CJM05 : Jaguar E-type Lowdrag 1964

Classic Jaguar Miniatures had good reasons for making this gorgeous slippery-shaped E-type, firstly it is one of my favourite Jaguars ever made, and was a ground-breaking and very advanced racing car for it's time in 1964 when raced at Le Mans. I personally think with full Jaguar backing this car could have won the race, but with Jaguar putting all their efforts into the Peter's Lindner / Knocker Lowdrag which raced against it, they were never going to help this privateer team like I think they should. In the end Peter Sargent and Peter Lumsden's effort failed due to a seal fitted the wrong way round on the gearbox by Jaguar Cars, this caused it's retirement whilst ahead of the Lindner / Knocker E-type ( you make up your own minds on the seal fitting !!! ).
The model was researched with the help of Dr. Samir Klat who designed the lowdrag body and made by Brian Playford in Aluminium, the real car included a nose that  resembled a Vanwall, flush fitting angled screen, restyled roof and tail for less drag, 4 inch lower suspension by making new suspension pick up points and running rear negative camber and rammed air by a NACA bonnet duct.

The CJM model faithfully represents the real car ( see COMMENTS tab - Dr. Samir Klat ) right down to the twin 45 degree angled exhaust it ran, high and low pressure vents and fly-catcher screen supports in etch. The model is British Racing Green with a Black interior, and available built or as a kit version from the famous Le Mans 24 hour race.

If you have any further questions about this model, I will gladly answer you gary@jaguarmodelclub.fsnet.co.uk Thank you.