero-emissions version of what Enzo Ferrari once dubbed the most beautiful car in the world.
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It was first produced in 1968 and has been converted to run on electric power.
by SAM DANGREMOND
MAY 19, 2018
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the luncheon after their wedding at Windsor Castle, the newlyweds hopped into a snazzy vintage Jaguar that looked straight out of a James Bond movie.
The silver blue Jaguar E-Type was first manufactured in 1968, but last year Jaguar Land Rover revealed it had electrified the vehicle to create what it called the E-Type Concept Zero, a zero-emissions version of what Enzo Ferrari once dubbed the most beautiful car in the world.
Link to tweet
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More at link.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,733 posts)5. Looks wonderful for a 50-year-old car!
mulsh
(2,959 posts)6. Saw that live and thought "shagadellic baby" & I'm not much of an A.P. fan.
Given how undependable jag engines used to be I have no problem with converting one to electric. I assume the original engine is stored properly at some royal garage somewhere.
flotsam
(3,268 posts)7. Oh yeah, love those Lucas electricals.
I remember their three position switches: Off-Intermittent-Fail..........
mopinko
(70,089 posts)8. oh man. i love those old jags.
converted to elec. that is just awesome.
mnhtnbb
(31,384 posts)9. Wonder if it was a wedding present from the Prince of Wales?
Someone in another thread said they thought the car belonged to Prince Charles.