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The Jaguar E-Type and its competitors

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Created on July 15, 2008

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Louis Miller

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Jaguar E Type (1961) - ein Wunschtraum auf vier Rädern - am Pariser Autosalon 1961

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - ein stolzer William Lyons mit "9600 HP"

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Jaguar E Type (1961) - William Lyons mit seinem Meisterwerk in Genf

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - 9600 HP

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - Seitenansicht

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - Durchsichtszeichnung entüllt alle Details der Katze

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Jaguar E-Type Roadster Series 1 (1963) - eigentlich war der Roadster ein vollwertiges Cabriolet mit Kurbelfenstern, schön aussehen tat er auf jeden Fall

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Jaguar E-Type Coupé (1961) - Silhouette der geschlossenen Variante

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - Das Versuchsfahrzeug für die AR

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - Fahrer- und Beifahrersitz

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - Reserverad unter dem Kofferraum.

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - Vorderansicht 9600 HP

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Jaguar E-Type (1966) - Hafenszene mit 4,2 Liter

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Jaguar E-Type (1968) - Seitenansicht

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 Series 1 1/2 (1968) - Seitenansicht

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Jaguar E-Type Series 2 (1969) - Vorderansicht

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Jaguar E-Type (1966) - Kofferraum

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 Series 2 (1969) - Seitenansicht

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (1967) - Interieur

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (1967) - Seitenansicht, in der Natur

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Jaguar E-Type Roadster (1967) - Seitenansicht, in der Natur

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Jaguar E-Type Series 2 (1969) - Seitenaufnahme

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Jaguar E-Type (1967) - 4.2 Liter-Motor eines Jaguars

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (1966) -

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (1966) - Gepäckraum, Hintersitze benutzbar

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (1966) - Seitenansicht

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Jaguar E-Type Coupé (1968) - Seitenansicht

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Jaguar E-Type Series 1 1/2 Convertible (1967) - Seitenansicht

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Jaguar E-Type (1965) - da kann man ja nur ins Träumen kommen

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Jaguar E-Type (1967) - Jaguar als Familiengefährt

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (1967) - Prospektabbildung - Jaguar.. always a leap ahead

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (1967) - Prospektabbildung - Jaguar.. always a leap ahead

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Summary

At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961, Jaguar presented a new sports car, the Jaguar E-Type 3.8 liter, creating a sensation. The vehicle was on a par with sports cars twice as expensive in terms of performance, had a sensational design and could even boast a "racing pedigree". It was to be the start of a successful series.

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At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961, Jaguar presented a new sports car, the Jaguar E-Type 3.8 liter. It replaced the successful XK series, which had been in the range since 1948 as the XK 120, since 1954 as the XK 140 and since 1957 as the XK 150 and was offered in three body variants: As a roadster ("Open Two Seater" - OTS), as a convertible with a better soft top ("Drop Head Coupé" - DHC) and as a coupé ("Fixed Head Coupé" - FHC). The XK series was a great success for Jaguar. From the start of series production at the end of 1950, Jaguar had sold over 30,000 sports cars by the beginning of 1961. And the XK series had earned Jaguar a reputation for building very fast (the XK 120 was the fastest production car in the world when it was launched) and elegant cars - at extremely competitive prices.

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