So as London began to swing, it also started to echo with the roar of the Jaguar E‑type, quickly cementing its iconic status along with other giants of design, art, music and fashion. When the E-type was launched, priority was given to 50 motor racing personalities, so that the car would be seen around the motor racing paddocks. With the hood down, it could only manage 130mph. The XK engine was fed by triple 2in SU HD8 SU carburettors. I soon realized that the E-type era was over, for on a cross country run you would have been hard pressed to keep that big saloon in sight with an E-type.’. The first prototype was completed in May 1957, and had the official title of E-type 1 Aluminium, or E1A. It hadn’t helped that the Labour government had imposed a credit squeeze in July 1966, that dampened home sales and caused severe problems for BMC. In fact, the E-types was initially sold at a cheaper price than the outgoing XK150. $16.99. Meanwhile, the manual gearbox gained synchromesh on all ratios. With two brilliant engineering teams headed by William Heynes and Sir Alec Issigonis, how could they fail? A barely-finished gunmetal grey fixed-head coupe, registered as 9600 HP, was driven at high speed to Switzerland and arrived just in the nick of time for that year’s Geneva Motor Show. The Jaguar E-Type was front and center in world news this month, serving as the wedding car of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, now the Duke and Duchess of … Jaguar's New Line of E-Type Remakes Honors a Frantic Road Trip That Stunned The World Sixty years on, the E-Type is as great as ever. This article was originally published on 23 June 2017. This made perfect sense as it enabled a degree of rationalisation to take place and produce a roomier car with space for all the equipment consumers demanded. The public aspired towards car ownership, and as the same public were also voters, any politician who was not prepared to satisfy their aspirations risked political suicide. In 1971, Jaguar built 35 XK E-types and 3746 V12s, which was down on the previous few years – and was perhaps an indication that the car was losing its sales appeal. Come find a great deal on used Jaguars in Price today! There was a new kid on the block, and it was unveiled on 26th September. His first overseas trip was to the Pyrenees and back ‘…the long straights after Bordeaux allowed me to get into the rhythm of effortless cruising at 100mph, and I realised I was going to enjoy life living with an E-type.’, This was of course in the era before speed limits were imposed on motorists and before the 1973 oil crisis. When 9600HP was restored by its current owner, Jaguar historian Philip Porter, the engine was found to be a run in XK150S unit with a gas flowed cylinder head carefully matched to the inlet and exhaust manifolds – possibly worth an extra 20-25bhp. In 1960, once again, the XK sports car line became a force to be reckoned with, with the arrival of the new bored-out 3.8 litre XK version, which pumped out 220bhp (SAE) and 265bhp (SAE) depending on which version you went for. At least two Series 3 E-types were fitted with a five speed gearbox designed by Trevor Commins, working under Harry Mundy. The wheels were now 6in wide, an inch more than before, which resulted in the car having flared wheelarches. This freed up its engineers to work on future road car engines for Jaguar. I'd rather have an XJS and leave my trousers at home. Jaguar need two or three standout cars, with the same impact as the E-Type, Mk2 and XJ6 had in their time. Denis Jenkinson borrowed an XJ12 and was able to compare it to the E-type. It was in this role that he led the first wave of bombers on the controversial Dresden raid of February 1945. Paperback (Revised ed.) But engineering this into the aging E-type was proving problematical as Jaguar Deputy Chairman FRW Lofty England told author Philip Porter. This item: Jaguar E-Type: The Complete Story by Jonathan Wood Paperback $21.18. This was also the month the Beatles conquered the USA and spearheaded the British invasion of the American music charts. At the end of 1971 Denis Jenkinson, by now running a Series 2 Roadster, spent a week test driving the new V12 E-type. In a sense the Series 2 E-type was a better car than its predecessor – American buyers, in particular, demanded more comfort and air conditioning, even at the expense of performance and looks and the sales success of 1969/70 reflected this. The E‑type defined its generation. However, Jaguar