JPR Wildcat

I just read David's sad news and notice about Russel Tullius passing.

The image of the group 44 e type stirred the teenager in me...I loved that car, although even as a youngster, I was snobby about the Series One versus Series Three bodies. 
 

Meld that thought with my current asa camaro tubeframe and I got wondering about wheelbases, fiberglass bodies, tube frames and the like.  How cool would that be?

I stumbled across the JPR Wildcat made in the UK around the turn of the century. A quick read on the owners club page reveals a TVR frame mated to a custom molded body with various power plants. 

Anybody have any first or second hand experiences?

http://www.jprwildcat.co.uk/

Interesting. So looks like an XKE but powered by Ford....

In reply to David S. Wallens :

Yeah...it seems like the one attempt I've found to start an e-type recreation.  Some of the pictures I found look pretty interesting. They even made one lightweight fhc example. 
I read that it was on a TVR frame square tube frame. Probably wouldn't like ls power without some re-engineering, but if there's one tucked in a barn somewhere in the USA....
 

In reply to jh36 :

The XKE ( series 1 ,2&3 ) all had square tube front subframe's  that weighed only 22 pounds  yet held up 700 pound engines and passed  American crash tests. 

    The tube was 1"x1" and 22 gauge  steel.

In reply to frenchyd :

That is fascinating...thank you. 

In reply to jh36 :

Get a chance take a look at how neatly they triangulated everything and how those triangles work so neatly into other triangles 

If you can take a look at what originated  that.  The D type Jaguar designed in 1954   That first year the frames ( same design) were Aluminum  which believe it or not  weighed 11 more pounds.  

If you look at some of the new Trans Am cars they too use small  square tube frames.  Only round tubes for the roll cage.