Without a shadow of a doubt the best looking car of the 60s. All these years on they still turn heads wherever they go! Great piece of british enginering.
Despite the E-type's enduring popularity, I could never get behind it. The design of it, despite what that egomaniac Ferrari might have said, does nothing for me. That said, I can usually find something positive about any old car, and that is much the case here. I'll just appreciate its existence as a monument to a bygone time.
Without a doubt the E Type is a BEAUTIFUL work of art. Any angle you choose to look at it is the correct angle. There isn't one part of the car that isn't breathtaking. I owned a 1966 E-Type roadster and also a 1962 E-Type coupe which I converted to a Corvette powered, blue printed LT-1 engine producing 500+ horsepower complete with 10" custom made Boranni wire wheels.. The problem with both cars was maintenance and reliability. I traded in the '66 in 1970 for, as you call it, an American 1969 Corvette big block with 3 X 2 carbs and 435 hp. It's now 2018 and I still have and drive THAT car today. It has been one of the true joys of my life. I drive the car almost every single day. The car has been wonderful, fun to drive, almost defect free and very inexpensive to own for all these years. My only problem is now I am getting a bit too old and too stiff to get up and out of the car. Stepping up and over the Hooker side exhaust after playing 18 holes of golf is not easy these days. Within a few years I am going to reluctantly have to sell the car. Although I think the Jags are very special, they still don't hold a candle to my 'Vette. So, while I mostly agree with your comments, you haven't seen or driven my '69 Corvette. If you ever do, you will snatch that award from the Jag and give it to a car that is the real deal on all counts.
I was lucky enough to own one of these when I was just 21. I wanted a drop head, but I just couldn't get far enough away from the steering wheel. So I had to make do with a 4.2 Litre 2+2 in Navy Blue. At the time, it had incredible performance, but terrible brakes, and of course, no power steering. However, when your 21, non of those refinements mattered.
@@Kyle_da_athlete It was in the late 60's, and I was very surprised at the low cost of insuring it back then. From memory, it was something like 200 pounds.
Despite the E-type's enduring popularity, I could never get behind it. The design of it, despite what that egomaniac Ferrari might have said, does nothing for me. That said, I can usually find something positive about any old car, and that is much the case here. I'll just appreciate its existence as a monument to a bygone time. My personal favorite car, however, is the one I have right in my garage. A 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk.
For reliability, performance, looks and affordability I think it's hard to beat my Nissan 370Z sport coupe with its 6-speed manual gearbox. However, if I had the money I'd get the E-type Jag in a second.
Completely agree Jim! My 370Z Nismo is an incredible bit of kit - I love it. It follows 7 years of 350Z ownership and that too was a great car. Back in the early 70's I owned a 1963 Series One E Type open two seater and adored it, only selling it after a few years to get married! Fast forward to 2009 and I was looking for something classic to keep me occupied during pending retirement and back came all the cherished memories of my E Type. Anyway, absolutely no chance of affording one as the prices had gone through the roof. However, I stumbled across a replica E Type called the Challenger and to cut a long story short, I tracked one down and bought it. It's a glass fibre body, (moulded from a genuine E Type) over a space frame chassis, and uses an XJ6 as the donor vehicle. Please visit our club website - challengerownersclub and have a look! Over the last 12 years I've done a lot of work to mine and now got it just about right.They really are an incredible copy and still fit the 'affordable' label. Get one!! All the best!
@@tommot7236 Thank you Tommo; I very much appreciate that and will visit the site. I just finished watching Steve Mcqueen's Lemans and so I'm hyped up on cars now.
Shame they didn't carve off Jaguar and Land Rover earlier and paid more attention to quality. They were outstanding vehicles. The Range Rover was equally as ground breaking when it was launched.
Owned two of 'em. Not exactly everything....looks, handling, comfort, power...maybe. Relia-fuckin-a-bility NO WAY, JOSE. Absolutely without a doubt the biggest PIA car to maintain. It's so beautiful, it takes your breath away. But, looks aren't what really matters. What really matters is how much time and money it takes to keep the bloody thing on the road. If somebody wanted to own a car just to look at it, the E-Type would be the one. As a daily driver, you're in for a world of hurt. I traded my '66 Roadster back in 1970 for a '69Corvette L-71 427/435 with 3500 miles on it and still drive that same car today. The engine has almost 200,000 miles and has never been out of the car. Other than the normal consumable parts, this car has been a dream. Unlike the Jag, you can get in my Corvette and drive it across the country without fear of a catastrophic failure. So, to answer the video's question...the Jaguar "might" be the most beautiful car of the 60's but I'd put my '69 Corvette up against it any day of the week for "GREATEST MACHINE OF THE 1960'S".
