One Pricey Cat - Jaguar E-Type

In life, there are many objects of desire that are never acquired by those who yearn for them.

Take me and the Jaguar E-Type for example.

The closest I have come to touching one is taking the above, long distance picture of a black California beauty a few years back. There is a couple of very nice examples driving around on ideal weather days where I live, but too elusive to be captured on camera.

Enzo Ferrari is quoted to have said, "The most beautiful car ever made," about the Jaguar E-Type when he first saw it at Geneva Auto Salon in March 1961. Since then, they have become one of the most coveted cars created.

Over it's 13 year production run, the E-Type changed a bit, but nothing too dramatic. The Series 1 E-Type Jaguar (also known as the XK-E in the US) was produced between 1961 and 1967 (in fact, the top pictured car is one example). Simple identifiers for these cars are glass covered headlights (if they haven't been removed), small front grille and turn signal lights above the bumpers.

Manufactured between 1968 and 1971, the Series 2 sported uncovered headlights, a larger grille opening and larger turn signal lights below the bumpers.

Series 3 was built from 1971 through to the 1975 model year. Some big changes include a covered grille, fender flares for a  wider track, lower air scoops and longer wheelbase.

As you can see, I posted the results of a recent search for E-Types for sale in Canada and those prices are on par with more modern performance cars....

....like this 2018 Jaguar F-Type, for example (a mere 10 minute drive from my house).

Granted, if I searched long enough, it is very possible to find E-Type that would be initially cheaper to buy, but then the mounting costs to bring it back to a safe and roadworthy condition would be....yeah, no.

Instead, the only other option to own and experience the thrills of a Jaguar E-Type is through the virtual world of video games. Have a look at a British Racing Green 1963 E-Type Lightweight racing around Autodromo Nazionale Monza, with yours truly playing Real Racing 3....