FINISHING TOUCH: JAGUAR CLASSIC REINTRODUCES ORIGINAL E-TYPE TOOLKIT

5 November 2019

Jaguar Classic is reintroducing the original Jaguar E-type toolkit, making it available for the first time in nearly 50 years.

  • Jaguar Classic’s team of experts has reproduced the original specification E-type toolkit as the perfect finishing touch for collectors and buyers of the iconic sports car
  • Available as new for the first time in almost 50 years thanks to Jaguar Classic’s unique access to historic records, ensuring absolute authenticity
  • Presented in heavy-duty leatherette/canvas tool roll, it features vital maintenance tools including a valve timing gauge and grease gun. Priced from £732 (approximately $945)
  • All items tested to Jaguar Classic’s rigorous production standards and are covered by the manufacturer’s standard aftermarket parts and accessories warranty
  • Jaguar branded item is also offered as an option with E-type Reborn restorations
  • Order direct from the new Jaguar Land Rover Classic Parts online shop: www.parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com
  • Meet the Jaguar Classic Parts team on Stand 750 (Hall 2) at the Classic Motor Show,
    held at The NEC Birmingham, November 8-10, 2019

(Ryton-on-Dunsmore, UK) – November 4, 2019 – Jaguar Classic is reintroducing the original Jaguar E-type toolkit, making it available for the first time in nearly 50 years.

 

The owner’s toolkit was originally offered with Series 1 and Series 2 E-type sports cars and hasn’t been available since the final Series 2 was produced in 1971. Complete original toolkits are highly collectible rarities, fetching as much as £5,000 (approximately $6455).

 

Now, thanks to their unique access to engineering records, Jaguar Classic’s Genuine Parts experts have reproduced the toolkit to authentic specifications. The Jaguar branded tools come in a period-correct leatherette-covered canvas roll, and feature all items needed to carry out routine maintenance on the iconic sports car. The reproduction toolkit is priced from £732 (approximately $945).

 

Dan Pink, Director of Jaguar Classic said, “The original E-type toolkit has become a collector’s item thanks to its rarity and historic appeal. We’ve had customers across the world contact us about obtaining one, which is why we decided to manufacture the toolkits again to their original specification. It’s the perfect finishing touch for E-type aficionados.”

 

The tools included in the Jaguar Classic E-type Toolkit are:

  • Adjustable spanner
  • Tire valve key
  • Pliers
  • Tire pressure gauge
  • Points screwdriver
  • Feeler gauge
  • Three-piece screwdriver
  • Spanner 3/4 x 7/8 AF
  • Spanner 9/16 x 5/8 AF
  • Spanner 1/2 x 7/16 AF
  • Spanner 11/32 x 3/8 AF
  • Box spanner 7/16 x 1/2
  • Box spanner 9/16 x 5/8
  • Box spanner 3/4 x 7/8
  • Sparking plug spanner
  • Tommy bars (one short, one long)
  • Valve timing gauge
  • Grease gun
  • Handbrake adjusting wrench
  • Brake bleed tin and tube

 

The E-type toolkit can be purchased directly from the recently-launched Jaguar Land Rover Classic online parts shop: www.parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com, which gives access to more than 50,000 Jaguar Land Rover Classic Genuine Parts and accessories including E-type body panels and the Jaguar Classic Infotainment System.

 

The toolkit is also offered as an option for E-type Reborn restoration customers. E-type Reborn is a complete service from Jaguar Classic, offering the unique opportunity to buy a fully restored and highly collectible E-type direct from the vehicle’s original manufacturer.

 

Every E-type Reborn, which starts with a base vehicle sourced by Jaguar Classic’s E-type experts, is restored according to the company’s original 1960s factory specification. Unique access to build records, original drawings, and the team’s decades of experience ensures absolute authenticity, which has resulted in E-type Reborn restorations winning concours awards in Europe and North America in 2019. Jaguar Classic Parts are used to maximize the vehicle’s quality, longevity and collectability.

 

For more information on the full range of cars, services, parts and experiences offered by Jaguar Classic, visit: www.jaguar.com/classic

Notes to Editors

About Jaguar Classic

Jaguar Classic is the official source of authentic cars, expert services, genuine parts and unforgettable experiences for classic Jaguar enthusiasts worldwide.

 

Our rapidly growing team of highly-skilled engineers, graduates and apprentices at the Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works facility in Coventry specialises in outstanding E-type Reborn restorations, and building exclusive New Original Jaguar D-type Continuation cars.

 

All enquiries from prospective Jaguar Classic customers should be directed to: info@classic.jaguar.co.uk / +44 (0) 203 601 1255 / www.jaguar.com/about-jaguar/jaguar-classic

 

For more information about Jaguar Classic Parts, visit www.parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com, or contact our Technical Advisors on +44 (0) 2475 565 708, jclassic@jaguarlandrover.com 

 

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