Goodwood FoS: Two Jaguars headed for the Festival of Speed ...
One of the main themes of the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed will be Jaguar in general and the E-Type in particular. The legendary model celebrates its fiftieth birthday this year and will star on the annual 'installation' placed in front of the Goodwood House. There will also be a special class in the Cartier Style et Luxury Concours d'Elegance for the E-Type. Another anniversary celebrated will be Jaguar's first Le Mans victory sixty years ago.
Among the many E-Types expected at Goodwood is the Lightweight Low Drag Coupe. Of the two examples featured, one is a familiar sight for Goodwood visitors as it has competed in the Revival TT race during the past few years. The other was involved in a fatal crash back in 1964 and has only very recently been restored to its former glory. The mangled bodywork alone took over 5,000 hours to restore and amazingly over 90% of the original metal was saved. We captured this, the 'Lindner/Nocker' Lighweight, at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, where its beautiful lines were admired by all. The owner confirmed that this example will definitely be part of the E-Type celebrations at Goodwood and it would surprise us if the other will not join it. That would be the first time the two E-Type Lightweight Low Drag Coupes will be reunited since 1964.
The organisers hope to have one example of every racing Jaguar present from the early C-Types to the TWR built XJRs that dominated sports car racing in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Among them will be this XJR-14, which secured the 1991 World Championship for the British manufacturer. From its appearance last year, we have added a very detailed 18-shot gallery.
The dates for the 2011 edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed are June 30 - July 3rd and tickets are still available. They can be ordered only on the official Goodwood website and are not sold at the gate, so if you want to join the fun, do pre-order your tickets. For those of you who can not make it, we will of course publish a detailed report in the days after the event.
Enjoy the links:
1991 Jaguar XJR-14 - Images, Specifications and Information
1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Low Drag Coupe - Images, Specifications and Information
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