1970 Jaguar E-Type Roadster
Do you remember the first time you saw and heard a Jaguar E-Type? That unique bonnet, the unforgettable sound, the promise you made to yourself to drive one, one day. That day has come - treat yourself - hire one for a day or a memorable weekend.
Our Jaguar E-Type Roadster is a Series II 4.2 litre version, made in the last year of SII production, being built in 1970. By the end of 1970 the Series II had been discontinued as the Series III E-Type Jaguar was being built with its 5.3 litre V12 engine, ready for the 1971 launch.
We have a huge amount of history with this car, right from the bill for its first service through to details of its full rebuild about 10 years ago. This included much work on the body including a full respray in Carmen Red and rebuilding the engine, gearbox and suspension. The leather seats are trimmed in black with red piping and to keep the colour scheme going we have installed red seat belts.
The car is an original UK Right Hand Drive car 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 EType 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 US tend to be surprised at the power of our E-Type.
To keep the car in pristine condition we require for our hire cars, we have had it pressure cleaned and thoroughly waxoyled.
When we bought it, it was shod with chrome wire wheels but we have replaced these 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 for wider tyres. Most tyre suppliers have problems balancing wire wheels and they rarely get it right so the new alloy wheels will result in a complete lack of any wheel vibration and a smoother ride.
This is a beautiful example of this iconic Jaguar convertible sportscar.
Height and weight restrictions:
The cockpit of the E-Type is very 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 our Jaguar E-Type Roadster, see the section on Hire Charges.
