1966 Jaguar E Type 4.2 Goes for a Drive
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In 1966 Jaguar upped the 3.8 litre XK engine in the E Type to 4.2 and made a few other changes to the iconic sports car. Today I take a Series 1 Jaguar E Type 4.2 2+2 for a drive
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I owned a 2+2 for 50 years, it was never so loud as this one with exhaust or engine noise, in fact people were disappointed because it was so quiet and the ride was silky smooth and comfortable unlike what was expected of a sports car of the period. The rear window switch and indicator was for a heated rear window, one of only two extra options when new, that and chrome wire wheels. Regarding luggage space the top of the rear seats hinged forward to give increased space if required provided no rear passengers were carried.
Not nit-picking just enjoyed the video which brought back happy memories.
The noise level in the test car is mainly from the induction - those six Weber throats can develop quite a raucous sucking noise when you give it the beans. The standard triple SUs were much quieter and more refined.
Owen H )
Thankyou for that
While it's nice to see a person go through the car for the " first time" it's also great to hear from a time served owner👍
Funnily enough that's my recollection of the e-Type I travelled in once. It was actually a pretty refined, comfortable thing. Definitely more of a GT than an out-and-out sports car like a LOTUS would be, or possibly just from an era when a "sports car" was expected to be daily-usable. The car I was driven around in had a definitely muted snarl to it when it accelerated hard but most of the time it was actually quiet and refined (adaptable to the driver's intentions - which is how a car should be!) - this thing is far more like an American "muscle car".
I'm not expert but I think the car here is at least lightly modified. Pretty sure those carbs and filters are not stock and those tyres and wheels look wider than most e-types I've seen. It's in beautiful condition - I remember when these could be picked up for beans (and cost bullion to keep!).
@@Rapscallion2009 In the 70s and 80s E Types were very affordable. This owing to the false reputation that they were unreliable and expensive to maintain. Neither was correct. Unless, you had yours service or repaired by independent shops or the dreaded PO.
Another tidy video. I propose that the "tea shelf" is to Furious driving what the "triangle of doom" is to Hubnut.
We need a T Shelf T Shirt!
@@PaddyWV I cant, its copyrighted!
And if he points at a cup holder or any tea containment vessel stabilisation area Ill see him in court!
Re wipers I felt cheated also. Ian's in Australia a flip of the wipers would be cool he would never find out lol.
Back in 1974, I bought my first car -- a 1966 E-Type Roadster -- for a $2600, or accounting for inflation around $16k today. Yes, they were very affordable back then. The sound of that long stroke straight 6 really was beautiful, as it had not only mufflers, but "resonators" which I assume helped give it that deep growl. Personally, I prefer the stock triple SU HD8 setup; they were beautiful to behold, and as a gear head I so loved the elegant simplicity of the SU carb. My preferences were for the looks of the Roadster, then 2 seater coupe, and least the 2+2 (the bump in the roof detracted from the looks for me). With that long hood / bonnet plus the fact that you were sitting so low, pulling out of a driveway, trying to look around parked cars for any oncoming traffic, was a harrowing experience. That said, to quote my Brit friend, I would give my starboard knacker to have that car again.
That dent on the car nose, I cant stop staring at it...
When Enzo Ferrari called the E-Type the most beautiful car in the world he was not talking about a 2 + 2.
Of course that's just my opinion. 🤐
Exactly...Fighter plane....the spitfire of the roads...great description....
Excellent, but a missed opportunity to explain the changes necessary to become a 2+2. So here you go- The E-Type 2+2 was launched in 1966. It was a longer wheelbase version of the fixed-head coupe (by nine inches) to fit two (small) rear seats in. The angle of the A pillars was also altered and the roof line raised a bit.
Of the 38,419 Series 1 (and 1.5) E-Types made in total, only 5,599 were the 2+2, so they are always going to be a bit of a rare sight.
An E Type accelerating is the most awe inspiring sounds known to man. What a noise!
