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E-Type: 50, but still beautiful
50 YEARS OF THE E-TYPE: Even a
half-century after its launch at the
Geneva auto show Jaguar's E-Type is
the icon of the perfect sports car.
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of
one of the most famous and desirable
cars in automotive history - the Jaguar
E-Type.
Jaguar will celebrate at high-profile
motoring events throughout 2011.
The company will mark the
anniversary specifically at the 2011
Geneva auto show - the very venue
where it was first shown - and
continue with events at Goodwood’s
Revival and Festival of Speed, the
Pebble Beach Concours d Elegance, the Nurburgring Old Timer GP and a host of Jaguar customer, dealer and
lifestyle events worldwide.
STILL INFLUENTIAL
When launched in 1961, the appeal of the E-Type blasted through the automotive world. Such is the inherent
rightness of its proportions, stance and purity of line that one is a permanent exhibit in New Yorkâ€s Museum
of Modern Art.
The now iconic E-Type set standards in automotive design and performance when it was launched in 1961. Its
influence is still apparent in Jaguar’s modern range: cars that, the automaker says, offer a peerless blend of
performance, comfort, cutting-edge technology and award-winning design.
STILL GORGEOUS AFTER ALL
THESE YEARS: The E-Type first
emerged from the factory as a hardtop;
a convertible followed to
cement the image that Enzo Ferrari
famously called "the most beautiful
car in the world".
“Half a century of progress has not
diminished the significance of the E-
Type” said Mike O’ Driscoll,
managing director Jaguar Cars and
chairman of Jaguar Heritage. It was a sensation when it was launched and remains Jaguar's most enduring and
iconic symbol.
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