8 JAGUAR EŒTYPE SERIES 3

The last E Type was a very di¨erent beast from its felicitous predecessors. With V12 rather than straight-six power, and often sold as a lazy auto, it was far heavier and more cumbersome: more boulevard cruiser than B-road blaster. In the early ‘60s, an E Type was a sports car marvel. By the ‘70s, it

was a grand touring also-ran.