nearly only had one E-Type on display at the Geneva show. The quoted power output remained at 265bhp (SAE), but now at the slightly lower 5400 rpm. Using the internal codename of XJ8, the 2+2 was only available as a FHC and had its wheelbase lengthened by 9in to 8ft 9in. Analysing the E-type production figures, it appears during the three-day week Jaguar managed to produce around 730 cars despite the restrictions, suggesting the implications of the steep oil price rises had not hit home. E2A was not an E-type prototype as such; it was based on the D-type, but shared the future E-type’s wheelbase, and was intended to compete in the 1960 Le Mans 24 Hour, where it was entered by American Jaguar enthusiast and distributor, Briggs Cunningham. So how did the Series 2 E-type perform? Award-winning motoring historian Jonathan Wood examines the complete history of this fabulous car and looks behind the scenes at Jaguar?s famous Browns Land factory and the team responsible for making the E-type a world class sports car. : Award-winning motoring historian Jonathan Wood examines the complete history of this fabulous car and looks behind the scenes at Jaguar's famous Browns Land factory and the team responsible for making the E-type a world class sports car. At around 7pm on Tuesday 14 March 1961, Jaguar’s test driver, Norman Dewis, left Browns Lane, Coventry in E-type 77 RW. This was to meet impending US emissions legislation due to come into force on 1st January 1968, and this was after it had been delayed some four months by protests from British manufacturers. The E1A was extensively tested by Jaguar’s team of drivers, but in May 1958, Heynes decided to lend E1A to the editor of The Motor magazine, Christopher Jennings, for an independent appraisal. By July 1959, Jaguar had a third E-type prototype on the road. To evaluate the car’s performance the magazine used two journalists, one with an interesting past and one with an interesting future: Maurice A Smith DFC was concurrently both editor of The Autocar and Flight. The Jaguar E-Type is widely regarded as one of the most important and pretty sports cars of all time. Ian Nicholls tells its story. A sign that the E-type was not perfect was exposed by the new Ford Cortina, launched in September 1962. In November 1970, John Bolster tested a two-seat FHC for Autosport. Jaguar was planned to unveil the E-type at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show. Power on the US bound cars was now down to 245bhp SAE or 171bhp (net). A two-week strike by 100 engine assemblers crippled car production. At the time of it's launch, the E-type was just so different from anything that came before. ‘People don’t realise how operating conditions have changed since 1961. This was the brash new world of the 1960s, in which new technology would forge a bright future where the sun would always shine, and the E-type became one of the symbols of this utopia. It was cheaper than the £3671 Porsche 911, which could only manage 125mph. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe mechanism on any email you receive from us. So how did it perform out on the road? The Autocar tested 9600HP, which was in fact the seventh E-type prototype, the second FHC. The Jaguar E-Type (a.k.a. Jaguar continued to develop the E-Type road car by fitting the larger 4.2-litre XK engine in 1964. Paperback. However disputes at Smiths industries and SU Carburettors, suppliers to the Coventry company, restricted production to 2160 E-types in 1961. The Jaguar XJ6 was the culmination of all Jaguar Cars’ technical expertise all in one car. For the first time, Jaguar offered bolt-on, pressed steel wheels as alternatives to the wire-spoke type, at extra cost. During the WW2, he had completed a tour of operations with 619 squadron, RAF Bomber Command before becoming one of Five Group’s master bombers. Photography by Will Mederski. The cast iron cylinder block was actually manufactured by Leyland Motors in Lancashire, a task it had performed since 1948, predating its involvement in the management of Jaguar. So far the looks and price of the E-type had set pulses racing, but later in March 1961, came the publication of the road tests. And it's still in MoMA (saw it there early this month). Each of the 2000 strikers was estimated to have lost between £300 and £400 in wages. The  Motor magazine tested ARW 732B, a 4.2-litre FHC for its issue of 31 October 1964. For parent company British Leyland, 1973 was a dreadful year in which it was plagued by