To see the most beautiful Jaguar in the world was a treat, but to finish this video together with the greatest song ever written was a very pleasant surprise! Thank you very much for the upload!
Brilliant to see this again, the summing up at the end followed by the video credits to 'The House of the Rising Sun' is just perfect. Thanks for putting this up.
Nobody sane will ever consider an XJ on the same level. The market speaks to that as well- there are a dozen for sale within 20 miles of me and all under $5K.
Criticism of the Series 3 is truly undeserved. The Series 3 offered an exotic V12 that was reliable and did not require rebuilding every 30K miles like an Italian. I love the more aggressive shape of the S-3, though the overriders were a bit much.
Wonderful car....I'm restoring my 1967 coupe for almost daily driving in 2019.Everything else is a bore.I have 2 others for spares though just incase :)GTJOEY1314TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAR IN THE WORLD.
@quirpco thank you for defending my country and by the way, tell anyone who doesn't believe you to take a look at the post 1974 MGB, that's right, those distinctive rubber bumpers were enforced by American safety legislation
I always loved these cars and this short documentary was superb. The one negative thing that I have to say is how insane it is to plant big ugly license stickers across the hoods of these works of art. Personally, I'd rebel.
@@stewartw.9151 I'm not so sure about that. I visited a local classic meet in Lancashire a few years ago (which I've heard still takes place) and I remember seeing about 2 S3 roadsters there didn't have reg number stickers on their bonnets, not underneath either. How they managed to drive away from the house and onto the roads without a front number plate on their cars I don't know, any average Joe norm in their mundane modern motor would've been pulled over by plod in no time, but some of the owners of these expensive motors think the law doesn't apply to them.
848 CRY, (the red convertible 3.8) should be recognised by fans of The Italian Job (the real one, in Italy, not the modern remake set in America) as one of the 'three fast cars' that were so brutishly hurled off a cliff by the Italian Mafia. Of course, the real car was not destroyed, merely a stunt double! (called Steve, I'm told)
The Jaguars were damaged by the Mafia's bulldozer but none of them were hurled over the cliff. Only the Aston Martin (actually a heavily re-worked Lancia Convertible) was disposed of over the cliff edge. All 3 Jaguars and the Aston Martin still survive today.
How much of this episode was filmed in the late 90s and how much was filmed years earlier?. The reason I ask is there's an ep of Top Gear from the first Top Gear classic and sports car show at the NEC in Birmingham (not sure if this show had anything to do with the magazine of the same name), which I've discovered is from 1993. In the first half it shows Quentin Willson with the black leather jacket on driving two Es, one is 848 CRY and the other is a light blue S1 FHC, and some of the footage shown is the same footage of Quentin driving the red roadster along the same country roads in this Car's the Star episode from 1997. They even show shots of Adam Faith in that jacket talking about ringing up William Lyons and wanting an E-Type. So what footage was specially filmed for this episode?. I'm guessing it was the shots of Quentin with the red FHC wearing the blue shirt and talking to Jonathan Meades and a few additional shots beside 848 CRY. Kinda strange they reused scenes from an earlier Top Gear episode.
"Clumsy front and back lights" is said about the Series II. While the Perspex-free front lights had to be brought forward a bit so that one could actually see safely at night, there was nothing "clumsy" about the rear lights. Princess Grace of Monaco preferred them, saying that those lights, combined with getting rid of the licence plate indentation and reverting back to an XK SS type of wrap-around bumper, improved the looks and gave the car a more "finished" look. "BOO!!!" to Series I supremacists!!
@kernals12 safer to pedestrian tell me if i'm wrong but the road is for cars not for people anyways because of the "safety legislation" you will never see a car like this on the roads ever again
It was bad because of the way they went about it. Piddling about with headlight heights and sizes, removing glass headlight covers, insisting on stupid wrap-around bumpers that wouldn't deform in a 5mph crash, detuning engines so they would still consume fuel at the same rate but produce less power etc. etc. were all about APPEARING to improve road safety and pollution by using quick "fixes" to pander to ignorant pressure groups, rather than an actual desire to improve things. The Americans made the crucial mistake of using legislation to "improve" safety and pollution, rather than going down the European route of using independent bodies like Euro NCAP to set standards. Legislation not only lags behind, but it becomes hung up on pointless crap.
