Jaguar to build the last 6 Lightweight E-Types.

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Jaguar intended to build 18 'Special GT E-types' in 1963, but only got to 12 with the last one being ready in 1964. But the remaining six designated chassis numbers will get used now as Jaguar is set to build six perfect Lightweights to finish the job.

Jaguar's Lightweight E-type project started in February 1963 and the cars were raced in period by Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Roy Salvadori and Briggs Cunningham.

The Lightweights were homologated for GT competition by being designated a 'standard' roadster E-type fitted with a number of options. Those options varied from car to car, but the main modifications included all-aluminium monocoque and aluminium body panels, aluminium-block, wide-angle head, dry-sumped 3.8-litre XK engine with fuel injection, and aluminium hardtop. All chassis numbers carried an 'S' prefix.
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This meant a weight reduction of about 250 pounds compared to the standard E-Type Coupe. Of the twelve Lightweights built, eleven are believed to survive today, but that's just about to change as Jaguar will hand-built in-house six more to the exact specifications.
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It's amazing that the OEM is completing these cars. Normally it's some enthusiast shop that would go to the trouble of tooling for a task like this.

I wonder how modern car manufacturing laws factor in to this production.
 
"Of the twelve Lightweights built, eleven are believed to survive today, but that's just about to change as Jaguar will hand-built in-house six more to the exact specifications."

Of the twelve Lightweights built, twenty three are believed to survive today. Lol @ historic motorsport.

These new six will no doubt be built be built by Eagle, Lynx or one of the other dozen Jaguar specialists. Companies have been supplying brand new body shells for decades now. It would make no sense for Jaguar to tool up just to make 6 cars.
 
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"Of the twelve Lightweights built, eleven are believed to survive today, but that's just about to change as Jaguar will hand-built in-house six more to the exact specifications."

Of the twelve Lightweights built, twenty three are believed to survive today. Lol @ historic motorsport.

These new six will no doubt be built be built by Eagle, Lynx or one of the other dozen Jaguar specialists. Companies have been supplying brand new body shells for decades now. It would make no sense for Jaguar to tool up just to make 6 cars.
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From the info it seems to say otherwise, and I'm sure with all the expensive machine tools they have now days for regular production cars it should be too tall a task to do this.
 
Better late than never.


This Jaguar is a much better looking car than the F-type. Too bad it is not mass produced and very expensive.
 
I don't know if it's because i grew up or something else but i find the E-Type to be really beautiful right now. I was a bit meh years ago.

Just look at it....

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