The Jaguar E-Type and its competitors

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The Jaguar E-Type and its competitors

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Created on July 15, 2008

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Jaguar E Type (1961) - a dream on four wheels - at the 1961 Paris Motor Show

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - a proud William Lyons with "9600 HP"

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Jaguar E Type (1961) - William Lyons with his masterpiece in Geneva

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - See-through drawing reveals all the details of the cat

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Jaguar E-Type Roadster Series 1 (1963) - the Roadster was actually a fully-fledged convertible with crank windows, but it certainly looked nice

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Jaguar E-Type Coupé (1961) - silhouette of the closed version

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - The test vehicle for the AR

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - Driver and passenger seat

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - Steering wheel and dashboard

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - Spare wheel under the trunk.

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Jaguar E-Type (1961) - front view 9600 HP

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Jaguar E-Type (1966) - Harbor scene with 4.2 liters

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

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Jaguar E-Type Series 2 (1969) - front view

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 Series 2 (1969) - side view

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (1967) - side view, in nature

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Jaguar E-Type Roadster (1967) - side view, in nature

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Jaguar E-Type Series 2 (1969) - side view

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Jaguar E-Type (1967) - 4.2 liter engine of a Jaguar

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Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (1966) - Luggage compartment, rear seats usable

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

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Jaguar E-Type (1965) - you can only dream about it

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Jaguar E-Type (1967) - Jaguar as a family vehicle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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