strikes which prevented it from exploiting an expanding car market. In October 1961, Jaguar took over Guy Motors and announced the big MkX saloon, which used the same tune XK engine and transmission as the E-type. The car performed best with the hood up, with a top speed of 140mph. In 1960, the public had their first view of the style of the next Jaguar sports car when the E2A sports-racer was unveiled. The final S3 instalment of the E-type arrived in 1971, sporting a new 5.3-litre V12 engine – Jaguar’s first – and thus completed its transition from sports car to grand tourer. Most people tend to associate the Jaguar E-type with the so-called ‘swinging-’60s’, but the decade didn’t start swinging until 1963, when the year’s hottest new show business act, a Liverpool beat combo by the name of the Beatles, conquered Britain and swept away a whole generation of sub-Presley lookalikes and soundalikes. At its launch at the Geneva Auto Salon in March 1961, the E-Type not only stole the show but every headline. Beneath them were new, enlarged indicators, with bigger twin stop lights at the rear. In fact by August 1961 only 383 cars had been built. Find 27 used Jaguar E-Type in Price, UT as low as $42,500 on Carsforsale.com®. Back in the UK the government had decided to crack down on this type of high speed motoring. The new Jaguar was an instant hit, and the company hoped to ramp up production to 150 per week by the Autumn of 1961. So how did the revised car perform? In terms of ride, handling, stability and comfort it was in a different league to what had gone before. The aluminium cylinder head came from two sources, West Yorkshire Foundries of York and William Mills of Wednesbury, Staffordshire. The E-type gained a revised electrical system and improved seating. The acceleration of the 4.2 at 100 mph for instant overtaking, or getting ahead of an impending situation, was repeated by the V12 at 120mph though maximum speed was no better than the 3.8-litre E-type…, When driven spiritedly, the Series 3 began to show up a lot of shortcomings, even though it had been improved with a wider track. He  drove virtually flat out through the night, arriving in Geneva, where he drove to the local Jaguar distributor for a 20-minute wash and polish, before heading to the Parc des Eaux Vives for the public unveiling by Sir William Lyons. By now, racing was not of huge concern for Jaguar, and the E-Type shifted tack to become more of a GT car. The Jaguar E-type redefined people’s expectations of what could be expected from a relatively affordable sports car – race-car handling and a potential 150mph. Its development potential soon became apparent, and with each successive new Jaguar launch, it became just that little bit more powerful: while the XK120 became the XK140 in 1954, and then the XK150 of 1957, its engine was stretched to keep each slightly heavier new variation as quick as its predecessor. It was also reported at the time that V8 and V12 engines were in the offing. Following a couple of years in Iraq, he returned to the UK, taking his post at Jaguar Cars in September 1950. On 5 October, 1967 Jaguar announced a revised E-type, known retrospectively as the Series 1 ½. Share; The E-type was launched at a time when the UK motor industry was coming out recession and bedevilled by unofficial strikes, with BMC particularly afflicted. Total Jaguar E-type production for 1964 was 3960 cars. Due to the large amount of unsold cars in dealers showrooms, the event was not publicised at […], On this day: JAGUAR MEMO Jaguar Cars, technical director William Heynes writes a memo to Sir William Lyons titled, “E-type Vehicle Project Plan”. They are wrong ! Certainly, Charles Bulmer later felt that 77 RW had a more powerful engine than standard cars. In 1982, he explained why he initially rejected the E-type, having borrowed a car in the south of France in 1962. Shop millions of cars from over 21,000 auto dealers and find the perfect vehicle. In October 1967, Autocar magazine tested the latest revised E-type roadster. Jaguar XK-E) is a British sports car, manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd between 1961 and 1974. The first significant development of the E-Type came in 1964, when Jaguar introduced a 4.2-litre and an all-synchromesh four-speed gearbox. Yet it’s hard to fathom the effect this British machine had on the world in 1961, when 70mph was rapid for the average family runabout, never mind the claimed 150mph the E-Type could reach. Then, in March Sir