Jaguar to build 6 brand new E-Types

Jaguar’s E-type is to be resurrected in a new and improved light weight form. 
A special team of craftsmen will hand build only six cars, all of which will be perfect reproductions of the legendary Lightweight E-types from 1963-64. These ultra-exclusive cars are expected to sell for around £1 million each. 
You might be wondering why Jaguar are only building six of these cars, well in 1963, Jaguar planned to produce 18 racers for competition use, and set aside sufficient chassis numbers with a special ‘S’ prefix. However, only 12 were finished by 1964, so the six remaining authentic chassis numbers will be used to complete the last ever run of the E-type.

The exact specification of the original Lightweight E-Types varies slightly, but each featured aluminium bodywork, an aluminium monocoque, an aluminium engine block and an aluminium hard top.

They were also stripped of interior trim and the exterior chrome work was removed, additionally other weight-saving measures included hand-operated side windows. All of these weight shaving measures meant that around 114kg was removed compared to the standard E-Type roadster.

The new cars specification will be identical to the 1963-64 version, right down to the 3.8-litre straight-six XK engine, which featured a special wide-angle head, dry-sump lubrication and fuel injection.