Jaguar E-type
The sports car shown at Geneva in 1961 – a long, low bonnet shaped by an aircraft aerodynamicist.
Malcolm Sayer had worked on aircraft and used aerodynamic calculations when he shaped the E-type. The car was fast, beautiful and far cheaper than its rivals.
The E-type was shown in Geneva in March 1961 and was an instant sensation. It is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Materials: Steel, monocoque with a front tubular frame
Manufacture: Made by Jaguar in Coventry until 1975.
A very long bonnet that tilts forward in one piece.
A small oval air intake at the very front.
Glass covers over the headlamps on early cars; they were removed in 1967.
A self-supporting central section carries a tubular frame at the front for the engine. The six-cylinder engine came from the XK models, and the rear wheels had independent suspension.
A long bonnet that tilts forward in one piece, a small oval air intake and, on the first series, headlights behind glass covers.
Coupé and roadster. A 4.2-litre engine arrived in 1964, a version with room for four in 1966, Series 2 in 1968 and Series 3 with a V12 in 1971.