And to add, that low rear squat when you nail the throttle.
Like a Spitfire on four wheels - Great quote.
Nice review. Good to see you 'get' the E Type. I've had my 4.2 S1 for 21 years now. Been over the Alps four times. Once drove from Milan to Dorset in 24 hours. I think probably the greatest car made still. A keeper for me, along with a Mk1 Mini.
Yes! You need to use them and enjoy them, get out and drive! Thats a great pair to choose from
Oh for Godas sake. Its an old car... greatest car ever made? BS.
@@redtvproductions1 I'm happy with my statement thanks.
For anyone curious, the lovely location with the lake is Hatchet Pond near Beaulieu in the New Forest. A great place to stop for a sandwich with a nice view, perhaps while your there to visit the museum. A bit further down the road is Beaulieu Heath, and the remains of a WW2 airfield, which is now used for RC Aircraft flying.
One of these appeared on the industrial estate where I work recently - it turned out to be the owner's daily and has been for the past 40 years. Patina like you've never seen, but clearly cared for and enjoyed.
Pleasure to meet you once again. Sorry if our van ruined your shots. Seems like you had a good day filming.
Jacob *the guy with the mavic mini)
Great to meet you to, and dont worry it wasnt in shot. Thanks for showing us the Mavic, I've got to get one of those to keep in my bag!
Definitely can hear those Webers doing their thing. Certainly a unique sound. The XK is a great engine, owned and worked on a few. Been around E-Types a few years and you can’t help but be stared at by other motorists when you’re in them. They are glorious and that over-bonnet view rising and falling through the gears is something else...although I struggle to fit nicely in an E-Type, I’ve got a good friend that has two, and his are very nice.
My dream car, - I was offered one in the 80's for 12k, like an idiot I turned it down, been kicking myself ever since.
In the USA in the 80's that was a typical price
In about 1979 my Dad was in the market for a car to replace his Renault 12 and there was a Jag E-Type on the dealer's forecourt for £3000 and he seriously considered buying it. Dad decided the fuel consumption would be too high and replaced the Renault 12 with another new Renault 12 for £3500 (the car I Iearned to drive in). He later bought a Lancia Beta coupe (cool car) which then rotted faster than the Renaults.
@@rcpmac You would see them in scrapyards in the 80s.
I had a 67 version of this exact car in Navy Blue with Light Grey leather. I really wanted a drop head, but being 6'2", I could not get a decent driving position. I could not believe how quick it was, and several times I had the speedo needle past the high beam blue light. That's 160mph+ according to the speedometer. Without power steering it was very tricky to park in tight situations, but on the open roads, and the motorways it was a treat to drive.
The best looking car Jaguar has ever made by far a great review thanks driving round my part of the world.The New Forest roads used to be used by the car magazines to do a lot of their road tests before the speed limits were dropped from 60 to 40 mph this was done to try stop the ponies being rundown sadly it still a regularly occurrence
I can see why they made it all 40, but they are great roads. Bloomin' horses...
Was catching up on Joseph Lloyd's back catalogue because he mentioned the E Type on his recent 2000 subscribers videos. Couldn't resist returning here because, Soundtrack. A cross between a fighter plane and a truck, in a good way. Descriptive Genius.
I bought the Monogram 1/8 scale plastic model of the E-type, and buildt it when I was in my teens, it had workable window cranks and steering as well as suspension with real springs. Unfortunatly the wheel axles on these where the soft point as they easily broke when you demonstrated the suspension. I've allways loved the six cylinder with it's much better look than the later V12, I will never drive one as I would't fit inside it, but still it is the best looking car I know!
Just great. I go all gooey when I see an e type just something you can’t put into words and I really have to drive one.
Joseph Lloyd is a proper gentleman and an astute vehicular consultant in tweed.
We aim to please, sir!
Triple Wipers!!!
