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Jaguar to continue the production of Lightweight E-Types


Six cars will be built to complete the original production target of 18 units.



  • Jaguar is to build six brand new Lightweight E-Types - the "missing" six Lightweights that were never built from the intended 18-car series.
  • The Jaguar brand's first ever re-creation project, the all-aluminum cars, will be assigned the six remaining chassis numbers which were originally allocated in 1963.
  • All six vehicles will be built to the exact specifications of the original twelve cars first produced in 1963.
  • The first new Lightweight E-Type will make its public debut later this summer.
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May 13, 2014 -

Jaguar is to build six perfect reproductions of the original, race-bred Lightweight E-Type that was created in 1963. The new cars are the "missing" six vehicles from the brand's Lightweight E-Type project, which originally started in February 1963 with the objective of building 18 Special GT E-Type Cars. Only 12 of the aluminum bodied Lightweight E-Type vehicles were eventually built, the last in 1964 - the remaining six designated chassis numbers however having lain dormant - until now.
The new cars will be hand-built in-house by Jaguar's finest craftsmen. Each car will be constructed to the exact specifications of their original 1960s forebears - including the 3.8-litre straight-six engine. The Lightweight carried approximately 114kg (250lb) less weight than a standard E-Type, thanks to its all-aluminum body and engine block, a lack of interior trim and exterior chrome work and a host of further weight-saving features including lightweight, hand-operated side windows.




  • Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Production The production techniques resemble the ones Jaguar employed fifty years ago during the first creation of the Lightweight E-Type.
  • Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Production The iconic headlight section of the early E-Type hood design - made entirely from aluminum for the Lightweight version.
  • Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Production The powerplant will be the originally used 3.8 litre straight 6.
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  • Jaguar Lightweight E-Type at Silverstone 1963 Graham Hill 4WPD One of the originally produced Jaguar Lightweight E-Types in action at Silverstone in 1963.
  • Jaguar Lightweight E-Type at Silverstone 1963 Graham Hill 4WPD The Lightweight E-Types - even so they have been produced as open Roadsters - were equipped with a hardtop for improved aerodynamics during racing.
  • Jaguar Lightweight E-Type at Silverstone 1963 Graham Hill 4WPD Licensed 4 WPD, this was the first of the twelve Lightweight E-Types produced in 1963 - and one of the most successfully campaigned ones - scoring 1st in class at Silverstone with driver Graham Hill at the wheel.

Jaguar expects a high demand for the six newly manufactured Lightweight E-Types. Established Jaguar collectors, especially those with historic race car interests, will be prioritised amongst those potential customers who express interest.

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