{"id":107488,"date":"2021-03-17T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/all-destinations\/quand-jaguar-fait-revivre-la-type-e\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T08:41:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T13:41:26","slug":"when-jaguar-revives-the-e-type","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/so-luxe\/when-jaguar-revives-the-e-type\/","title":{"rendered":"When Jaguar revives the E-Type"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than a car, more than a work of art even, the E-Type is a legend. To celebrate its 60th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary, Jaguar has created six sets of coup\u00e9s and roadsters sold in pairs. It goes without saying that these subtly enhanced E-Types are already collector\u2019s items.<\/h4>\n

Wednesday 15\u00a0March\u00a01961 is a pivotal date in automotive history. When Jaguar unveiled its new car installed in great secrecy at its stand at the Geneva Auto Show, the crowd was stunned. In a single instant, the E-Type rendered all other models obsolete. Beyond its sublime bodywork, the 3.8-litre XK engine with 265\u00a0Hp promised top speed performances. All at half the price of a Ferrari. Such was the excitement that Jaguar decided to send a second E-Type, a roadster, by road from Coventry to Geneva overnight...<\/p>\n

Sixty years later, Jaguar Classic is paying tribute to this epic by restoring six matched E-Types: the coup\u00e9 comes painted in Flat Out Grey with a Smooth Black leather interior, while its roadster counterpart has a Drop Everything Green shade and a cabin trimmed in Suede Green. Inspired by the original colours from 1961 and not used on any other Jaguar model!<\/p>\n\n\t\t