E-Type

In the world of ’60s sports cars, this is where sex appeal came for lessons. Ferraris were provocative. Jaguar’s E-type -- XK-E in America -- was positively suggestive. An awed Road & Track subtitled its test report, “The greatest crumpet collector known to man.” (more…)

The  or XK-E is an automobile manufactured by Jaguar Cars between 1961 and 1974. The E-type revolutionised sports car design, with performance, handling and looks ahead of its time. It was priced well below competing models, helping it to high sales for a high performance car. In excess of 70,000 E-types were sold over 14 years.In 2004, Sports Car International named this car number one on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s.