is it E-type or E-Type?

[tonym911]

I see both spellings (big T and little t) with almost equal frequency. Anybody have the definitive answer?

[Triple7]

Isn't it XKE?

[tonym911]

Triple7 said:

Isn't it XKE?

Well yes, it is that, but I think it's fair to say that it's also known as the E-Type. Or E-type. That's me question really.

[XJR500bhp]

Small - t

Why?

[tonym911]

XJR500bhp said:

Small - t

Why?

Because I find it interesting that there seems to be no majority one way or the other. You say small t, for example. Jaguar itself opts for big T.

[a8hex]

Triple7 said:

Isn't it XKE?

Only if you're a rebellious colonial.

[tonym911]

Jaguar also refers to it as 'E-Type', though its predecessors are referred to as 'D Type' and 'C Type' (no hyphen). Of course this could simply be slipshod writing by Jaguar's website people, and there's maybe nothing in that, but the E-type vs E-Type argument has no definitive answer that I've ever been able to see. It may seem petty on one level but when we're talking about one of the world's most influential landmark cars it seems odd that there should be room for uncertainty.

[tonym911]

On the home page of www.e-typeclub.com, who you would think might know, there's a box entitled 'E Type UK', the text then reads 'click here to visit the E-type forum', and below that 'click on the following link to go to E-Type UK's homepage'. Three different versions in three lines!

[NormanD]

Triple7 said:

Isn't it XKE?

That was in the States

In the UK it was known as the E-Type

[Mark-C]

tonym911 said:

Jaguar also refers to it as 'E-Type', though its predecessors are referred to as 'D Type' and 'C Type' (no hyphen). Of course this could simply be slipshod writing by Jaguar's website people, and there's maybe nothing in that, but the E-type vs E-Type argument has no definitive answer that I've ever been able to see. It may seem petty on one level but when we're talking about one of the world's most influential landmark cars it seems odd that there should be room for uncertainty.

I can't help with the E-Type question but Jaguar has history with the hyphen .... with the E-Type's successor. Original cars were XJ-S but facelift cars were XJS. Badges were all changed but the hyphen hung around in some brochures and manuals. No idea what the thinking was behind the change.

[tonym911]

Mark-C said:

tonym911 said:

Jaguar also refers to it as 'E-Type', though its predecessors are referred to as 'D Type' and 'C Type' (no hyphen). Of course this could simply be slipshod writing by Jaguar's website people, and there's maybe nothing in that, but the E-type vs E-Type argument has no definitive answer that I've ever been able to see. It may seem petty on one level but when we're talking about one of the world's most influential landmark cars it seems odd that there should be room for uncertainty.

I can't help with the E-Type question but Jaguar has history with the hyphen .... with the E-Type's successor. Original cars were XJ-S but facelift cars were XJS. Badges were all changed but the hyphen hung around in some brochures and manuals. No idea what the thinking was behind the change.

Yep that's right about the XJS Mark, who knows the thought processes behind this 'type' of decision, maybe they worked out they saved a lot of money by deleting the chrome hyphens

[XKRacer]

I prefer the term hEap-Type

When you have restored a couple, then you understand