1961March15th, Jaguar E-Type made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. As the fastest mass-produced sports car at that time, E-Type was widely praised for its design which can be regarded as a model of automobile aesthetics in later generations. The E-Type was designed by Jaguar's most influential designer Malcolm Sayer, and even Enzo Ferrari praised it as "the most beautiful car in the world". Elon Musk even called Type E his first love. He fell in love with "her" when he was 17 years old.
The classic E-model may be familiar to everyone, but next we will show you a Jaguar E-model. First of all, these pictures may make you feel a little uncomfortable, please forgive me. This car is considered a terrible nightmare by many car collectors. It used to appear in several car dealers for sale, but now it is nowhere to be found. The final transaction price was $80 thousand. Although it's so bad, someone still buys it! So if you like this car very much, you can only always pay attention to the classic car market!
This is a jaguar model e with a strange shape. According to the previous dealership, it has been owned by the same person for more than 30 years. During that time, the car was modified many times and finally became what it is today. At first, the E-type was a 2+2 coupe. A friend of the first owner had a serious rollover accident while driving, and finally bought it at a very cheap price.
Although the appearance is quite bad, the power problem is also quite noteworthy. After the roof was cut off, the owner did not carry out the necessary chassis reinforcement, but installed Ford's 5.0-liter V8 engine. Eight years later, the gearbox broke down, which also prompted the owner to transform the car into what it is now. You think that the owner may use FRP to modify the car body, but it is not like this, just using metal plates.
Subsequently, the power system was modified and Cadillac's 8.2-liter turbocharged V8 engine was replaced. At present, this car uses Chevrolet's 5.7-liter V8 engine. Some accessories also come from various brands, such as the headlights of Ford Taurus in 2004, the seats of Nissan datsun 240Z, the strange wheels and the maple dashboard look familiar.
Perhaps because the modification was too personal, the car only traveled 600 miles (965 kilometers) after completing the whole modification work. The price of a Jaguar E-Type in good condition is between 55,000 and 280,000 dollars, depending on the version, mileage, condition, specifications and so on, so the price of this "classic" car is 80,000 dollars. Would you choose to buy it if it were you?