"James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." <microdoc@apk.net> wrote:
> My Jag had chrome lettering on the hatch (it was a 1964 4.2 Liter coupe)
that
> clearly said E-Type, as did the owner's manual. I think they were named
E-type by
> Jaguar, and are today properly called E-type not XKE.
>
> Jim
>
> Matthew Trebelhorn wrote:
> Jaguar only rarely
> > used the name E-Type.
I was mistaken. James Sr. and Allen are correct. Trunk lettering, owner's
and shop manuals all are E-Type, not XK-E.
An insert in England's The Motor, March 1961, announces the Jaguar E-Type:
http://www.jag-lovers.com/brochures/adverts/1960/61_etype_insert_1_l.jpg
However, the rear cover of the May '61 Road & Track in the U.S. carried an ad
which announced "The New Jaguar XK-E"
http://www.jag-lovers.com/brochures/adverts/1960/r_t_05_61_bkcover_l.jpg
American advertising used XK-E quite a lot. Of course, thy also go back and
forth on the OTS/Roadster question. Probably safer to say that they should be
called E-Types.
I do, though, like the logic of the term XK-E. A somewhat streetable D-type
was called the XK-SS, it seems like the street car "E" should be an XK, too.
I guess my own appreciation of the logic overwhelmed my feeble memory. Mea
culpa, and thanks to Allen and James.
M.
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