Looking good at 50, the Jaguar E-Type celebrates
Posted by @ 12:55 4th Mar 2011
"One of the most iconic and fantasised about cars on our roads is celebrating its 50th birthday, The Guardian reported.
The classic E-type Jaguar may be half a century young, but, as original test driver Norman Dewis says: "Even today, you take this car out and people will not walk by it. They will always stop and look at it."
In this economic climate, classic car hire<http://www.vanillaclassics.com/> is the more affordable way for motorists to achieve their dream of handling such a desirable car; however back in 1961, the E-type was launched at a "just-about-accessible" price of £2,000 and the public loved it.
Designed by Malcolm Sayer, it was the first car to use large-scale production based on the principles of aircraft engineering. Mr Dewis recalled the shape was due to Sayer's mathematical talent and a ball of wool.
"We did the testing first in the wind tunnel but we found a slight discrepancy between those results and what you get on the road. So we called in at a wool shop on the way to the test track and [stuck] four-inch lengths of wool to the car."
The car is considered such a design classic that it is being exhibited at the Design Museum in London until early March, BBC News reported.
Other celebrations will take place throughout the year, including an event at the Jaguar Exhibition Hall in Coventry on April 2nd."
Author: Elizabeth Smythe
Our Jag is off for the weekend for a birthday celebration with Bob, Lucy and family. They drove away with the roof down after Jax' handover.
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