Recently, Jaguar's Special Operations division built six
new classic E-Type Lightweight coupes (basically unheard of in the industry!).
Not exact matches
Jaguar
Classic already sells older models, of course — with brand -
new factory builds of the XKSS race car and
E-type Lightweight proving very successful.
In the
newest episode of Petrolicious, a passionate Jaguar
E-Type owner in Peru discusses the hardships of finding and owning a
classic in South America.
The modernisation of
classics appears to be one of the areas of the car industry flourishing right now — see the Eagle
E-type and
new DB5-esque David Brown Speedback GT for examples — and it would seem even affordable cars aren't alien to the treatment, either.
Land Rover
Classic will be rolling out this fully restored Range Rover
Classic at the Salon Retromobile in Paris next week, where it will sit alongside a fully restored 1962
E-Type and one of the «
New» continuation Jaguar XKSS.
The
E-Type is the most iconic sports car of all time, so we are delighted to be able to give
new life to expertly selected examples for discerning customers around the world to own and enjoy,» said Tim Hannig, director of Jaguar Land Rover
Classic.
The car will be shown at Retromobile alongside Jaguar
Classic's
New Original XKSS and a Series I
E-type coupe.
Turn 10's tour de force features more than 700 cars, ranging from
classics like the 1967 Ford Falcon XR GT and 1961 Jaguar
E-Type S1 to open - wheel race cars, Formula E cars, Le Mans prototypes and the
new Ford GT.