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Jaguar E-type S.1
Roadster 1/8 scale
Diamond Cars
Jaguar E-type 1/8 model
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The Jaguar E-Type did not instantly achieve its place in automotive history. Its roots are directly related to the C and D type.
Development of the car actually started as a race car program too. As the protoypes were built and tested, circumstances and the racing world changed and the project gradually became a road car.
The announcement of the Jaguar E-type in 1961 propably caused more excitement among sports car enthusiasts than any other car of that time. The most special of Coventry cat possessed a flair, speed,
and charisma that you will hardly see again. The styling was partly responsible; the sensuous shape still gets rave reviews. The list of mechanical features was, for 1961, stunning: a double overhead
cam engine, fully independent rear suspension and four wheel disc proved the E-type to be an extraordinary automobile.
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