Joining the East Sussex company’s Speedster and Low Drag GT, the Eagle Spyder GT took around 250 days to build. It’s the first of a planned run of up to six examples, and the company has already started work on the second.
All Eagle cars start life as an original Jaguar E-Type, which is then restored and modernised with the owner’s choice of Jaguar’s original 3.8 or 4.2-litre six-cylinder engines or – as with the first Spyder GT – Eagle’s own 4.7 six-cylinder conversion motor. This aluminium-blocked unit kicks out 330bhp at 4800rpm and 340lb ft of torque from 3600rpm. It’s teamed with a five-speed aluminium transmission.
With a 1029kg kerbweight, this means a power-to-weight ratio of 321bhp/ton – about the same as a Porsche 911 GT3 – and enables 0-60mph in less than 5sec and a 170mph-plus top speed.
According to Eagle, the new Spyder GT “combines the style and dynamics of the celebrated Eagle Speedster with the high-performance touring capability of the Eagle Low Drag GT”. It adds: “Each of the very few produced will have an entirely bespoke specification dependent on the specific desires of each client.”
Paul Brace, Eagle design director, said: “Development of the Spyder GT began soon after the launch of the Speedster in 2011 and, like everything we produce, we wanted to ensure that we got as close to perfection as humanly possible. We’re renowned for being perfectionists and our clients are, too – so we took the time to develop and deliver an E-Type that stands proud alongside the Speedster and the Low Drag GT.”
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