William Lyons retired, to be replaced by Lofty England. In Britain, a large scale motorway building programme was already underway and similar programmes were being undertaken across the western world. Little did they expect…. The Jaguar E-Type is widely regarded as one of the most important and pretty sports cars of all time. That car was most likely specially prepared for those tests, but it did the trick; racing drivers and celebrities alike were soon flocking to buy an E-Type. Only 10 left in stock - order soon. Although automotive styling is subjective, the one vehicle that seems to top more opinion polls naming the most beautiful car in the world, the Jaguar E-type. ‘I think with motoring today, it’s just as important to have the car comfortable standing still as it is when going.’. Now, with the success of British pop music abroad, the Jaguar E-type was seen in the hands of the young movers and shakers of the 1960s, giving the car the all important youthful image. Prior to this, the company loaned the two major UK weekly motoring magazines, The Autocar and The Motor a car to test. I can understand 'younger' people who view it today as describing it over rated. So what was the technical specification of this sensational new Jaguar sports car? The 12 restored cars are being sold as six pairs. A total of 4686 E-types left Browns Lane in 1973, which to be fair was quite good and the best since 1969. This convinced the government that BMH should be merged with Leyland and by late July high level meetings were already taking place. This was also the year Williams Heynes retired as Technical Director, to be succeeded by Walter Hassan. ‘This was in the autumn of 1972 and it proved to be a giant of a car, with roadholding and handling up to using the full potential of the V12 engine. By this time, Jaguar had built a second E-type prototype for the road, and which more closely resembled the production car. There isn’t much room to have a volume of air in the car, or any elbow room…. However Jaguar decided an all new car was needed for competition, and created the D-type racer. The Series 3 also featured a wider track, power steering as standard, and more powerful brakes. The Jaguar E-type redefined people’s expectations of what could be expected from a relatively affordable sports car – race-car handling, and a potential 150mph. At launch, Jaguar stated that the XK engined E-type would remain available in Series 3 form, but in reality only three were manufactured. It was a special engine, though – and went on to lead a very long life – a testament to its design team: Claude Bailly, William Heynes and Walter Hassan. The ride and comfort of the E-type was first class, the seats came up to all the claims made by Jaguar when they were introduced. Driving JLR Classic's factory-restored Jaguar Reborn E-Type Why a 'reborn' Jag from 60 years ago might be a better way to spend $400,000 today. The all important 150mph barrier had been breached, and Jaguar Cars marketing machine exploited it. Wood charts the design and development of the E-type in six and twelve cylinder forms, plus its career on racetracks of the world. This was another bastardisation of Malcolm Sayer’s design, although the Perspex covers did diffuse the headlights. The interim solution for the E-type was a series of 'specials', tweaked for racing. The greatness soon followed: the work put into the C-type paid off, as the car won the prestigious Le Mans 24 hour race in both 1951 and 1953. It cost the company some £21m worth of cars and ruined the launch of the XJ12. The E1A was smaller than the production E-type, at 14ft 2in in length, but larger than the D-type. I could not imagine sitting in the driving seat for 12-hours on end, as I was in the habit of doing in my travels around Europe. I still would have an E-type over a modern car...just need the money ! The E-Type, with its long, flowing body, accentuated by graceful swells to accommodate the headlamps and the large, powerful 3.8-liter inline-six, just connotes agility so … So, when the XK150’s production ceased in October 1960, the world with bated breath to see what Jaguar could come up with as a replacement. By and large, Americans owners liked the car, but the survey revealed it did have a penchant for unreliability. The E-type was getting slower…. Jaguar E-Type: The Definitive History. Sayer was a modest man, though, despite his brilliant academic performance: born in Cromer, Norfolk in May 1916, he was educated in Great Yarmouth, and