1963 Jaguar XKE - Jay Leno's Garage
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1963 Jaguar XKE - Jay Leno's Garage
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Personal insults directed against Jay Leno are irrelevant, being a celebrity he is a wealthy man, who clearly spend lots on motor vehicles for the love of them, however unlike many collectors he is happy to share his passion on here for us to see & enjoy. If it was not for the likes of him, these classics would be scrapped & lost forever.
I agree.
Yeah but he's too fat for that car.
XforeverlongingX Don't EVER pass up an opportunity to say nothing.
LarryC213 Lol I like that
XforeverlongingX Thank you.
"Welcome to the Jaguar section of the garage." A phrase we can all aspire to and never achieve.
You wouldn't want to, Jags may be extremely beautiful and elegant, but they are really, REALLY unreliable
@@user-bv1gq8jj6b but when you have a jaguar section, it doesn’t matter
@@klovor of course
HA! So True. I imagine years from now there will be the Jay Leno car museum with explicit directions from Jay that the collection must stay intact. Instead of by invite only at this stage of his life.
He can't take it all with him when he leaves the earth.
I thought the XKEs were the coolest looking cars of their day. Now over 50 years later, they still are in the conversation.
The Brilliance of Martin Teboski really is a beautiful piece of engineering. A masterpiece
Designed by an aircraft designer, with guidance from Sir Walter Lyons himself, who always favored flowing, classic lines. It's the ONLY car in the Smithsonian ART Museum.
Yeah well said...I've just watched this for the first time in 2022 and it's still a cool car. I'm lucky to have owned a 1967 Series one and a half coupe with the 4.2 litre engine back in 1975, my car was Red. I 'once' got it up to 135mph here in the UK! In 1975 it cost me 1,250.00 British Pounds, it was my every day driver. I sold a few years later for 1,535.00, as we started a family, today the same car would fetch around the 60 to 75 grand mark! But hey, I'm so glad I had one.
It was not an XKE. It is an E-type, arguably the most beautiful car on the road. Ask Enzo.
Beautiful cars. Of all the cars of my childhood this was the coolest I would agree. Especially since this wasn't a Ferrari; it was an expensive car but it was not beyond the grasp of middle to upper middle class drivers.
What’s great about Jay Leno is that he really gets involved with the cars he owns. He doesn’t just acquire them thoughtlessly.
It's the inspiration for Uncle Martin's space ship on " My favorite Martian".1963.
Jay lucked out with this Classic.
This is an old video, but I love the fact the there is a jaguar section of the garage and he had a "speedometer guy." Jay knows how to enjoy retirement.
Its nice to see a celebrity doing something like this with their money rather than overdosing.
Weird thing to bring up. Since when has a talk show host overdosed? Rare celebrities like Jay overdose, not all people with money live like rock-stars. Treat him like an individual my fellow nerd.
I remember telling people, if my plans work out and I get to be really successful, I'll be hooked on drugs within a week!!!
And i personally would be hooked on my cars...kind of like I am now but they would merely be more expensive classics and not the old air cooled VW classics Ive been playing with lately! @@TheNextGoogification
Of course he overdosed.. On adrenaline and sheer driving/owning pleasure. I'm also a junkie like him, but as I don't have the spondoolies he has, I watch Jay Leno's Garage.
he's hooked on denim
A beautiful car that you rarely see on the roads now. The time to grab these was during the 80's before the 'rare collectable' vibe started to be said. I don't think they were ever rare but ones in beautiful original condition are very collectable.
I have a lawnmower section in my garage......most of them are still being restored
no doubt you do
Funny you should mention it -- I do too.
And just like a classic discovered in a garage... they have grass and dirt all over them
You own more than 1 lawnmower? You’re richer than I am then!
Me too none of mine are restored…. I also have a classic car section too😁 1978 mg midget is my project car
As a kid - and now - this generation XKE is the automotive version of the Supermarine Spitfire. Iconic. Legendary. Nothing more British. One of the most beautiful/stylish automobiles ever designed. Congrats Jay. And thanks for sharing the story of it with us and for keeping it ORIGINAL.
i wish "the jaguar section" was in my vocabulary
@Boo., It clearly is in your vocabulary. It just isn’t in your garage.
