Jaguar Lightweight E-Type
Jaguar announced and revealed at the
Concours d'Elegance that it has built
six 2014 E-Types. The cars will be built
by Jaguar Heritage. These 6 cars will be
built to the exact specifications as the
last E-Type built in 1964.
The new Lightweight E-Type will be sold
as a competition car and they will be
suitable for any FIA historic motor sport
event.
In 1963 Jaguar intended to build 18 of the GT E-types however only 12 were produced. The remaining 6 that were not built had chassis numbers given to them and will now be used on the new six cars.
These new lightweight cars have been given aluminum body shell that only weights 2204 lbs. There is a aluminum 6 cylinder block and triple 45 Weber Carburetors.
The wide angle cylinder head help produce the 340 HP and 280 lbs of torque.
A total fabricated steel manifold with a steel exhaust system with a center silencer box. The tail pipes are a polished chrome.
Today's most advanced technology went into building the new E-Type. This labor of love shows us what is possible to do with retro vehicles.
The interior of the new E-Type will leave exposed areas of the body's floor pan, rocker and rears areas to emphasize the aluminum bodywork that went into re-creating the E-Type.
The interior has Aluminum bucket race seats with padded cushions and a wood rimmed steering wheel.
A machined metal center panel holds toggle switches to operated the electrical for the car. A push button starter and a aluminum gear knob have been installed.
The instrument panel and glove box are black.
A set of 15 inch magnesium alloy wheels hold the set of Dunlop racing tires.
The front wheels are 7 inches wide and the rear have 8 inch wide wheels.
Jaguar has selected the following heritage colors for these 6 E-Types.
Carmine Red, Silver Metallic, Opalescent Grey Metallic, British Racing Green, Opalescent Blue Metallic and Old English White.
