- BODY: Aurora
- WHEELS/TIRES: Road Race Replicas (Wires)
I have a been Jaguar nut all my life; I think they are amongst the coolest, classiest cars ever made. Of course they rust, squeak, rattle, overheat and fall apart with the best of them; so do Ferraris and Lamborghinis, but you never seem to hear anyone complaining about how “unreliable” those cars are!
Actually – awful British Leyland years aside – a lot of the scorn heaped on older Jaguars is a bum rap: I drove a 1986 XJ6 Series III sedan for years and had very little trouble with it, mainly because I am fastidious about maintenance on my cars, which is what it takes to keep a Jaguar running right: a lot of attention. Happily, I’ve had very little trouble with my little Aurora model as well! In fact, its one of the faster cars I have, owing to its light weight due to its small size.
I bought this as a body only on ebay and paid very little money for it because, as you can see, its missing its windshield, as they often are. Other than that it was in great condition, and I didn’t want to pay the premium for a perfect one-yet-because I wasn’t sure whether this small body, originally designed for a Vibrator chassis, would fit over an AW Ultra-G.
Well, it not only fit, but it fit with absolutely NO modification, which came as a total surprise, because less than 50% of my cars go together that easily! That being the case, I’m looking forward to acquiring two more in the colors I want most, gray and white: IMHO amongst the best colors for an early “XK” sports car. As for this red one, reproduction windshields are available, but I haven’t been too hot to buy one; I kind of like it sans full windshield, thinking it looks like a period track car with a “Brooklands screen.” I haven’t yet figured out a way to adhere a small piece of clear plastic in front of the driver in such a way that it will hold, but I’m thinking it over, and holding off for now on buying that replacement windshield.
