Jaguar E-Type Ultimate Portfolio

Series 1, 2 & 3 Roadster, Coupe & 2+2

Straight Six 3.8 & 4.2 & V-12 5.3 litre

Included are road & comparison tests, owner survey & advice on acquiring a good used E-Type.

Can you imagine the euphoria in the motoring world when Sir William Lyons unveiled the stunning Jaguar E-Type roadster and fixed head coupe (FHC) at the 1961 Geneva Salon? Not only was the media going wild about its styling and performance but so was the public. Banner headlines about the E-Type were in every newspaper and magazine for months after the release. Here was an affordable British sports car that would do 150mph off the showroom floor!

In so many ways the E-Type was a road-going production version of the famous D-Type racing car that had been so successful in long distance races internationally, in particular at Le Mans where it was victorious for three consecutive years. Many would describe the D-Type as Malcolm SayerÍs masterpiece when it came to aerodynamic racing cars and the E-Type was his road-going encore. From a pure styling point-of-view in 1961 the Jaguar E-Type was at the pinnacle, there was no other car that generated so much emotion without even moving!

With the E-Type the company was able to set new standards in price and performance that were unbeatable in the 60Ís and interestingly set a benchmark that it was to have difficulty meeting with subsequent sports models. It was one of those unique landmark automobiles that comes along every so often and is quite rightly treasured by collectors all around the world today.

A total of 208 pages with 16 in full colour.