I had an E-Type back in the late 60s. An in-depth familiarization of Corvette and musclecar tail lights ensued. Don't ask about issues with cooling, braking, synchros, or electrical demons. I've been a fan of Detroit Iron ever since. The XKE is a legend in its own mind.
Greatest car of the 60s...absolutely, but greatest "machine" ...not even close...that would be Concorde and any of the Apollo rockets with Saturn V then the EL Lightning Jet and maybe the Hawker Harrier jump jet...oh and the hovercraft.
imcusto Aww you're just biased! Have you just zapped forward 50 years into the future to 2016 to make that comment? Clear off back to the decade you came from, time Nazi ; )
Personally, I don't think the E-type is the best design in the world either, partly because I don't think a best design can truly exist. However, if I were to nominate my own selection, it would be the Studebaker Avanti of the same time period. Now that's a stunner!
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from all public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.
Absolutely beautiful but come on the E type was a bargain compared to the other marqus but at well over 30k in 2023 cash you still had to be really really wealthy to afford one of these works of art don't forget the average wage back in the 1960s was maybe £10-£14 PW.... So the E type was eye-wateringly expensive hardly accessible to the hoi pollei of the day was it??????
Never understood why any sane person would ever WANT to own a Porsche or Ferrari. I do understand why somebody would want to own a E Type and I did. Two of them. No question one of the most beautiful cars ever produced. Looks=100. Reliability=0. As for the Split Window '63 Vette, it is timeless. It's a good looking sports car designed for the American roads. Looks=90. Reliability=100. Not a perfect car but indeed more perfect than the others. When you go out for a drive, you can be certain the car (A) won't break down, (B) will be comfortable and (C) will get a thumbs up for everyone else on the road.
Too true. I drove a new one in 1978. It was not cheap. The average working class man of those days earned ten pounds per week, ie, 520 pounds sterling...before taxes, per year. That would be, by the exchange rate of the day, two dollars and fifty cents per UK pound: $11,404.00. NOT CHEAP for those days.....at all.
No Doubt a beautiful car, but the 911 will out handle, out class and will not fall apart. But the Jag looks great. I sold my Jag and now drive Porsche.....
# wholick They are identical just a diferent in name only, still poorly built kraut engineering, not worthy the name of classic machines as the Jaguars which are way ahead in all designs and of course a unparralled racing heritage.
Without a shadow of a doubt the best looking car of the 60s. All these years on they still turn heads wherever they go! Great piece of british enginering.
Despite the E-type's enduring popularity, I could never get behind it. The design of it, despite what that egomaniac Ferrari might have said, does nothing for me. That said, I can usually find something positive about any old car, and that is much the case here. I'll just appreciate its existence as a monument to a bygone time.
A Truly beautiful, timeless and classic automobile!
haha, noone was there, on this moon of ours, at least not the ones told of they were
Easily the best sportscar of the '60s and one of the best cars ever built. In fact it is still iconic
My dream car since I was 8.
Such a beautiful classic sports car ever made right here in the UK!
I've driven 3 and they were all series 2 4.2 3 carbs and YES that is the most brilliant machine of the 60's Lovely vehicules
Had a 63 e type in college in 76.
Back then they were affordable used cars, I had a '68 in the early '70s, great car.
@ we were the lucky ones, we got to drive them hard without fear of harming a priceless classic.
weeeeell done, this feature, and so wittily spoken. superb fun to watch!
enzo ferrari said jaguar etype the most beautiful car in the word
I'm proud to be British!
So light! Single hinge doors, bumpers that were strictly trim pieces, bolted through the body skin, no internal bracing.
Without a doubt the E Type is a BEAUTIFUL work of art. Any angle you choose to look at it is the correct angle. There isn't one part of the car that isn't breathtaking. I owned a 1966 E-Type roadster and also a 1962 E-Type coupe which I converted to a Corvette powered, blue printed LT-1 engine producing 500+ horsepower complete with 10" custom made Boranni wire wheels.. The problem with both cars was maintenance and reliability. I traded in the '66 in 1970 for, as you call it, an American 1969 Corvette big block with 3 X 2 carbs and 435 hp. It's now 2018 and I still have and drive THAT car today. It has been one of the true joys of my life. I drive the car almost every single day. The car has been wonderful, fun to drive, almost defect free and very inexpensive to own for all these years. My only problem is now I am getting a bit too old and too stiff to get up and out of the car. Stepping up and over the Hooker side exhaust after playing 18 holes of golf is not easy these days. Within a few years I am going to reluctantly have to sell the car. Although I think the Jags are very special, they still don't hold a candle to my 'Vette. So, while I mostly agree with your comments, you haven't seen or driven my '69 Corvette. If you ever do, you will snatch that award from the Jag and give it to a car that is the real deal on all counts.
