Jaguar E-Type

Bespoke finance for your dream E-Type

Do you want to be the proud owner of this beautifully curvy classic? Here at JBR Capital we are experts at classic car finance, talk to us to find out how you could own a E-type. We can put together a bespoke, flexible arrangement to suit your financial circumstances, your car, and your future needs.Our personal service means that we can take into account many more factors than a high street lender – for instance the car’s true residual value, other assets you may own or your business situation – and come up with a fast decision and a plan to suit you. We often offer lower payments than other lenders, and we can offer finance to clients who may be turned away by the computer-driven checklists of other companies. So contact us about finance, either before you start hunting for the perfect Jaguar, or after you’ve decided on your dream car.

BESPOKE FINANCE

Finance personally designed to suit you and your vehicle

EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

We specialise in high-end vehicles. That’s our only focus

PERSONAL SERVICE

Face-to-face conversations, decisions made by humans

Competitive Rates

Fast results, with the ability to achieve low monthly repayments

THE CAR FINANCE PROCESS

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Call or email us today to receive a quote from our luxury car finance experts

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Once agreed, the finance proposal will be submitted to our underwriters

finance your dream car with JBR capital finance

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Once approved, you simply pay the deposit, sign the finance agreement

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We pay the balance and you drive away in your dream car!

Jaguar E-Type Finance

Launched in 1961, the Series 1 E-Type was an instant classic. Its beautifully curvy streamlined shape and 265bhp 6-cyl 3.8-litre engine – both derived from the earlier, Le Mans-winning D-Type racer – and near 150mph performance, all for a fraction of the price of an Aston Martin or Ferrari, ensured its iconic status. Available as a 2-seater roadster or hardtop coupé, the latter featured a capacious luggage compartment with a side-hinged hatchback, thus making it the ideal high-speed grand tourer.

A similarly powerful but torquier 4.2-litre engine was introduced in late 1964, and the first 2+2 version was added in 1966. The Series 2 E-Type arrived in 1968, still with the 4.2 engine, while 1971 saw the introduction of the 5.3-litre V12-powered Series 3, although now available only as a roadster or 2+2 coupe, the 2-seat coupé having been dropped.

With a 9-inch longer wheelbase, a more upright screen rake and a redesigned roofline to accommodate rear seat passengers (albeit small ones), no-one has ever argued that the 2+2 E-Type is prettier than its 2-seat coupé sibling. Enzo Ferrari famously described the E-Type as ‘the most beautiful car ever made’, but that was before the 2+2… However, in the eyes of a young 1970s petrolhead an E-Type was an E-Type and as such the 2+2 was still hugely desirable.

The 4.2 engine had been emasculated by US emission controls, but the big new V12 brought performance back to early/mid ‘60s levels. Power was rated at 314bhp which meant 0-60 in under 7 secs with a 143mph top speed, thus putting it very much on a par with the fastest of its competitors. According to Bill Boddy’s review in Motor Sport (Jan ’72), “…the V12 Jaguar proved to be a very fine effortless high-speed touring car, which would accelerate effectively from 100 m.p.h. upwards”.

E-Type 2+2 production continued until 1973 with 16,239 having been built, 7,297 of those being V12 2+2s.