Now let's go over to the dyno room...
The only section I have is the I’m Still Making Payments On This Piece Junk section.
@@melodymakermark Just what I was thinking.
*My corrosion matches that corrosion!* he exclaimed with such genuine glee that Santa Claus himself was taken aback and asked jay to tone it down a bit. Lol I’ve grown such an adoration for jay and his genuine love for vehicles of *all* types that it literally surprises me. I’ve never been so impressed with someone’s knowledge derived from sheer passion. He’s really just a phenomenal person.
Enzo was right - one of the most beautiful cars ever made. It’s 2021 and it still looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing this, Jay
I thought it was the roadster Enzo liked? Not sure just a question 👍
Enzo was a true gent, no modern car manufacturer would praise opposition like he did to e type
They say money can't buy happiness......but do you ever see a sad guy driving a Jaguar ... E Type/XKE ...a timeless piece of English beauty....
Boomboom ...and you never see a sad girl driving one either...ha lol
Of course the people driving them never look sad, It's the people who's Jags are non functional and facing massive repair bills that are sad. That may be the majority of classic Jaguar owners. But even the people I knew who had problematic cars said that when they ran right, there was nothing finer.
Without money you have to pursue hapiness, with money you have just not to get bored.
Ha! Great comment and on the money!
I used to drive a Porsche and every time I drove that car it put a smile on my face. I now have a Nissan 370Z and I feel much the same when I drive it. If I had an E-type series 1 Jag I'd be in heaven.
Jay does not own any of these beautiful cars, is is merely custodian of them, looking after them for future generations.
Most wealthy car collectors hoard their cars, not sharing them with anyone.
They are mobile works of art, except Jay is a regular kind of guy who has done incredibly well in life, and wants to share his passion for nice cars.
Cheers Jay, thank you for providing us with hours of entertainment.
+e314ds I think what Peter meant was--and Jay himself has said this--is he is a custodian for all these, until they pass from him to their new custodians. As an owner (2nd) of a similar '63 E Type, I feel the same way. Yeah, my name is on the title but, it belongs to the next generation, and I'm just keeping it alive! I'm also w/Jay on this: the coupe is better-looking than the roadster!
+vrooomie1 P.S.: *NO* stock E Type of that era was capable of 150 mph: the car they did so with was modified from stock. I can also attest to the fact --done on a track!-- that at ~135 mph, an E Type gets *verrrrry* light in its front loafers...!!!!
Doesn't really matter what Jay does with them, after he shuffles off this mortal coil: HE drives them, and is a wonderful custodian for these cars. trucks, and engines.
+vrooomie1 "Moral coil"???
+wholeNwon Fixed it!!
Love Jay’s enthusiasm and how he cherishes this car. Glad he didn’t restore it.
Leno's reviews are so real, and always educational.
Ever since I got an XKE hot wheels car I fell in love with the design.
I don't remember Hot Wheels XKE but Matchbox had one, so did I
One my top 5 wish list of cars, one of my favorite things about Jay Leno is that he shares his cars with all of us, instead of keeping them hidden away. And he drives them as well.
I had the privilege of driving an early XK-E. Though it has been over forty years, I have never forgotten the the thrill, the sound, the feeling of driving a truly superb car.
Your channel is not just another YT channel, but rather something to be valued and kept as summaries of car history. Keep it up!
THANK YOU, MR. LENO FOR TAKING SUCH GREAT CARE AND PROTECTING CAR HISTORY AND HERITAGE!
Beautiful old Jag, to me the most beautiful car of all time!!!👍👍👍
Love the way Jay always says we did this or that. The man knows it is all about a good team
I love Jay so much more from these videos vs. the Tonight Show. A genuinely nice man with the means to indulge his true passion and eager to share his knowledge and cars with all. Nice guys finish first sometimes.