I was lucky enough to own one of these when I was just 21. I wanted a drop head, but I just couldn't get far enough away from the steering wheel. So I had to make do with a 4.2 Litre 2+2 in Navy Blue. At the time, it had incredible performance, but terrible brakes, and of course, no power steering. However, when your 21, non of those refinements mattered.
in what year was that ? And how did you afford insurance lol?
@@Kyle_da_athlete It was in the late 60's, and I was very surprised at the low cost of insuring it back then. From memory, it was something like 200 pounds.
Rimmer driving a Jaguar excellent
Yes a beautiful car and very easy to drive
Well done & great video. Working on my '68 OTS to improve the hard top rear windscreen, a labour of love for sure.
it's been 11 months. How's it coming along, or are you too busy driving it around =)
Thanks!
The greatest machine of the 60’s was Concorde, designed by engineers using slide rules and an aircraft to this day, never surpassed
George Best, Twiggy, the Beatles, aaaand the E type! All others are pretenders, mere curs, snapping at the glorious Jag's heels.
Despite the E-type's enduring popularity, I could never get behind it. The design of it, despite what that egomaniac Ferrari might have said, does nothing for me. That said, I can usually find something positive about any old car, and that is much the case here. I'll just appreciate its existence as a monument to a bygone time.
My personal favorite car, however, is the one I have right in my garage. A 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk.
For reliability, performance, looks and affordability I think it's hard to beat my Nissan 370Z sport coupe with its 6-speed manual gearbox. However, if I had the money I'd get the E-type Jag in a second.
Ehh...while not bad choices, I'll just be over here enjoying my Studebakers. Different strokes.
Completely agree Jim! My 370Z Nismo is an incredible bit of kit - I love it. It follows 7 years of 350Z ownership and that too was a great car. Back in the early 70's I owned a 1963 Series One E Type open two seater and adored it, only selling it after a few years to get married! Fast forward to 2009 and I was looking for something classic to keep me occupied during pending retirement and back came all the cherished memories of my E Type. Anyway, absolutely no chance of affording one as the prices had gone through the roof. However, I stumbled across a replica E Type called the Challenger and to cut a long story short, I tracked one down and bought it. It's a glass fibre body, (moulded from a genuine E Type) over a space frame chassis, and uses an XJ6 as the donor vehicle. Please visit our club website - challengerownersclub and have a look! Over the last 12 years I've done a lot of work to mine and now got it just about right.They really are an incredible copy and still fit the 'affordable' label. Get one!! All the best!
@@tommot7236 Thank you Tommo; I very much appreciate that and will visit the site. I just finished watching Steve Mcqueen's Lemans and so I'm hyped up on cars now.
This guy should be on top Gear.... The E Type was sold to cheap. Great car,
Shame they didn't carve off Jaguar and Land Rover earlier and paid more attention to quality. They were outstanding vehicles. The Range Rover was equally as ground breaking when it was launched.
Owned two of 'em. Not exactly everything....looks, handling, comfort, power...maybe. Relia-fuckin-a-bility NO WAY, JOSE. Absolutely without a doubt the biggest PIA car to maintain. It's so beautiful, it takes your breath away. But, looks aren't what really matters. What really matters is how much time and money it takes to keep the bloody thing on the road. If somebody wanted to own a car just to look at it, the E-Type would be the one. As a daily driver, you're in for a world of hurt. I traded my '66 Roadster back in 1970 for a '69Corvette L-71 427/435 with 3500 miles on it and still drive that same car today. The engine has almost 200,000 miles and has never been out of the car. Other than the normal consumable parts, this car has been a dream. Unlike the Jag, you can get in my Corvette and drive it across the country without fear of a catastrophic failure. So, to answer the video's question...the Jaguar "might" be the most beautiful car of the 60's but I'd put my '69 Corvette up against it any day of the week for "GREATEST MACHINE OF THE 1960'S".
Until a corner appears..
Nice little Bburago model.
No contest !
so why has Jaguar never reproduced it!
It would sure be a best seller!
