Falling under the E-type’s spell
IT FEELS LIKE I have written this column before – and that is almost certainly the case, maybe five years ago, definitely ten, possibly 15 and more than likely 20, too. Which leaves me wondering why we keep celebrating the Jaguar E-type and what that says about the car. After all, how many models rather than marques get the same treatment, not just on a big birthday like a 50th, but every ten years? Not many. Obviously, E-types generally help shift decent numbers of magazines, but there is more to it than that. Even the fact that it is the darling of empty-nesters and casual enthusiasts in a world where cognoscenti snobbery is king does little to detract from its appeal. All the best collectors keep E-types alongside their Short Wheelbases…