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Different motor, Mr. C. I have a lot of classic cars passing through my hands; some I keep; some I sell on straight away and others I just evaluate for people.

I think a MkX would just about make it to 120mph on a good day with a tail wind, but I haven't looked it up anywhere. Performance was not their strong suit (but silent, floaty opulence most surely was).

Yes, I saw that and IMV it's butchery. There ought to be a law against it.

I think you're getting mixed up here. The earlier E-type (and 420G) used a straight six lump with triple SU carbs.

I don't think there were *any* carb versions, Dave. AFAIK it's been Lucas fuel injection right from the off.

Even as a non-smoker I couldn't help noticing that when that ban came in (which I was not in favour of) pubs just seemed to lose their soul. They're clean nowadays - but sterile.

Isn't it as much a change in drinking habits? Only two of my locals maintain a steady trade through the week, and that is from regulars. Four others within walking distance have been closed and re-opened regularly over the past few years, in spite of apparently having reasonable sized estates around them which provided steady trade once upon a time.

Great description!

No, I'm sure the original twelve cylinder XJS had three twin choke carbs (Weber or Solex?). Can't remember the layout now.

You need to read up on the history. No production E-Type had EFI. Series III XJ6 did. So both early XJ6 V12 and E-Type were carbs.

Yes - lots and lots said the reason they didn't use pubs was the smoky atmosphere. But when smoking was banned, didn't replace those customers who did smoke, and no longer wanted to feel unwelcome.

Ah, you're talking about pre-production *prototypes* made from '73 to the official launch 3.5 years later. They used Federal-spec V12 engines with Zenith-Stromberg carbs for road and track-testing purposes. No production vehicles were made with carbs so far as I've been able to tell.

Exactly.

Not talking about those, Dave. Just the XJ-S.

I could not stand the smoke in pubs, and stopped using them because of the smoke long before the smoking ban, I just never went back.

The E-Type I remember had 4 Solex Stromberg (SU type of carb)

Ah. My post referred to the engine.

Yes. That seemed par for the course. People wanting something banned which didn't effect them.

There was no earthly reason why a pub couldn't choose to be a smoker's one or smoke free. They are not an essential place like say a railway station or other public building.

Theres a firm called Jagutek up this way could mail/phone Kevin there and ask and if he doesn't know then no one will;!..

Are you sure you're not getting mixed up with the four exhaust pipes?