I had an E-Type back in the late 60s. An in-depth familiarization of Corvette and musclecar tail lights ensued. Don't ask about issues with cooling, braking, synchros, or electrical demons. I've been a fan of Detroit Iron ever since. The XKE is a legend in its own mind.
In China the number 4 is for unlucky people instead of the 8 ! The owner of this fabulous model isn't afraid at all :-)
Plus, he's a comedian...
I agree with everything you say But are you forgetting the Ferrari GTO?
The greatest machine of the Sixties? The rocket for the first Moon Landing !
For £2500 in 1960 you could buy a 3 bed house. !
If only Jaguar had the brains to continue it, like Porsche did the 911.
What if it was the Citroën DS instead?
His head is sticking up above windscreen 🤠
Certainly not a car for tall folk !!!
Is that Rimmer from Red Dwarf?
Phil Preston
Yes
If you see them now too high, wheels to skinny but the rest perfect
Greatest car of the 60s...absolutely, but greatest "machine" ...not even close...that would be Concorde and any of the Apollo rockets with Saturn V then the EL Lightning Jet and maybe the Hawker Harrier jump jet...oh and the hovercraft.
The greatest machine of the 1960s is undoubtedly the English Electric Napier Deltic locomotive.
+nablicman cough* Concorde cough*
+nablicman cough* Saturn V cough*
Cough * T.A.R.D.I.S. cough*
I think many many great machines were made at this time.
imcusto Aww you're just biased! Have you just zapped forward 50 years into the future to 2016 to make that comment? Clear off back to the decade you came from, time Nazi ; )
Personally, I don't think the E-type is the best design in the world either, partly because I don't think a best design can truly exist. However, if I were to nominate my own selection, it would be the Studebaker Avanti of the same time period. Now that's a stunner!
Hilary?
X. Wolfsteller wym
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned
from all public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the
Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by
reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated
central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down
all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From
2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as
exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox
oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no
investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even
created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.
❤️🔥
Absolutely beautiful but come on the E type was a bargain compared to the other marqus but at well over 30k in 2023 cash you still had to be really really wealthy to afford one of these works of art don't forget the average wage back in the 1960s was maybe £10-£14 PW.... So the E type was eye-wateringly expensive hardly accessible to the hoi pollei of the day was it??????
I had two growing up. A six and a twelve. Too bad they were extremely unreliable!!
they in fact aren‘t, it‘s a matter of regular maintenance, and then: my E500, 740 and 735 BMW and Mercs were a catastrophy
These cars are like women fella.... you have to engage and look after them lol 😂 😂
Never understood why any sane person would ever WANT to own a Porsche or Ferrari. I do understand why somebody would want to own a E Type and I did. Two of them. No question one of the most beautiful cars ever produced. Looks=100. Reliability=0. As for the Split Window '63 Vette, it is timeless. It's a good looking sports car designed for the American roads. Looks=90. Reliability=100. Not a perfect car but indeed more perfect than the others. When you go out for a drive, you can be certain the car (A) won't break down, (B) will be comfortable and (C) will get a thumbs up for everyone else on the road.
the xk ss is even prettier
No it's not, a crunched-up stubby lacking linear elegance.
No🇬🇧
NO, NEVER. They rotted in their hundreds on British streets, and cost a lot to run and insure.
Ask my source, Jake of Arch Garage (ret'd)
I wouldn’t agree that it’s comfortable!l
AC Cobra hands down
Too true. I drove a new one in 1978. It was not cheap. The average working class man of those days earned ten pounds per week, ie, 520 pounds sterling...before taxes, per year. That would be, by the exchange rate of the day, two dollars and fifty cents per UK pound: $11,404.00. NOT CHEAP for those days.....at all.
Interesting, someone with a British accent would choose the English car....Hmmmmm??
911....not a stunner..........keep it honest.
No Doubt a beautiful car, but the 911 will out handle, out class and will not fall apart. But the Jag looks great. I sold my Jag and now drive Porsche.....
USA!! USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sucks!
The greatest machine of the 1960s of course is the... Porsche 911!
You can't compare a 911 to an E type.
Ben Church you’re a Jaguar adept and I a Porsche adept. That’s the only incomparabilty, I think. Right?
Porsch is just a glorified VW and just as ugly. The Germans have never in their history of car designe ever built a good looking machine.
# wholick They are identical just a diferent in name only, still poorly built kraut engineering, not worthy the name of classic machines as the Jaguars which are way ahead in all designs and of course a unparralled racing heritage.
# Wholick er no they never have, all the kraut four wheelers are designed around the "house Brick" enough said.
classic british teeth
No fluoride in the water.