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Jaguar Just Built Two New E-Types—50 Years After Production Ended

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  1. NYC Fred

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    The matching roadsters were built by the British marque's Classic division.

    ((The two E-Type Commemoratives, as the new cars are being called, were commissioned by an unnamed collector described as a “loyal, discerning client in Southeast Asia.” The vehicles were hand-built by the marque’s Classics team and aren’t restoration jobs. Instead, they’re new “Works Bespoke” builds based on one of the final Series III E-Types, the 1-of-50 Commemorative Edition, from 1974, but which features several nods to earlier iterations of the sports car (production of the sports car began in 1961).))

    https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/jaguar-built-two-new-classic-e-type-examples-50-years-later-1235965147/#recipient_hashed=4b4f7783d00565412b32663f35eb8a69c327d395fe58624329553b3a516e07e7&recipient_salt=568e90b0e8437d13aa21cf7d6073aa07771a5d5b71546b41ce59165815d0ed78

    I've often wondered why Jaguar didn't just keep building + improving the E-type, like Porsche did the 911.
     
  2. Bluebottle

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  3. INRange

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    Just a few questions:

    Do you think they will come with a warranty?
    Did they actually install Lucas electronics in them?
    SUs or Strombergs?

    I owned a 1969 XKE and the electronics were always interesting. Great car.
     
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