Sixty years will have passed in March 2021
since the iconic E-Type was introduced to the world in Geneva, and Jaguar will
celebrate the anniversary of its most famous sports car by launching a special
tribute edition.
Paying homage to the two E-Types shown to
guests at the Parc des Eaux Vives, including the ‘9600 HP’ that was driven by
public relations manager Bob Berry from Coventry to Switzerland, and the ’77
RW’ driven on the same route by legendary engineer Norman Dewis, they will be
offered in six matching pairs.
Customers will not be able to purchase
them individually, but as a collection, with one car paying its respects to the
‘9600 HP’ and the other to the ’77 RW’. The coupe will be finished in Flat Out
Grey and the roadster in Drop Everything Green, two paint finishes created
exclusively for these two cars. They will also feature several commemorative
design details created in conjunction with Jaguar’s Design Director, Julian
Thomson.
Pricing and specification of the pair,
which will be built by Jag’s Classic Works facility in Warwickshire on fully
restored existing 1960 E-Types, will be announced in due course. Each car will
be powered by the 3.8-liter straight-six engine that allowed the original cars
to hit 241 km/h in the media road tests. Given the physical and
sentimental value of these models, it is estimated that the duo might cost in
excess of £ 600,000 (US$ 785,000+).
Jaguar has already acquired the base cars
and is currently taking orders for the E-Type 60 Collection.
