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It has been more than 50 years in the making, but Jaguar has finally introduced the continuation series of the 1963 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type. Designed as a homologation car, Jaguar had originally planned to produce 18 of these cars, but only 12 rolled were built and sold from 1963 to 1964.
Earlier this year, Jaguar announced that it planned a continuation series using the original chassis numbers, and the prototype for these six Lightweight E-Type coupes was revealed at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. These special cars will be hand-built in a new facility by the newly created Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations, and they will be built to the same specifications as the original car.
Although Jaguar Land Rover is currently the largest user of aluminum in the automotive industry, the extensive use of aluminum for the Lightweight E-Type made it an extremely special car back in its day. More importantly, even the build process for the aluminum components are the same that they would have been in the ‘60s rather than what Jaguar has at its disposal now, but it still helps cut approximately 250 pounds (114 kg) from the E-Type’s curb weight. The Lightweight E-Type will ride on 15-inch magnesium wheels that are tucked smoothly into the wheel wells.
The available colors will be limited to just six hues: Carmine Red, Opalescent Grey Metallic, Silver Metallic, Opalescent Blue Metallic, British Racing Green and Old English White. The “Car Zero” prototype that will be on display during Pebble Beach will be unique in that its interior is left unpainted to expose the aluminum body work, and this one-off model will eventually end up in the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust
As if owning one of these rare cars isn’t enough, the six buyers will have the opportunity to plan options for their car with Jaguar’s design boss, Ian Callum. Equally impressive is the fact that Jaguar has teamed up with the Bremont Watch Company to create six unique watches – one for each car.
Although Jaguar Land Rover is currently the largest user of aluminum in the automotive industry, the extensive use of aluminum for the Lightweight E-Type made it an extremely special car back in its day. More importantly, even the build process for the aluminum components are the same that they would have been in the ‘60s rather than what Jaguar has at its disposal now, but it still helps cut approximately 250 pounds (114 kg) from the E-Type’s curb weight. The Lightweight E-Type will ride on 15-inch magnesium wheels that are tucked smoothly into the wheel wells.
The available colors will be limited to just six hues: Carmine Red, Opalescent Grey Metallic, Silver Metallic, Opalescent Blue Metallic, British Racing Green and Old English White. The “Car Zero” prototype that will be on display during Pebble Beach will be unique in that its interior is left unpainted to expose the aluminum body work, and this one-off model will eventually end up in the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust
As if owning one of these rare cars isn’t enough, the six buyers will have the opportunity to plan options for their car with Jaguar’s design boss, Ian Callum. Equally impressive is the fact that Jaguar has teamed up with the Bremont Watch Company to create six unique watches – one for each car.
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