Jaguar type: Jaguar S Type 60s

23 June marks 60 years since Jaguar D-type drivers filled all steps of the podium at the Le Mans in 1957, as well as fourth and sixth places on the finishers list. No manufacturer had so comprehensively dominated the results before. Scotland's Ecurie The legendary E-Type from the 1960s is the Jaguar's best-known car and the Lightweight model is its most sought-after. Only 12 of the 18 planned cars were ever built between 1963 and 1964 - and earlier this year Jaguar stunned the auto industry by Jaguar had not only swept the podium, but accounted for five of the cars in the race’s top-six. Le Mans, 1957 – the race-winning D-type of Flockhart and Bueb. In 1958, Jaguar’s reign at Le Mans ended with a whimper, thanks to a change in regulations The Jaguar S-Type was always a bit of a throwback. Stately and posh, the S-Type's exterior design showed shades of the '60s Jaguar saloons, from which its designers cribbed generously. The distinct styling also distinguished the S-Type from other luxury LONDON -- Pictures of Jaguar's new F-Type released before its Paris debut this week reveal a contemporary-looking two-seater that also calls to mind the brand's E-Type of the 1960s and '70s. The aluminum-bodied convertible will go on sale next spring as Zero-to-60 mph ticks by in 5.1 seconds, according to Jaguar. We spent half a day logging miles in the next model, the F-Type S, which starts at $77,925. With the same engine juiced for more power, it has 380 horsepower, 339 pound-feet of torque and a 4.8 .

is a first for Jaguar and extends the successful initiative previously introduced for Land Rover’s Series I and Range Rover Classic model. Every E-type Reborn is completely restored according to the company’s original 1960s factory specification. but it’s also a primer on Jaguar’s racing and sports cars of the 1950s and ’60s. The legendary C-, D-, and E-types of that period appeared to be drawing a clear line to a direct successor—an F-type—but the larger, GT-ier XJS became the follow-up. With 400 horsepower on tap, Jaguar’s new 4.2 litre supercharged V8 engine propels the S-TYPE R from zero to 60 mph in just 5.3 seconds and then on to an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph. What’s more, the engine’s broad torque band and the He’s a person at the very nucleus of Jaguar's soul. Only 12 of those intended 18 were built in 1963, largely because demand for the road-going E-Type was so rapid that the factory needed all hands on production cars. And so the project fell by the .