My neighbor was(is) a Jag rated mechanic and he would have all these cool cars in his yard..... Jenson's and Jags and MG's... even Sunbeams. Was a great experience growing up around all that. He knew how to fix these cars right and got ALL the business from people with money. I'm in Maine BTW.
pics or it never happened
" Then the Jag started to swerve, when it went off dead man's curve! , you don't come back from dead man's curve !!" Jan & Dean song. 1960's.
Amazed that he consults a Jag book- he probably has one of the best collections in the US. Thanks Jay! Your appreciation of fine cars shines through!
Pure art form on wheels. Thanks Jay for sharing your passion.
Just watched this Jay.
I admire the passion you obviously have for this car and how you've done your upmost to keep it original and running.
Thanks from the UK.
It's absolutely the best to see an original vehicle being preserved. A rolling piece of beautiful art. Thanks for the great in-depth review Jay!
Enzo Ferarri was right! I've considered the XKE the best-looking car since it first appeared on the market, and still do.
Its beautiful untill you look at the back of the coupe.
AMEN to enzo ferarri,,,,,,,,,,,he was RIGHT
The boys that lived across the street had some nice cars: '63 split window '64 XKE coupe,'64 GTO, and a'29 Huppmoble coupe with a fi '58 Pontiac engine.
I'm going to disagree with you here - the XKSS/D-Type was actually the best-looking car ever built. The E/XKE comes in a close second...
Enzo wasn’t far from RIGHT (got you there on a flaw on 12:26 - probably drunk from happiness).
This is a beautiful automobile (I can't bring myself to call an XKE a "car"!) that exudes class from every angle. The fact that Jay found it in such good condition is a minor miracle. I'm glad that he has it and is sharing it with his fans and with car (er, I mean, automobile) enthusiasts. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride, Jay!
If not the, among the, most beautiful motor cars ever produced. 50 years of love. Imagine that. Thanks, Jay.
"....but the clock is correct!"
James May
Lamborghini Urraco...
I know it was in a Lamborghini Urraco but when Jay Leno made that comment, I couldnt help but lol and remember the James May remark
"these gauges all made by smiths... So,no."
-Jeremy Clarkson.
+Interceptor810 I did too... It's the small funny remarks that most folk miss that make us lol
*****
when did he say that?
All you need is a flat cap; sheepskin coat; leather slingback gloves and some jazzy sixties music. So jealous!
Probably my all-time fav car. Jay is truly blessed I'm glad he shares his passion with us.
Love your videos. It’s like we’re right in the room with you and you’re just telling us about your car. The other thing that’s great is that EVERY ONE of your cars is a part of your family. Refreshing to watch.
The XKE was the most beautiful car ever designed!
+Chaleco Salvavides nah, but far the most beautiful car is the Ferrari California SWB.
+Arisgod27 Enzo Ferrari said he felt the E-Type to be The Most beautiful car ever . . . .
that is a byproduct of the fact the World speaks English. . .which by the way is No accident . . .Cheers.
+Chaleco Salvavides You know there was no such thing as the XKE in the UK. It was only ever known as the E-type. The XKE is a US nomenclature only.
did not know that , learn something new every now and then , Thanks .....
That is an amazing example of one of the world's finest automobiles. Yeah, jags had problems - all cars do. But the underlying absolute beauty of the car trumped them every day. As Jay said, a well maintained automobile should last a lifetime.
OK, It's good looking BUT, Everyone I ever knew that owned one had nothing but problems, constantall-the-time problems. Oil leaks and awful British electrics plus lack of parts (And cost of those parts)kill any desire in me to own one.
@Paul Rose- I remember them the same way. My neighbor had a new 1962 roadster. Silver blue with dark blue leather. As an 8 year old, I loved that car though. The next year my old man got the 63 Stingray. We had the two coolest cars on the block.