HubNut will be foaming at the mouth!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fantastic car
Thanks for bringing me along for the ride
Nick Australia
Simply stunning jaguar, don't make them like they use to. My father owned a few jaguar's in his younger years, a xk120 ,Daimler sovereign 4.2 and a xjs v12 from 1976 which he had fully restored. That was a stunning car , went like the starship enterprise .
Yep - my favourite E Type as well, especially in black.
Whooa that engine sound , such an elegant car.
Well done video & super car for sure. I've enjoyed my '68OTS for the past 30+ years & each time I fire her up it is exciting. That's a growler on the steering hub & the interior is tight because Norman Dewis was a short guy, (RIP) & the interior of the car was mainly made to fit Him.
I recall reading in car mag in the 90s the reasons the figures were the same is because they were made up and an e type from the factory may not make 140 no chance of 150 with out having some work done
Put in a 308 rear in it and you can
the rear window switch operates a heated rear window but at some point in it's life it either broke or someone stole it they are as rare as hens teeth. Also note the light switch is upside down ?, cars are for driving NOT drinking in you don't need a bloody cup holder, being the owner of a 3.8 E Type I can confirm the brakes are more heart stopping than car stopping, you really do have to 'look ahead', nonetheless loved the video
However took out the rear window heater (or replaced the window with one without the elements in it) also installed the headlight switch backwards. The bezel pointer is 180 degrees misaligned with the selections for off, side and headlight. An easy fix.
It's got some odd proportions compared to the original series I, particularly the stretched 2+2 cabin. Great review!
Agreed the 2+2 isn't quite as pretty from the side but it is a little more roomy inside
@@furiousdriving the 2 seater feels a lot better, I had a 2 plus 2 1969 one and a s1 1967 one and the early one was miles better.
I owned a C reg 4.2 fixed head E type,said to be the lightest and fastest strait 6 powered versions.
One of the best cars England ever made lucky man driving that beauty 3 windscreen wipers wow
I live 5 minutes away from where this is filmed (Hatchet Pond, New Forest). 🙂
This E Type can be rented from Beaulieu Car Garage.
Its a little bit tatty but a great use able classic 👌
Rear window switch could be for the extra fitted heater. Quite possible if fell off as they were stuck on..... At one stage I remember they couldn't give theses cars away....
Not so sure about the “we are much bigger now than in the sixties”. Yes we are an inch taller, as adults and much fatter but folk didn’t expect to be comfy and cosseted in cars back then. My old Dad, who is dead, was a big bloke and he would wedge himself into anything, My father-in-law, who is now mad was and is huge and he would fit his whole family into a mini or an A30.....or anything that he hadn't sold. I am only 6’ 1” but I like comfort and room, so I drive a Boxer van. That way I can sleep when I am driving.
Like the comment about the mad fil
Just re watched, the two plus two coupés had heated rear windows, that one was a non heated replacement.
The headlight selector switch is upside down. !!!!!
The view down the bonnet, with blurred fence posts on either side resembled driving a torpedo🤣
Yes, I have owned an E in '79-'81
Cursing my lack of foresight using hindsight
There was this Datsun 240Z I traded for it
Young, dumb, full of .....
It is an extreme and awkward design, very distinctive but I doubt it's the most beautiful car ever.
Nicely presented video , very informative, thankyou , the E type ....gotta be the sexiest car ever
The footwell seems quite tight to you because the car is a Borg Warner (auto) model (with large tunnel ) fitted with a manual box - three pedals instead of two
What a racket, something's not right with the powertrain somewhere?
We had Jag Browns Lane fit the North America market Stainless Steel Wire wheels, the normal ones spokes came loose.Gearbox was not a smooth change, cant say i loved it, but everyone else did.!!. Don't think that steering wheels OE cause i remember paying for one that looked like that in the vid. 52 years ago, OMG... seems like 10.
The wires for the rear window defroster are tiny. There are dozens of wires running vertically in the glass. Very difficult to see.
Had many adventures in e types including getting done for 123mph average speed, was trying for the iconic 150.
New Forest seem to have become a bit of a hot spot for speed cameras...
