Celebrating 60 years of
Jaguar’s automotive
masterpiece
Autosport has enjoyed producing special car issues before, but this one is a little different. Whereas the two previous subjects – the Lotus 72 and Porsche 917 – tend to come into any debate about the greatest racing car of all time, the Jaguar E-type is an icon for different reasons.
As we show on page 24, the famous Jaguar had a mixed motorsport record during its heyday in the 1960s, and its fame comes largely from its remarkable looks and success as one of the great automotive designs.
Nevertheless, it still makes for a fine racer, as Ben Anderson discovered recently in a special track test at Brands Hatch (p16). Top historic driver, preparer and Jaguar expert Gary Pearson also explains how the E-type has been improved in historic racing and is now capable of taking on machines that left it behind in period.
There have also been some remarkable one-off racing E-types too, particularly in the UK, and Paul Lawrence takes a look at the histories and recent restorations of two of the best-known (p28).
Pearson and many other Jaguar aces will be at Silverstone this weekend for the 60th anniversary race at the Classic. Turn to p66 for Marcus Pye’s selection of the other likely highlights.
● If you’re a Scalextric fan, head to page 64 for the chance to win a limited edition E-type set, worth more than £85.
Kevin Turner Chief Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com
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16 Big Cat track test at Brands Hatch 24 Ups and downs in racing 28 World’s fastest E-type 64 WIN E-type Scalextric set
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