Paul Rose- I knew I wouldn't have to search far in the comments section to find someone writing about the problems associated with this car. While I was watching the video I kept waiting for the scene with Jay sitting on the side of the road with the hood up and him looking hopelessly at the engine. Back in the mid !970s in Kentucky my stepfather was co-owner of a classic car shop. We had a few 12 cylinder Jaquars come through the shop. On many Sundays we would make plans to take a nice ride through the countryside in one of these powerful sporty looking vehicles, I think the furthest we made it was about 30 miles out of town before the car would just stop running. A breakdown happened every time we went for a ride in a Jaq, and it's never an easy repair that can be done on the side of the road. Jays car couldn't have been all original, the wiring system had to have been replaced or else there is no way the clock would still be working after 50 years. Not long ago I was doing some work for a lady in her home, and I noticed she had a brand new Jaquar in the garage. I told her about my early experiences and stated that I was sure she didn't have these types of problems with a brand new Jaq. She looked at me and laughed, saying her Jaq broke down before it even had a 150 miles on the odometer.
@@gregorybarned4557 I think that was probably a coincidence; all modern cars are reliable. But I agree, I would never want an original version even if it had been restored, because you would never be able to drive it with confidence. I prefer the work that Eagle are doing with the E-Types; they're restoring them, but putting modern wiring and fuel injection and brakes and stuff in them so you could actually use them as your everyday car.
My experience with E-Types was very "positive". I drove them everywhere- LA to Seattle- British Columbia over the Rockies to Alberta, and even Alaska. I NEVER had one break down except right after a mechanic had "tightened things" and broke an oil line. I've run many many miles with old, original Lucas electrics and never been stranded. My headlights quit one night- simple fix, the bonnet hinge kept the headlights from "grounding", so just had to run a small wire from bonnet to framework. Jay is right, though- I've never seen a '63 British electric clock still operating.
Congratulations Jay on a superb classic and a great vid , No stupid music noise no cameraman on speed with the zoom lens , just class ,Thanks 10/10
Just my thinking!
What a masterpiece! I have always loved this car. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats on an amazing find, Jay! I prefer an original, well-loved car (such as yours) over a fully restored one. My cousin bought a new Series 2 coupe and a new Series 3 roadster, I have vivid memories of being driven around in the coupe. He drove it like he was in a race all the time! I agree with Enzo - in my opinion, the Series 1 is the most beautiful street legal motorcar ever sold to the public.
He's so genuine how much he loves cars and I honestly think he does this website for fun and not the money , thank you for these amazing videos and showing us your cars
These video's have great production quality, they spend a lot on camera operators and chase cars, so I wonder how much is even left after paying for everything, and he certainly doesn't need the money, I think he just likes sharing his interest, and entertaining us.
According to a few sites, in 2022, Jay is worth $450 million. Easy to believe. His Duesenberg Walker Coupe alone is worth $20 million. He's not in this YT business for the dollars, and is incredibly kind with his time. He doesn't have to make these videos to pay the rent. He does it for his fans, and history. Great guy.
I'm an old British sports car fan. In the early 70's I had a 1969 orange MGB, then in 1977 I bought my first new car. It was a Glacier White MGB and I was 23 years old! I loved that car, my girlfriend and I looked (felt) so cool driving through the twisty mountain roads with the bonnet down. I only had that car a couple of years because it was a genuine "Lemon" and the dealership (was not a stand-alone MG dealership), along with every other mechanic my area, had no clue how to tune or fix the problems that kept popping up. It was a sad day for me when I sold it!
The car I have most wanted since I was 12 years old, has always been an early sixties Jaguar XKE!! I love everything about those cars!
I LOVE Jay's passion for his collection and for automobiles in general. I love hearing someone's love for something and he tells us everything we could ever want to know about each car like it's a story . I'm a fan. I miss him in Late Night television too.
Just bought my 72' 2+2 EType Manual... needs a little work but am really looking forward to driving it!
Jay Leno has done us all a great service by preserving and sharing his experiences with these wonderful classic cars!
We had a 1967 Series 1 Jaguar with the 4.2 Litre in it. My dad bought it from a widow in 1973 for 2000.00 and all we did to it was have it repainted..ours was silver. Dad kept it until 1996 and sold it to some guy in New York for 35000.00...It was all original except the paint still had the tool kit and the original wheels with the knock off spinners. Here in the Texas panhandle when the temp was above 90...we did not drive it..it would get too hot..so we just drove it in the cooler weather...when we sold it...it only had 47000 miles on it..we put about 15000 of those on it....great car...great memories.