Was I the only one thinking “bubblecar” when the hatch was opened? 🤓
Most beautifully designed body.
The triple DCOEs make an awesome sound.
My opinion, awesome and inappropriate. It's a Brit car, SU all the way : )
Great watch. Been in a few Mk2 jags that my parents had when I was a kid (ages ago!) but maybe I need to hire one of these myself.......
Nice reviews. Have you done an XJS 5.3 yet. Look forward to seeing it.
Looking at the inside of that engine bay. I'm so thankful we have modern cars. You would proably die if you hit a bug it's so open and barren of safety features.
Thumbs up for the sound of the engine and the way you present this car. But - Enzo did not mean this 2+2 when he said it is beautiful. The high greenhouse and the long wheelbase destroy the proportions (compare it to the 2 seater coupé, then you will see it).
A shame about the commonly stonechip-painted sills. If you're an E Type owner, have them painted body colour, then simply use car bra or a similar clear wrap material. You'll have both the looks and the chip/rust protection.
I can't help wondering what's under the underseal on the sills. In the sixties and seventies underseal would creep further up the sides of cars as the rust progressed. When the underseal got halfway up the doors it was time for the old girl to visit the motorway in the sky.
Yes we used to sometimes shutz half way up the doors
Another great video with my ultimate dream classic.
I always felt sorry for a woman in a miniskirt when I had the fortune to see her getting in or out of am E type. Don’t know which I miss most miniskirts or E’s.
One must hike way back to the rear portion of car to get into the drivers seat...which is okay.
I nearly bought one in the early 80's which was for sale near Barnsley for £2000 (TWO THOUSAND!) Sadly, I turned it down as I couldn't afford to run it as a student but have always regretted not taking it home with me.
I guess you live and learn?...
Excellent video! The car looks and sounds great!
Hi Matt,what a awesome video,it's a nice colour in red, although that dent in the nose is a bit naughty,talk about grunt picks up very well.
I've got a red convertible and a 2+2 in purple metallic both mk1😌
Good video but how many edits ?? lolol, I counted 5 in the first 3 mins. That said, thank you for doing this, because I was smiling almost as much as you were, it is a fabulous machine and your enthusiasm came across perfectly.
Do you really just want to look at me talking, or a locked off shot of the car? No! You want to see all around the car and its details, and you dont want to be sea sick watching shaky-cam by me walking around it! So thats why there are lots of clips of B roll to show around it. Glad you liked the rest
@@furiousdriving I'd much rather see edits than shaky cams for sure, I was just amused at the edits, it's all good matey and light-hearted fun, so don't think I'm seriously having a dig. What a machine though, it sounds really 'mechanical' as it should, you can almost hear every moving part, unlike modern vehicles.
A notable highpoint in the history of motoring.
Still beautiful car .
Lovely motor remember resetting the valve clearances on that engine though with those shims bit of a mathematical arse about job 😀
Luckily not mine to worry about!
Yes very time consuming !
Enzo Ferrari was right. I think "drop dead gorgeous" sums it up well.
Very very nice hat car was also okay
Obviously had heated rear window once ( probably stick on type )
Like many more viewers today i will be forever regretting not buying a e type when they were affordable back in the 1970s , the price tag now is deserved because they are the complete package who needs a radio when you listen to that induction and exhaust noise , polish one of these cars on your drive and be the boss .
There are so many I wish Id bought 15 years ago...
Beguiling beauty- still raises the hairs on the back of the neck. However its well known the 150 top speed was exaggerated. Marketeers will say anything.
I had mine near 150,about 110 in 3rd as well, I was once flying alone and all the cars in front moved over
What a beauty ! that and the AC Shelby Cobra 427 my two favourites, Cobra test next please ? :o) webasto wasn't a standard feature i don't think.
I always think the relatively high roof spoils the overall look of the car 🤔
Yep need wheels spacers and slight arches to offset high roof
It makes fantastic sounds.
That it does, sir!