The Jaguar was beautiful but you needed to have a full time mechanic, named Nigel, living in your garage to repair that Jaguar every day. Also, I have learned never to drive your Jaguar any further than you are willing to walk home after breaking down on the side of the road. The Jaguar E-type is the most beautiful car in the world, enough said.
Simply not true. It's apparent that you just believe any stereotype. Mine failed to start once since 1989 and the only thing that ever broke while out on a drive was an alternator. Plenty of them have gone cross country and back, all over Europe, etc. The main problem that gave them a reputation was incompetent "mechanics."
well that is your point of view and the Ford Fusion is a rip off of a DB9... anyways safety in cars are only tested up to 40 MPH and if you were to crash any car at 65-70MPH you will not survive so what is the point of "safety legislation" in the 1st place??
I find it strange that Johnathan Meades promotes the appreciation brutalist architecture but considers rectilinear cars to be without artistic merit. I would have thought he would like the imposing presence of a Citroen BX estate.
Typical britsh lousy politics you can have a fast car as many military aicraft as we can thjnk up but weve only jusr got rid of rationing and hovels with smokey chimneys are the norm
Watching this in 2022, and I have to say the BBC camera and production work was sensational. Its a work of art as well.
The E-Type Jag is car design at its absolute best. Few cars even come close when it comes to beauty.
To see the most beautiful Jaguar in the world was a treat, but to finish this video together with the greatest song ever written was a very pleasant surprise! Thank you very much for the upload!
0:34 I saw Nigel about 2 years ago on the M62 driving a depressing early registered SLK, how times have changed.
Best looking sports car ever.
Pet
Nearly 50 years old and they still look great!
By far miura is the most beautiful car in the world
"race car in a mini skirt"! well said. ... absolutely gorgeous
Gorgeous.
Brilliant to see this again, the summing up at the end followed by the video credits to 'The House of the Rising Sun' is just perfect. Thanks for putting this up.
Even Enzo Ferrari loved it.
Even tho' everyone back then said the XJ was ugly, nowadays it's considered as stunning as the E-Type.
Nobody sane will ever consider an XJ on the same level. The market speaks to that as well- there are a dozen for sale within 20 miles of me and all under $5K.
This is the car that Henry Manney famously called "the greatest bit of crumpet-catcher in history". : )
Excelente! mi auto favorito
Criticism of the Series 3 is truly undeserved. The Series 3 offered an exotic V12 that was reliable and did not require rebuilding every 30K miles like an Italian. I love the more aggressive shape of the S-3, though the overriders were a bit much.
Still my ultimate dream car
The Yanks fcuked the E-Type.
Wonderful car....I'm restoring my 1967 coupe for almost daily driving in 2019.Everything else is a bore.I have 2 others for spares though just incase :)GTJOEY1314TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAR IN THE WORLD.
Good luck - you are taking on quite a task!
@quirpco thank you for defending my country and by the way, tell anyone who doesn't believe you to take a look at the post 1974 MGB, that's right, those distinctive rubber bumpers were enforced by American safety legislation
thanks
I always loved these cars and this short documentary was superb. The one negative thing that I have to say is how insane it is to plant big ugly license stickers across the hoods of these works of art. Personally, I'd rebel.
British rules demanded a front plate - and better than fitting a rigid thing hanging down messing with the airflow, was to use a vinyl decal.
@@stewartw.9151 I'm not so sure about that. I visited a local classic meet in Lancashire a few years ago (which I've heard still takes place) and I remember seeing about 2 S3 roadsters there didn't have reg number stickers on their bonnets, not underneath either. How they managed to drive away from the house and onto the roads without a front number plate on their cars I don't know, any average Joe norm in their mundane modern motor would've been pulled over by plod in no time, but some of the owners of these expensive motors think the law doesn't apply to them.
848 CRY, (the red convertible 3.8) should be recognised by fans of The Italian Job (the real one, in Italy, not the modern remake set in America) as one of the 'three fast cars' that were so brutishly hurled off a cliff by the Italian Mafia. Of course, the real car was not destroyed, merely a stunt double! (called Steve, I'm told)
The Jaguars were damaged by the Mafia's bulldozer but none of them were hurled over the cliff. Only the Aston Martin (actually a heavily re-worked Lancia Convertible) was disposed of over the cliff edge. All 3 Jaguars and the Aston Martin still survive today.
I meant 2 Jaguars not 3!
Unpopular opinion: The XJS is awesome too!
And also much less expensive to buy than an E-type!
