The E-type Jaguar is the epitome of British craftsmanship, performance and beauty. With its debut in 1961, the XKE has long been held in high collector status with the likes of Ferraris and other marques many times more expensive.

The only downside to early Jaguars were reliability issues. Lucas electrics were notorious. Read a fun history of The Prince of Darkness..

In 1996 Jaguar released the log awaited successor to the XKE, the legendary XK8, the new standard in British luxury sports cars. See a full page of photos on my sleek anthracite XK8.