Over here in Texas you almost always saw these with whitewall tires! I was a kid in the sixties but a car nut, and I was so upset when they restyled the front end with those ugly protruding exposed headlights, and those equally ugly hanging taillights. But then, most great car designs suffer with updates, when they lose their styling purity.
Does it sound better in the flesh than on the video as it doesn’t sound that great on the video? Other than right at the top of the Rev line
I like older cars but always thought the E Type looks odd with the wheels that are inside the body plus is this taller than others? It seems to be a tall cabin plonked on a nice lower body?
Yes the mic is more tuned to voices so the engine note isn't as good as IRL. I think the black sills make the body look shallow and the glass area tall. Agreed, the wheels always looks to inset to me as well
Very special but driving wise very scary...
A beautiful car for sure! Like the coupe 2+2, not keen on convertibles. two adults plus two kids not adults. Really the 3.8 or 3.4 are the best XK engines, the 4.2 does not like to rev, a well tuned 3.8 has similar power. DO NOT BUY a V12, if you did you will REGRET IT!!!!
I do like the E-type, but I find it to be _way_ too expensive. As someone born in '97 they have "always been" an old collectible with not that impressive performance for the price to me. I'd much rather get a TVR Griffith (the 90s one). Or four. Or a Bentley Continental R, which is a "obtainable if I really try" dream car of mine.
That "Rear Window" button maybe checks if it's closed properly? It feels like a neat idea to be able to check that it won't fly open during travel
10 years ago these were just about affordable and still had comparable performance to '90s sports cars - better when tuned, but the values have just gone crazy since then, I once thought I might have one one day, not any more!
Nice but I never liked the inset wheels.
You were having far too much fun, far too much!
We both were! The size of my grin will be observed on my own channel later in the week.
WARNING The cup holder in the centre console is in the MX5 and means you can’t change gear without knocking your drink over. Wouldn’t recommend 😂
Did you find out what the "rear window" control (and light) was for?
Comments generally reckon it used to be a heated screen
Beautiful
Great video if only I did the lottery and won one of those would be in my drive
Probably one of the most iconic autos ever made??!
If not the most
Those seat backs don’t look original so might be why they feel uncomfortable.
The light switch is upside down, enjoyed the video.
I think the seats are from a later E Type as this is hired out, better than the originals though!
I'm British but Corvette so much more fun jag got interiors .should have got v8 no cam chains or self tightening valves
Does anyone know what the rear window switch is for? A wiper that was not fitted perhaps?
Must have been a heated window once I think
Despite the E-type's enduring popularity, I could never get behind it. The design of it, despite what that egomaniac Ferrari might have said, does nothing for me. That said, I can usually find something positive about any old car, and that is much the case here. I'll just appreciate its existence as a monument to a bygone time.
great video thanks can you find a mk1 golf gti please⚡
would love to!
3.8 Flat four? 🤔
My high school shop teacher bought one new in 1972. Sold it to a student after a year who promptly smashed it into a tree. I was so sad
....what high school student could afford a 1-year-old E-Type?
@@sjhart14 he had a generous mummy and daddy. Also they were not so crazy expensive then compared to now
He sounds at the end as if he has just made love to the most beautiful woman in the world.If the E Type Jag is not represented in the Louvre in Paris then it should be as a pure work of art.
The car is cheaper by far and will never cheat on you. A Jaguar e-type is just pure automotive art in form and function. I will have one.
The New York City Metropolitan Art Museum of Modern Art has a black series one coupe on display.
I take it somebody has had a particularly good day?
Best day at work ever...
furiousdriving well good for you! I’m pleased! You deserve after all those freezing days driving open top vehicles! It’s a tough job!
The first hatch back car ?
Think Austin A40 beat it.
1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 had a similar rear hatch.
4.2 didnt like being thrashed bit rody I remember
Hatchet Pond :D
I remember in 1966 when I was 6 in zambia and saw one that was there. It was as if the aliens had arrived. It belonged to Ralph rixon a race horse trainer.