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Following the success of its continuation program for the Lightweight E-Type, Jaguar has decided to offer a handful of what it鈥檚 calling 鈥渞eborn鈥?E-Types. Jaguar鈥檚 classic car department plans to scour the classifieds for 10 original E-Types and then comprehensively restore them to pristine, factory-original condition. Classic cars are all the rage right now and automakers are looking to cash in. In this initial program for the E-Type鈥攜ou can bet there鈥檒l be more鈥擩aguar is only dealing with 鈥淪eries 1鈥?E-Types, i.e. those built between 1961 and 鈥?8. The cars feature inline-6 engines displacing either 3.8 or 4.2 liters and 4-speed manual transmissions. This combination is good for 0-60 mph acceleration in 7.0 seconds and a top speed of 150 mph. Jaguar will show the first of the 10 restored E-Types at the 2017 Techno-Classica Essen classic car show running in Germany from April 5-9. It's a matching-numbers 1965 coupe with the 4.2-liter mill and was original sold in California. It racked up 78,000 miles before its owner, in 1983, decided to store it away. As many of the original parts are retained during the restoration, though safety-critical parts get replaced with new items. Jaguar鈥檚 meticulous attention to detail even extends to recreating the correct type of spot-welding when refitting parts. Everything is customizable, though, so more modern upgrades can fitted, should the customer desire. An improved cooling system or an all-synchromesh transmission can be installed, for example. 355,000). If that鈥檚 a bit too steep for your budget, Jaguar is also offering E-Type hoods to hang on a wall as art.

The Valentine鈥檚 Day dinner cruise on an exclusive glass boat made it the perfect romantic venue! Paired with spectacular unobstructed views Sydney Harbour and a gourmet four-course meal, it was an evening that will remain with me for a long time to come! Another aspect that made the cruise memorable was the attention to detail by the wait staff, they made us feel like family! That Valentine鈥檚 Day dinner cruise had made up for V-day celebrations for at least two years! So we made a pact this year that there would be no celebrations and Valentine鈥檚 Day would be like any other regular day. Knowing my husband though, I knew he would have something up his sleeve, but I thought it would be a bouquet of white lilies with a nice note. I decided to leave work an hour early so the family could have something special for dinner. As I pulled into the garage, I noticed his car parked up the street.

It鈥檚 a classic Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 and you wouldn鈥檛 miss it as it鈥檚 painted a unique shade of light green. I didn鈥檛 think much of it and went inside the house, only to be wowed with the surprise of my life! The living room had been transformed into a comfy tent with blankets hung from the roof and soft cushions and hearts strewn all over. And in the middle, the three of them were holding pink balloons in their hands with 鈥榩op me鈥?written on them. My youngest was screaming 鈥楬appy Valentine鈥檚 Day Mommy鈥? and asked me to pop his balloon first. There were hand written notes inside all the balloons, all for me as their Valentine. They had arranged a movie night in the tent, complete with popcorn and fizzy drinks. We ordered take-out from our favourite Chinese place, made ourselves comfortable in front of the television for a screening of Lion King. All of us joined with Simba and Nala with our renderings of 鈥楥an You Feel The Love Tonight鈥? The kids with a little help from their dad had also made chocolate-dipped strawberries for dessert!

Automobili Pininfarina has released more details on their upcoming PF0 electric hypercar, following an exclusive preview event of the concept to prospective customers during Pebble Beach last month. The company will have its corporate and operational headquarters in Munich, giving them better access to suppliers and engineering networks. The proximity to Northern Italy also played a major role, as this is the home of Pininfarina SpA, who will design and build the PF0 under contract. In addition, the upcoming Automobili Pininfarina PF0 will feature an electric drivetrain, battery pack, software and hardware from Rimac as the two companies have secured a technical partnership on the project. The management team of the company has also been further strengthened with the arrival of Christian Jung as Chief Technology Officer and Peter Tutzer as PF0鈥檚 Senior Technical Advisor. Jung comes from Faraday Future, where he was the Senior Director for Electrical Engineering and Platform Strategy. Before that, he was one of the leaders in the original team behind the Porsche Mission E, which is now known as the Taycan. Finally, former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld joins the FP0鈥檚 team as a development driver, bringing in his expertise of 20 years in top-level Motorsport.