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The recreated racing legend takes to the track to show what it can do, but questions remain about the legitimacy of ‘continuation cars’

Advertisement The 60th birthday of the iconic Jaguar E-Type today is being celebrated with the creation of stunningly-restored Series 1 models - but they must be bought as a pair. The six sets of a coupé and convertible E-Type are based on the two cars used for its famous public debut at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show. Costing around £650,000 for each pair, they honour the cars driven 'flat out' from Coventry to the Swiss motor show – one by Jaguar PR Bob Berry to arrive in time for the launch on March 15 and the other overnight by legendary test-driver Norman Dewis a day later after demand f...

How much is a continuation car really worth? Continuation cars are a motoring riddle wrapped up in an enigma. They’re neither real nor fake, and they’re both old yet new. From Jaguar to Shelby, Aston Martin to Alfa Romeo, the experts at Hagerty talk us through what that means for them as an investment Published: Friday 12th March 2021 CONTINUATION CARS ARE a curious breed: neither original nor replicas; not as desirable as the genuine article yet still commanding considerable sums of money; they occupy a unique place in the classic car market. To the uninitiated, a brand-new, factory-buil...

Another classic Jaguar is going to be made on the edge of Coventry Continuation versions of the double Le Mans-winning Jaguar C-type will be built by experts in Ryton Jaguar Classic C-type Continuation Never miss another story from Coventry and Warwickshire by subscribing to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we us...

Article content Calendar year 2021 marks a full seven decades since the Jaguar C-Type first arrived on the racing scene with revolutionary aerodynamics and an endurance-proven motor. To celebrate the special occasion, Jaguar will build a continuation run of the model, made in the exact way it was all those years ago. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Swimming at C Level: Jaguar to begin constructing C-Type recreations Back to video “Building on the experience gained with previous Jaguar Classic Continuation programs for Lightweight E-Type, XK...