"My corrosion matches that corrosion!".... that's real dedication 😍, thank you, Jay!
How marvellous that someone who can afford these cars is such a true enthusiast and so knowledgeable. Look after my old Bentley please Jay by the way, I miss that car.
A guy I knew had one when I was about 19 years old in 1971. He took me for a ride I never forgot and got the XKE up to 127 mph . That was a thrill for me driving my 66 283 impala 4 door. If I could have one cool car in my life , I would want the XKE. What a gorgeous , sexy design. Thanks for sharing Jay .
Jay breaks all the rules of show biz.
Doesn't move fast from one topic to another. Talks about niche interests. No dramatic music. Shows personal feelings for his autos, etc.
And ends up with the perfect show for car guys. He is just like us who are crazy for cars.
Truly one of the most gorgeous cars ever created!!! Great episode - and lucky find for Jay to preserve something the original owner clearly LOVED!!
Old Jags are my favorite classic sports car hands down!!
Hard to believe that when I grew up here in the UK in the 80's you would see series 1 E-Types rotting away uncovered and just dumped in people's front gardens.
fredintheshed1 Yes it's true, the factory built thousands of E-Types and sold them cheap. They had reliability problems with the electrics and in the USA had poor factory-provided service. Which means they depreciated disastrously, especially during the British Leyland era of the early '70s, when build quality went way down.
But the underlying design and powertrain were sound, and back in the late '70s and early '80s genuine car guys could pick them up for peanuts on the used market. Those smart enough to keep them stock own cars worth in the six figures today. Not to mention it being the sexiest car ever built.
yip remember seeing them in the autotrader for £800ono
fredintheshed1 Me to I saw a bronze colour, jaguar E type I think a v12 my be 3 or 2 litre can not remember with a large all four in one ex oust, it was beautiful, just siting there on the side of the road on the pavement and I wanted to take it away, and as a young man just did not have the money! . So I just had to walk away I have always thought what happened to It! ?.
Breaks my heart. I have worked on english cars for ten years. I have a certain affinity for the e type. Fully restored series 1 goes for 150k usd plus...
my uncle who was a mechanic had one in the garden rotting away! if only he had kept it up, and stored it for a few years! could have funded his retirement.
If Jay wasn't sharing his car collection with us, the world would be a poorer place. Thanks so much, Jay.
Only twice I got to drive my best friend's Jag XKE in 1967. Once on Mulholland Drive in Hollywood and once off Sunset Blvd. in the Silver Lake area of LA. I am 81 now and its amazing how driving car memories can be warm and comforting.
Along with the 1940 Ford Coupe, the E-Type is simply the most beautiful car ever made.
JAY - WHAT A TREASURE - GLAD SHE WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.
I used to work in a high perf garage in 1970 and I was the Jaguar specialist, because the other mechanics wouldn't touch it! What a nice car to drive! The advantage I had was that I could drive it without the price tag! Remembering that I adjusted the valves on one of these: quite special way of adjusting the valves! Also replaced a clutch, where you have to remove the motor from under to get access to the clutch! Luckily, I was used to repair english cars and it helped a lot, especially with the SU carbs. Real nice car and my preferred sport car together with the Austin Healey. Don't tell the police: I went 135mph with an Austin Healey in 5th gear with overdrive... But that's a long, long time ago...
Can u teach me?
I have loved this car since I was a kid growing up in Detroit. I love the color, just a great example of a great car!
The most beautiful car ever built...
Have been a car and motorcycle nut since a young age, my passion is 50s 60s US, but I do agree... four wheeled art...
The biologists say "form follows function" 100 percent right.
Can do better....fly like abutterfly, sting like a bee.....jejejeje
absolutely
DaRk KnIgHt
Beautiful car, thanks for sharing this video Jay.
I did some body work on one of these about 1972 at a shop where I was working in Detroit. The sheet metal was thick and very malleable. A dream to repair. It was all bump and file work, no plastic what so ever. When finished you couldn't tell it had been hit. I tried to get the shop owner to let me take it for a spin, but nothing doing. I have always loved this car and agree that it must be one of most beautiful of all rides. Hey Leno, put your seat belt on big boy!
