The car is an original UK Right Hand Drive car built to UK specification, fitted with the 4.2 litre version of the famous six cylinder Jaguar XK engine. It is equipped with three, 2 inch SU carburettors and free from the emission control equipment that was fitted to the US specification twin Stromberg cars.  Jaguar claimed that the E Type developed 265 bhp but it is more generally believed to be around 250 bhp. The US specification cars had about 30% less power so any Americans who have driven an E-Type in the USA tend to be surprised at the power of our British specification E-Type.  

To keep the car in the pristine condition we require for our hire cars, we have had it pressure cleaned and thoroughly waxoyled just after we bought it.

We have replaced the chrome wire wheels with alloy copies of the racing wheels used on the Jaguar D-Types in the 1950's, supplied by Realm Engineering in Evesham. These wheels are 6 inch wide instead of the standard 5 1/2 inch wheels, allowing us to fit wider tyres. Most tyre suppliers have problems balancing wire wheels and they rarely get it right so the new alloy wheels result in a complete lack of any wheel vibration and a smoother and safer ride.
 

This is a beautiful example of this iconic Jaguar convertible sportscar.

We aren't the only people to appreciate its beauty.  In December 2010 Irish pop singer used our E-Type in a video for her new single 'Sunrise'. 

The lyrics of the song even include the line "Now I'm on the open road, travelling far and wide".

Susan Bluechild is from Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. She comes from a strong musical background, her mother and older sister are classical pianists, and her second cousin is Sultans of Ping lead singer Niall O'Flaherty.

Susan herself trained as an opera singer and pianist but found she was drawn towards contemporary pop and rock; among her influences Susan sites Sheryl Crow, The Cardigans, Kate Bush, Madonna, Debbie Harry, Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle.

In March of 2012 our E-Type was used by Visit Britain to film a short video as part of their Great Britain campaign for 2012.   

This went live on the web on April 6th 2012 under the title of 'Countryside is Great Britain' with the following caption:

"Take a spin with Mark Murphy in a classic Jaguar and cruise around the British countryside. A great way to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and take in the beautiful scenery."

It features US travel writer Mark Murphy driving the E-Type through the Cotswolds waxing lyrical about the rolling hills, views, stonewalls etc. My favourite comment of his is "nothing is quite like living it, let alone driving it!"

Height and weight restrictions: Although the E-Type has a very long bonnet and appears to be a big car, the cockpit is very small and narrow, the doors are fairly short and there is limited headroom. Therefore anyone over 6ft 2in tall (1.88m) or weighing over 18st (252 lbs, 114 kilos) will probably not fit in the car.

For daily, weekend and weekly hire rates for all of our cars, see the section on Hire Charges.