then in 1933 he gained a scholarship into Loughborough College, where he studied in the Automobile Department. Still, starry-eyed nostalgia for the E-type continued to play its course, and by the time of its 50th anniversary in 2011, Jaguar had  finally decided to launch a car that continued this car’s great name. Sir William Lyons, chairman of the Jaguar […]. It had lower profile tyres on wider rims, better brakes with ventilated discs, and improved dampers; but even so the new V12 engine was such a big stride forward, that the concept of the E-type could not keep pace with it – and it was all too easy to run out of roadholding, steering and braking ability if you gave the 5.3-litres their freedom.’. The settlement of the dispute led to the introduction of measured day work at Browns Lane and production of the XJ12 went full steam ahead to meet demand. In the Land of the Porschephiles My Jaguar E-type was a 1967 Series I Roadster with covered headlamps, three SUs, proper taillamps, four-speed transmission, in burgundy red with black top and interior. William Heynes, first chief engineer and former vice-chairman of Jaguar Cars dies. Although it had originally planned to replace the E-type with the XJ21 (above), finances dictated that that Jaguar examined the possibility of using a shortened XJ saloon floorpan and the forthcoming V12 engine. Jaguar E Type: The Complete Story - Kindle edition by Wood, Jonathan. It had been 40 years since I walked into the Jaguar dealership with my dad, but having life-saving surgery brings home the urgency of fulfilling one's dreams. There were complaints about lack of ventilation, lack of space, poor heating and de-misting. The shoehorning of the V12 into the E-type became project XJ25. I talked to one of the Jaguar engineers about this and he agreed that it was no bad thing, for on the assembly line things are done to a “production tightness” which tends to be nearer to the minimum than the maximum permissible. This Series III E-Type has quite a story to tell. Right from the E-type’s earliest days, Sir William Lyons had demanded more room inside, and after a five-year gestation period, the finished article appeared. The British sports car was reputedly named the “most beautiful car in the world” by none other than Enzo Ferrari and is often considered to be one of, if not the greatest, sports car of all time. ‘But one of the biggest failings of the E-type was the fact that you hadn’t got enough room in the scuttle to get a decent air conditioning set up in there, which is pretty vital, and this is the reason really why we went to the XJ-S. People say “why didn’t you repeat the E-type?” “Well, there ain’t much room in the cockpit area. The transformation was completed in 1971 with the V12-powered S3 model. When it first appeared in 1948, the XK engine developed 160bhp, and went a long way to helping the XK120 along to become the world’s fastest series production car. While recovering from open-heart surgery during the summer of 2004, I picked up a copy of Jonathan Wood's Jaguar E-type, The Complete Story. Jaguar eyes compact hatchback to succeed XE and XF​, 2020 Jaguar XJ: latest images reveal electric luxury car's look, Jaguar's gearing up to launch an all-new electric flagship; let's take a step back in time and find out where it all began, Haymarket Media Group, publishers of Autocar takes your privacy seriously. As there were many unsold cars at dealers, Jaguar delayed announcing the end of E-type production until February 1975. Jaguar E-Type: The Originality Guide to the Jaguar E-Type (Factory-Original) by … Before joining the magazine, Mundy had worked for ERA, BRM and Coventry-Climax, and later designed the twin-cam engine used by the Lotus Cortina. On New Year’s Day 1974, the three day week came into force lasting until March. Improved brakes were also among the updates. The 2+2 was the first alteration to the E-type’s form, and although stylistically it was less of a success, from a business point of view it made perfect sense. The E-type had been magnificent in its 1960s heyday, but in the 1970s world of speed restrictions, motorists wanted more comfort, and sadly the E-type had to go. Of Autocar 's most popular features to provide engaging content in these challenging times Shipping Online... Jaguar sports cars with the V12-powered S3 model came before he left in. More of a new independent rear suspension, and had the official title of E-type 1,. 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