E-Type

E-Type Jaguar 4.2

1964 model (or could be early 1965)

 

Discovered at Coogee Beach, Sydney, whilst on my summer

ocean-side walking trek, from Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach, stopping for coffee, of-course, at the Lazy Frog Cafe in Bronte. Where else?

 

Now why, on earth, would Jaguar design a car with a boot that opens like this? Weird science, I say. It would have to be inconvenient in the Westfield carpark! But that being said, a 4.2 litre engine in such a small vehicle, would mean that this E-Type Jaguar would literally fly!

 

Here's some car jargon:

In 1964, the E-Type received several important upgrades including a 4.2-litre version of the famous XK engine. Other upgrades included a fully synchromesh transmission, new Laycock-Hausserman clutch, revised engine cooling and a new alternator which replaced the generator. (And, I cheekily add, a silly opening boot - ha)

 

My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon EF 24-105mm f 4/L lens.

 

Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro.

 

Photograph taken on New Year's Eve, 2021 and retrieved from my Adobe cloud storage on Valentine's Day, 2023.

 

 

 

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