Unlike the E Type the XJS got better with age!
How much of this episode was filmed in the late 90s and how much was filmed years earlier?. The reason I ask is there's an ep of Top Gear from the first Top Gear classic and sports car show at the NEC in Birmingham (not sure if this show had anything to do with the magazine of the same name), which I've discovered is from 1993. In the first half it shows Quentin Willson with the black leather jacket on driving two Es, one is 848 CRY and the other is a light blue S1 FHC, and some of the footage shown is the same footage of Quentin driving the red roadster along the same country roads in this Car's the Star episode from 1997. They even show shots of Adam Faith in that jacket talking about ringing up William Lyons and wanting an E-Type. So what footage was specially filmed for this episode?. I'm guessing it was the shots of Quentin with the red FHC wearing the blue shirt and talking to Jonathan Meades and a few additional shots beside 848 CRY. Kinda strange they reused scenes from an earlier Top Gear episode.
...in the world
4:55 FU 2
well if we had that attitude, would the number of deaths in car accidents have been reduced to 1/6 of what they were in 1958?
"Clumsy front and back lights" is said about the Series II. While the Perspex-free front lights had to be brought forward a bit so that one could actually see safely at night, there was nothing "clumsy" about the rear lights. Princess Grace of Monaco preferred them, saying that those lights, combined with getting rid of the licence plate indentation and reverting back to an XK SS type of wrap-around bumper, improved the looks and gave the car a more "finished" look. "BOO!!!" to Series I supremacists!!
@kernals12 safer to pedestrian tell me if i'm wrong but the road is for cars not for people anyways because of the "safety legislation" you will never see a car like this on the roads ever again
For all its faults, at least the Mk3 E-type could achieve 150mph without being tuned in any way.
8:55 name of the song ?
House of the Rising Sun, by the Animals
Why was it a bad thing that America wanted their cars to be safer and cleaner?
It can spoil the looks.
It was bad because of the way they went about it. Piddling about with headlight heights and sizes, removing glass headlight covers, insisting on stupid wrap-around bumpers that wouldn't deform in a 5mph crash, detuning engines so they would still consume fuel at the same rate but produce less power etc. etc. were all about APPEARING to improve road safety and pollution by using quick "fixes" to pander to ignorant pressure groups, rather than an actual desire to improve things. The Americans made the crucial mistake of using legislation to "improve" safety and pollution, rather than going down the European route of using independent bodies like Euro NCAP to set standards. Legislation not only lags behind, but it becomes hung up on pointless crap.
Jerryman clackson tells us they all overheated. glad these people tell us the truth
The Jaguar was beautiful but you needed to have a full time mechanic, named Nigel, living in your garage to repair that Jaguar every day. Also, I have learned never to drive your Jaguar any further than you are willing to walk home after breaking down on the side of the road. The Jaguar E-type is the most beautiful car in the world, enough said.
Simply not true. It's apparent that you just believe any stereotype. Mine failed to start once since 1989 and the only thing that ever broke while out on a drive was an alternator. Plenty of them have gone cross country and back, all over Europe, etc. The main problem that gave them a reputation was incompetent "mechanics."
dude ever heard of G-forces??? the human body can only with stand about 100Gs and i don't think no car company crash test there cars over 40MPH
Aircraft seat manufacturers test to 40G under FAA requirements, as that is beyond what the human body will survive.
well that is your point of view and the Ford Fusion is a rip off of a DB9... anyways safety in cars are only tested up to 40 MPH and if you were to crash any car at 65-70MPH you will not survive so what is the point of "safety legislation" in the 1st place??
And today many prefer the S3. Nothing wrong with that.
I still prefer the first. The second doesn't look too bad, but the first still wins my heart.
£800.00 I don't think so, not ever !
i never thought the e type looked that good, and there have been plenty of attractive cars since the E type, even the Ford Fusion looks good today
which car company is paying you to say all that crap, only they would oppose laws that could save laws
I find it strange that Johnathan Meades promotes the appreciation brutalist architecture but considers rectilinear cars to be without artistic merit. I would have thought he would like the imposing presence of a Citroen BX estate.
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Split Window Coupe (1963) is, unquestionably, the most beautiful car in the world.
Err, No!
Typical britsh lousy politics you can have a fast car as many military aicraft as we can thjnk up but weve only jusr got rid of rationing and hovels with smokey chimneys are the norm