Thursday 10th February 2011

E-Types Return To Coventry For 50th Anniversary

Well, to Coventry City FC's Ricoh Arena for a special match day display

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We really don't need much of an excuse to post an image of a Jaguar E-Type here on PH, but Jaguar has kindly given us 50 of them (that's excuses, not images).

It being the 50th anniversary of the E-Type this year, Jaguar is to display around 50 examples of the iconic sports car on Saturday 2nd April in the Jaguar Exhibition Hall at Coventry City's Ricoh Arena stadium.

Apparently, there's some sort of sporting event on that day, but while the game against Watford kicks off at 3pm, you can gawp at the E-Types all the way from 11am until 6.30pm. It's almost worth going to a football match for...

[anonymous-user]

What a beautiful car.

[BDR529]

Best looking car ever made.

[lodgy]

pic of the week

[dinkel]

[SAndals]

BDR529 said:

Best looking car ever made.

No argument from me - especially the S1 FHC

Edited by SAndals on Thursday 10th February 10:15

[alcovrugbyfan]

2 mins from my house! I might have a look! Its the only reason I would ever go to the Ricoh on a match day!

[cvegas]

Great to see that the E type in the Pistonheads picture is in Sky Blue colours!

[wackojacko]

Astonishingly Beautiful car .......

[Dids444]

lodgy said:

pic of the week

seconded

[anonymous-user]

Not sure I'd call it the most beautiful car of all time though. Not when there are such things as a DB5, DB9 and a certain Alfa 8c. The E type is up there for sure though.

[A Scotsman]

Ahhh..... the days when the UK had a real motor industry. The E Type, the Mini, the big Healeys...... Them were the days!

[filski666]

what about those of us who live just down the road from the Ricoh, but avoid the place like the plague when people are kicking little bags of wind around? Do we really have to go to a sodding football match to see these cars?

Can I just go after the A444 has cleared please? (about 10pm.....)

[Johnpidge]

A Scotsman said:

Ahhh..... the days when the UK had a real motor industry. The E Type, the Mini, the big Healeys...... Them were the days!

+1

[alcovrugbyfan]

filski666 said:

what about those of us who live just down the road from the Ricoh, but avoid the place like the plague when people are kicking little bags of wind around? Do we really have to go to a sodding football match to see these cars?

Can I just go after the A444 has cleared please? (about 10pm.....)

So true mate!! where abouts are you?

[lucky b]

Miss ours like a lost a limb!
Absolutely stunning British Design.

[Dangermouse78]

PSBuckshot said:

Not sure I'd call it the most beautiful car of all time though. Not when there are such things as a DB5, DB9 and a certain Alfa 8c. The E type is up there for sure though.

Granted but you cant deny that the E-type paved the way for cars like the DB9 & 8C... DB5 is ok but DB4 Zagato is FAR more attractive

[Diabolik]

Looks absolutely stunning in that blue.

[Esprit]

Wish I could be there.... aah what the hell, no I don't, I'll be busy at Easter spanking Dad's one around Lake Taupo!

[vpr]

PSBuckshot said:

Not sure I'd call it the most beautiful car of all time though. Not when there are such things as a DB5, DB9 and a certain Alfa 8c. The E type is up there for sure though.

Like all these things its in the eye of the beholder but the E Type (especially the S1 FHC) has always generally been heralded as the most Beautiful car in the world.

Tis beautiful to me that's for sure but my Wife for example doesn't see it.

DB5 is hardly beautiful....it is a truly handsome car for sure.

DB9/DBS IS the most beautiful car of these times but imagine the E back in 61 amongst all the grey rubbish on the road.

[vpr]

The series 3 is the ugly duckling of the E Type family but this is about as good as it get ...IMO