Jaguar E-Type (1961-1975): Books - History and Models (1/3)

Jaguar E-Type Six-Cylinder Originality Guide

This book on Jaguar E-type Six-Cylinder originality is based on research spanning almost five decades, and Drs. Haddock and Mueller include here extensive new information from an exhaustive four-year examination of the Mueller collection of over fifty E-types.
As such, the book is archaeological in nature, based more on observations of cars than on factory publications or other literature.

The examination of principally un-restored cars, many partly or completely disassembled and still retaining their original configuration, permitted discovery of much detailed information not reported before.
The large volume of data used in the compilation of this work permitted statistical analysis of production changes that would be impossible with a smaller data-set. It significantly advances the understanding of the original configuration of these remarkable cars.

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Author:	Thomas F. Haddock, Michael C. Mueller
Details:	516 pages, 31.5 x 23 x 3.9 cm / 12.4 x 9.1 x 1.54 in, hardback
Illustrations:	1568 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Dalton Watson Fine Books (USA, 2017)
ISBN:	9781854432841

Factory-Original Jaguar E-Type - The originality guide to 3.8, 4.2 and V12 models

During its 13-year production the E-type went through countless changes, large and small, and whether you are an owner, a prospective owner, a restorer, or simply one of the many E-type enthusiasts, it is important to know what the correct original specifications and equipment would have been on the day the cars left the Browns Lane factory, both for major components like the engine and for details like the gear lever gaiter or the spark plug leads.
These things matter not only because they give the satisfaction of having got things right but also because value increases with originality.

This book, then, is the comprehensive guide to originality in all departments for all models of E-type. Researched and written by the Archivist of Jaguar Heritage, who has the complete factory production records in his care, it covers engine and transmission, body panels, interior and exterior trim and badges, electrics, dashboard, instruments and switches, lamps, under-bonnet components, paint and trim colours - in fact everything right down to the tool kit, from the beginning of production to the end.

In the book, each model is given its own section which opens with a text description followed by specially commissioned colour photographs of outstanding examples of the cars, accompanied by extended captions.
All production changes are listed, either in the text or in tables alongside. For quick reference to accurate information, this formula is hard to beat, while the book also provides a definitive history of E-type production, enabling the reader to view every model and variant in very considerable detail.

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Author:	Anders Clausager
Details:	160 pages, 25.5 x 26.5 x 1.8 cm / 10 x 10.4 x 0.71 in, hardback
Illustrations:	350 colour photos
Publisher:	Herridge & Sons Ltd (GB, 2012)
Series:	Factory-Original
ISBN:	9781906133368

Jaguar E-Type : A Celebration of the World's Favourite '60s Icon

Four decades after its launch, the Jaguar E-type is still at the top of most car enthusiasts' Christmas lists. An enduring example of design and engineering excellence, it is instantly recognisable to people around the world.
In production from 1961 to 1974, it was celebrated at the time as the most glamorous sports car of them all and is today one of the best-know icons of the 60s. If ever there was a deserving recipient of the tile 'Great Car,' it's the classically elegant Jaguar E-type.

In this fascinating, extensively illustrated book, Nigel Thorley describes the year by year history and development of the Jaguar E-Type, including anecdotes and curiosities along the way. Together with a sumptuous collection of colour photographs, this adds up to a feast of nostalgia that will delight all admirers of this most sinuous of cats.

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Author:	Nigel Thorley
Details:	160 pages, 26 x 26 x 2 cm / 10.25 x 10.25 x 0.79 in, hardback
Illustrations:	264 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2017)
Series:	Veloce Classic Reprint
ISBN:	9781787110250

Jaguar E-Type: The Definitive History (2nd Edition)

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-type, this is an all-new updated edition of a classic book that was first published by Haynes in 1989 and remained in print for 20 years. The E-type was, and still is, a uniquely charismatic and important British sports car - and this remarkable book provides the ultimate tribute to it.
With lots of new information and illustrations, and presented in a handsome new design in a larger format, this book is a 'must-have' for all E-type enthusiasts.

A lifelong E-type enthusiast, Philip Porter has been writing about these cars for over 30 years and owns two fine examples: the oldest E-type in existence (the fixed-head coupé registered 9600 HP) and a roadster that appeared in the film The Italian Job. The author of 17 books on Jaguar subjects, he also runs the E-type Club, which serves owners and enthusiasts worldwide.

Key content:
- Early days: design and development; launch and reaction; specification and production.
- The 3.8 E-type: launch as roadster and fixed-head coupé; development and evolution; early racing activities with E-types; invading the USA as the XKE.
- The competition cars 1962-64: development of the lightweight versions for racing; their successes - and failures - in GT classes of international racing.
- The 4.2-litre E-type: a bigger engine for 1964; subsequent evolution through to Series II form; the 2+2 (a third body style) arrives in 1966.
- The Series III E-type: the final model gets Jaguar's awesome 5.3-litre V12 engine; evolution through to the end of production in 1974.
- The E-type in later years: the born-again racing car; variations on the theme; the E-type in miniature; the E-type today.
- Comprehensive appendices: specifications; the competition E-types and their results; production changes; models; sales figures.

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Author:	Philip Porter
Details:	672 pages, 29 x 25 x 5 cm / 11.4 x 9.8 x 1.97 in, hardback
Illustrations:	400 b&w and 400 colour photos
Publisher:	Porter Press International (GB, 2015)
ISBN:	9781907085192

Jaguar E-type - The Complete Story

The Jaguar E-type was the outstanding British sports car of the post-war years. Introduced in 1961 it was Jaguar's most numerically successful sports car until production ceased in 1974. The author includes full specifications and results of road tests, and information is provided on buying and maintaining an E-type.

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Author:	Jonathan Wood
Details:	208 pages, 26 x 19.5 x 1.3 cm / 10.25 x 7.7 x 0.51 in, paperback
Illustrations:	88 colour photos, 73 b&w photos
Publisher:	The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 1998)
Series:	The Complete Story
ISBN:	9781861261472

Jaguar E-Type

Classically elegant with a timeless design and lightning fast: Even five decades after its launch, the Jaguar E-Type still has a firm place in the hearts of automobile enthusiasts.
This excellently illustrated book meticulously documents the development and equipment of the British sports car icon during its entire production period from 1961 to 1974.

The internationally renowned automobile historian Nigel Thorley uses specially produced, sophisticated large-format photos to show the transformation of the "E-Type" from the cultivated but nevertheless very English sports car of the early days to the American-inspired boulevard cruiser of later days.

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Author:	Nigel Thorley
Details:	184 pages, 26 x 26 x 2 cm / 10.25 x 10.25 x 0.79 in, hardback
Illustrations:	numerous b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Heel-Verlag GmbH (D, 2022)
ISBN:	9783898801089

Jaguar E-Type

Its appearance in 1961 was a sensation, its demise in 1976 caused consternation around the world, and to this day it remains a legend, an artifact that can even be admired in the Museum of Modern Art.

The magnificent volume by Jaguar specialist Philip Porter, edited in German by automobile journalist Halwart Schrader, is considered the "E-Type Bible." The book about the legend is now available in a comprehensively expanded, revised and completely redesigned edition. It describes the history of the automobile icon E-Type, its development, its design and its technology in detail and with information.

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Author:	Philip Porter, Halwart Schrader
Details:	448 pages, 28.5 x 25.5 x 3.6 cm / 11.2 x 10 x 1.42 in, hardback
Illustrations:	767 b&w and colour photos, 97 drawings
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2021)
ISBN:	9783613043992