Love Jays videos. Unhurried, informative and I get the chance to warm up a bit by basking in the reflected sunlight of California. Perfect!
Jay, your passion for the car shows through on your video......and a well deserved passion it is. She is absolutely beautiful.
What a beautiful car. I use to get goose bumps seeing these on the road back in the'60s, walking to school as a kid. The styling is magnificent.
Love ya Leno. I'd give a limb for these YT episodes to have been available for my dad to watch. Born in 1919, he lived for cars - like you. An MG TC when he came home from the War. An old Duesy, dual cowl Packard, Jags, Triumphs. Toward the end - he said; "I just want to be able to sit around with guys my age and talk about the old cars". I gotta stop.
I love these old analogue cars. Back in the early 70's I had a '59 Austin Healey 100-6. I paid a guy $200 dollars for it. It had a lot of body rot on it, caused by the dissimilar metals and the resulting electrolysis. Aluminum body/steel fenders. Straight six, OHV with twin SU carburettors. Stebro exhaust. Had a four speed with electrically switched overdrive in 3rd, and 4th. Wire wheels. Had the side curtains instead of the roll up windows that came later on the 3000's. Couldn't really afford to repair the thing properly, but I drove the hell out of it. What a great handling, willing car she was.... Never broke down on me. Wish I could afford another one, but they want your left nut and a promise on your other one to part with them. Thanks for sharing, Jay. I know what you mean.
I really love what Jay Leno does with his cars. I love hearing how he restores his cars and it's just so interesting and . . . neat that someone can (and does) do this . . . Love it !!!
Thanks Jay, fell in love with the XKE as a wee lad and never got so close until now.
I love Jay. He's so reverent about the cars he talks about. He probably spends more on break fluid every year than on clothes.
As a kid around 1970 - one of my buddies got dropped off at school in one of these in BRG. I remember being fascinated by the design - and those tiny, dainty doors. This was a true dream car!
feel free to come visit the VW section of my driveway! I love Jay and this show. He might be rich, but he is not a showoff D-bag. He buys these cars because he loves engineering & design. He's not trying to impress anyone. More power to ya brother.
joseph humphrey exactly
Just look along that bonnet, such beautiful lines, fabulous.
Thank you Jay for your passion and love of cars and sharing them with us.
The Jaguar E type was my dream car since I was 6 years old playing auto quartet in the early 60's. The Jag E was always a winning card with 12 cylinders and 240 km/hr top speed. Leno brought it back to me.
This is an absolutely beautiful car. Amazing quality.
I believe that Enzo was quoted as saying that "the Jaguar E-type was the sexiest automobile ever produced".
The first time I saw the Jaguar XKE was in Birmingham,Michigan in 1963. The woman driving it had two Dalmatians sitting at attention in the back (it was a convertible)I fell in love with the car. The Dalmatians underscored the elegance of the vehicle. Thanks for sharing such an awesome car.
This is an example of a Class A sports car of such grace and beauty that no one can not deny a wonderful work of art.VERY JAG-A-DELIC,BABY!!!
Been watching your car enthusiast series Jay. You have the ultimate man's dream in that garage of yours. Thanks for preserving the heritage of what being a guy was all about years ago. It's shallow, it's not eco-friendly, but Lord it's fun.
You can see how much jay loves that car just by the way he touches it!
I had a car parts store in the past. A customer of mine restored a 68 XKE convertible. One evening I was working late and he had just installed an ecectric cooling fam in his and was test driving it. When he saw me at my store he topped to talk. He loved how it was running cooler and tossed me the keys and said lets go for a drive. Twenty minutes on a winding road with the wind in my hair and I was forever changed.
Jay, I love this car. I remember back in high school, (late 70's ) my shop teacher had one of these as well as 2 other jags. He was fanatical about them and his Studebakers. He actually drove them to school and showed them to his classes. If I don't remember anything else about high school, I will always remember Jon Bill and his class and his cars.
