The 'E' Type Forum

Thanks David! Yes, that is much better!
Kind regards,
Chris.

I had no luck with mirrorpix. Their regional newspaper archives start in 1962. Archived photos prior to that were sent to landfill sometime back in the 1970's. However, by a stroke of luck, whilst viewing a film on E Types I saw the briefest shot of the cars being collected from the factory. I have ...

Thanks for the effort Julian, much appreciated.
Chris.

Hi Joe, the first batch of cars were destined for the dealer network as demonstrators and all were Roadsters. Jaguar stipulated that they had to be kept by the dealers for minimum 3 months before they could sell them. My car (c/no: 850036) was the SH Newsome & Co.Ltd of Coventry demonstrator and can...

Thanks Julian & Steve,
Good suggestions! Actually I might just as well buy one of the books it is published in. Are you able to point me in the right direction as to which books it appears in?

Kind regards,
Chris.

Thanks Julian, but for my own personal interest only (wanted due to my car being visible in those photos).
Kind regards,
Chris.

Can anyone help with how to get a good quality copy of the photo(s) taken outside the Browns Lane factory of the first batch of Roadsters on 14th July 1961? I have also found a photo of the dealers collecting the cars, in the 15th July edition of the Coventry Evening News. On contacting them, I was ...

Hi all, I had E-Types back in the '80s and '90s and just returned to the fold, having recently acquired '61 3.8 c/no: 850036 from Brian Windle. I live in Hereford (and also have a '63 MK11 3.4 M.O.D.) and look forward to meeting fellow owners. Regards to all, Chris. https://i.postimg.cc/yxv2Pgh8/IMG...