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:
> >Being an American dictionary, drophead was not listed. I know that Jaguar
> > called the non-coupe E-Type a drophead.
> > Allen Hefner
> > SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> > '77 Midget
> > '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
> Actually, the non-coupe Jaguar E-Type was called an OTS, or Open Two Seater.
> Awful name, fabulous car.
>
> The XK-120 through XK-150 had FHC (Fixed-Head Coupe), DHC (DropHead Coupe),
> and Roadster models. The roadster was the cheapest, lightest model, I think.
>
> BTW, there is also conflict over E-type vs. XK-E. The Letter-Type (C-type,
> D-Type) nomenclature at Jaguar was, up to that time, for pure race cars. The
> XK-Number (120, 140, 150) was for more civilized GT/Sports cars. E-Type would
> be stretching the truth a bit (it was, after produced by the thousands, mostly
> used on the street), but XK-E is a combination of the two. Jaguar only rarely
> used the name E-Type. And Jan and Dean, of course, used XK-E (Dead Man's
> Curve).
>
> MG used the "Tourer" name.
>
> OTOH, I have a hard time thinking of my 'B as a "Touring Car" or a tourer, and
> OTS is a less-than-graceful name for a very graceful car. These debates are,
> to me, of only historical significance -- I'll call them whatever I care to.
>
> A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
>
> Matt (long-winded today)
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