I had a '64 roadster in the same color. Once I was entering the expressway and a MOPAR ( a 360 Duster maybe?) flew by at what must have been 100 mph. I instinctively got on it, and before I knew it I was catching up to him. Still floored, I looked down at the speedo and to my surprise I was going over 125 mph and still accelerating! I hit 130 before I shut it down, and for the record I never did that again (with that car)! Yeah, this car will do 150!
nofooIn I had a somewhat similar experience. Once they get past 60 they get stupidly fast. Stupid fast in that I was taken by surprise and shaken and never did it again :). That was almost 30years ago. Everything today is faster but so sterile and soulless by comparison.
nofooIn
That narrow track and long wheelbase catches you by surprise pretty quick! But god, what a car!
I had a British racing green 63 e type. I sold it and it went all the way back to the U.K. Wish I had never sold it. It was a lover’s spat with Lucas electronics. And yes, the car would do 153 miles per hour.
You saw an indicated 130mph, so that's proof the car will do 150? In the early magazine road tests, Jaguar supplied cars which had been 'improved', and for the maximum speed test, fitted race tyres for a marginal improvement. It just made 150. Don't get me wrong, I think the E-Type was a brilliant and elegant car, but the factory did cheat to get the 150mph max speed figure
As an Aussie, I've only recently discovered this whole series. These videos are fascinating and he has such great guests too. Fun Fact... Now I know which car they were singing about in Deadman's Curve. 😂
I forget where I read it but the factory phrase for the XKE was "Grace, Space and Pace". This car epitomizes all three. Thanks, Jay, for sharing your passion and your cars.
This is my husbands dream car. He is past the point of ever driving one. Still it is truly a great car. Thank you for saving and sharing this beauty.
Absolutely spot on Jay, Aston Martins are amazing cars and I love them, but there is something extra special about a Jag - even the new ones available today.
I agree...with the first part of your post.
This car was one of my all time favorites from then and I still love it today. Jay kept mentioning the Aston Martin as a competitor, but I though the Austin-Healey 3000 (my other all time favorite) was more in the price range of the XKE back then, whereas the Aston Martin was almost twice the price.
I think the Aston Martin was way MORE than twice the price. Sir William Lyons of Jaguar Cars Ltd insisted the E-Types be affordable.
Jay, thanks so much for making these videos. They mean a *lot* to those of us who will never get to drive, let alone *own*, so many of these great vehicles.
These are great looking cars. I've seen a few E-types at car shows, but saw a convertible pull up at a cashpoint outside the supermarket last year. Fantastic.
Thanks, Jay for making my day during Covid a little bit nicer. Happy Trails
THAT is one fine car. Thank you for sharing, Jay!
Dad had a pair of '63's white for him; red for Mom. 150 mph on the DFW turnpike in 1965. First car I rode in. Yours bring back the memories Jay.
My buddy had one just like Jay's, he was in the Air Force around '78 and he and his fellow Air Force pal each chipped in $600 to buy one. Then he bought out his pal, got out of the Air Force and came back to Pgh. He rented a garage to store it, and had a heater plug for the engine block which was turned on by a light switch on the wall. His landlady went out to the garage, turned on the light switch and fergot to turns it off and melted part of his engine cuz it was on so long. Anyhow, he fixed it and still has it. Love that car.
I drove one like this back in 1972. It was my boss's, and had the 4.2 in it. What a car! The overall impression it gave me was--effortless. V8's were a lot of sound and fury, but that big inline 6 was so smooth. Get on the gas on the freeway and the cars going the same direction as you suddenly start coming at you very fast, without the engine making much of a fuss at all. What fun.
Always been my favorite Jag. They look like an eclair.
Great description Doug, now you've said that I'll always think of eclairs when I see an E-type.
{7:31-7:38} "Sometimes it's better to look cool than to be safe"...I couldn't agree more, Jay!
I am 72 years young and just came across this and I was with my father back in late 60's and my father and I was looking at a 63 white 1963 XKE exactly like this and I was young at the time but this car did something to me and I have never stopped dreaming of this car. Jay you are on on my TH-cam always and I watch you always and love how you love and take care of all your car collection. I live now in the Philippines but If i could I would fly back there just to be able to talk with you. Thank you for your love of the old beautiful E-Type Jaguar.