The Ultimate Jaguar E-Type Buyers Guide

Everything that you need to know about the Jaguar XKE. We chat with Dean Cusano of Motorcars Inc. for a complete Jaguar E-type buyer guide that covers all models, including Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3 cars.
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[@jrtmonson]

As the owner of a few of these cars I loved this video - lots of pearls of wisdom. One gripe - next time please ask the cameraman to actually show the item being discussed! more please

[@imateapot51]

Want another one? I have a 1971 E-type V12 that my father stored in his garage since 1981. I have to sell it. Live in Essex County NJ.

[@colinbarber9324]

My dad had a 1972 V12, luckily we didn’t have the horrible over riders in the UK, it was the manual version. I was 17 at the time, so it was my job to look after it, so as it was 2 years old it was time for a plug change. I climbed onto the engine and changed the plugs between my legs. They were always prone to hose leaks, my reward for looking after it? I got to drive it every couple of weeks ! It was the 2 plus 2 version, I’ve checked on the DVLA web site in the UK, it’s still on its original plate and still running.

[@deeremeyer1749]

Yeah. After only 5 "full restorations" and probably 90% of the original car has been "renewed". At a minimum. More likely the only thing "original" is the "plate".

[@Ridgerunner49]

When I was 21 I had a 67 roadster red with chrome wire wheels it was beautiful ...I thought I was the best thing that ever rolled out on the road 😀 I loved that car it just loved money more than it loved me 😂

[@deeremeyer1749]

There are no "chrome wire wheels". If the wheel is "chrome" it has spokes and spokes are never "wire".

[@RootBeerGMT]

Ah, a “bird puller”?

[@grandpa7278]

This man knows his Cars! Since a boy always loved the body style!

[@michaelfraser5723]

We all know the star of this show, amazing knowledge.

[@tonyking9235]

LOVEY COLLECTION. THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@ClassicMotorsports]

Thanks for watching!

[@OldLien1]

Dean Cusano is the man when it comes to E-types. it's a shame whoever did the video recording was not as good. why did you not follow where he was pointing to on the cars?

[@richardwhatton1249]

A great run through the differences, thank you. Kind regards, Richard.

[@robharding4028]

What a wonderful collection of my most treasured British classic sports car ! thanks for your E Type knowledge.

[@ClassicMotorsports]

Glad you liked this video. We have a lot more content like this on our website as well. ClassicMotorsports.com

[@robharding4028]

@@ClassicMotorsports Thanks,I'll get round to checking all of them out,

[@chrisvenning4021]

I've always loved Jaguars, I have had 7 Jaguars , 4 E Types , two 1970's a coupe and a OTS, a 1972 V 12 coupe and a 1971 OTS series ll ' that I have today. when the kids came along I bought a 1972 XJ6 then bought a 1962 MK II and a 1966 3.8 S , never had and problems with any.

[@philstarr9577]

Hello, Does anyone know if a 1970 E-Type Roadster had a tool kit as a standard component, or was it optional? Thanks, Phil

[@chrisvenning4021]

@@philstarr9577 I think it was optional as I got one with my 1969 but not with my 1970 or 1971 ,but I kept the one from the 1969.cheers Chris

[@bigmotor3845]

Very knowledgeable guy!

[@dennisking1555]

Great video

[@stevendriver1767]

Absolutely Brilliant Review. Well Done,

[@marksummers463]

Some series 3s had 6s. Never heard anything good about the V12. All are BEAUTIFUL.

[@chrisvenning4021]

Hi Mark, Yes, you are right ,I think there were about 6 released as the V12 was not ready for the series 3 ,I love the series 3 and saw a 1975 on E Bay with a 6 cylinder in it from the factory, The V 12 is and was a great engine , it's the owners that drove them poorly . I had a 1972 V 12 Coupe . Never lug the engine keep up the revs in slow traffic keep it in a lower gear ! Never had a problem , and move the electronic ignition up front near the fans to keep it cool. Cheers Chris

[@caseyjones745]

Dean's opinions are very rational. It is a very practical explanation of the evolution of the E-Type. Thank you.

[@jackd86]

I have a 3.8, it’s fantastic to drive

[@tedecker3792]

I had a 63, the three heater fan selections were hum/rattle/ squeal.

[@carsandstuff365]

There are still a ton of differences between a 61 and a 64 3.8 series 1… cut outs behind the seats for more room is one , and obviously no flat floors , black dash not metal. Rear axle arms are thicker , silver wish bones vs black , the lost goes on and on and on . The late 67-69 series 1 (know as 1.25 to 1.5) had various differences apart from open headlamps, all 68 series 1 4.2’s had series 2 interior and black cam covers like a series 2 .. 67 cars still had series 1 interior but with open headlamps toggles and polished covers . Also they changed the flat floors in early 62’ but kept didn’t have the cut outs still behind the seats until late 63.. Iv got a RHD 62’ it’s a flat floor tub but with wells, have restored over 25 E’s from outside lock cars to 67 series 1/5

[@paulmarriner5906]

No my early 62 roadster has the cut outs behind the seats

[@pmascare2011]

Very informative video, enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@ClassicMotorsports]

Our pleasure!

[@HammAlexander]

Great info, thank you!!

[@heikok.1960]

Very nice overview. It's a shame, that the details they were talking about often aren't shown.

[@jk3838]

I thought the same, show as you tell

[@americanpatriot2422]

Great video!

[@ClassicMotorsports]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tedecker3792]

Trunk floor/spare tire cover was plywood.

[@deeremeyer1749]

Its VERY easy to make a "small fortune" as a Jaguar "enthusiast" making an "investment" in an E-type "project". Just start with a LARGE fortune and buy high, sell low.

[@tonyking9235]

BOOT AND BONNET IF YOU DONT MIND . YOU LOT CAN CALL IT A TRUNK AND HOOD BUT WE IN BRITAIN ARE A BIT MORE REFINED . GOT IT . 😊😊😊😊😊

[@m.g.540]

So that 67 S1 in my barn for over 40 years with the tool roll is worth a good bit!.

[@MK-px3re]

Lets record a video about E types and not show what a SERIES II looks like from the front.

[@MK-px3re]

@Karma Mechanic there's only one Mona Lisa. Plenty of E Types that can be shown, ones in perfect condition in his own show room.

[@fingerlakesdiet560]

Great video. Guess who I'm going to see if I win the lottery?!

[@tygapaul]

Really interesting. Thanks for all the tips!

[@ClassicMotorsports]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulmarriner5906]

Hate to correct but footwells started in 62 not 63 Also Series 1 and 2 Hardtops are the same

[@jensenhealey907efi]

Yeah, I was really not impressed by this guy who is supposed to be an E-Type "expert" He also did not mention a lot of other detail differences between the 3.8L and 4.2L S1 cars or important other differences regarding the flat floor cars. He is a car salesman rather than a knowledgeable enthusiast.

[@matthewmorrison1433]

There was no series 3 coupe, only 2+2 and roadster.

[@fgb3126]

@ 2 mins. The Federal Government had no business at all in demanding all those things. It's just really the beginning of the so-called "Nanny State" where somehow the government was supposed to take over the job of protecting you instead of you doing that for yourself, as it was like forever before that. The beginning of the end of individual liberty.

[@noblenotes27]

What the hell is the camera doing when they talk about the parts of the car? HELLO!

[@simon-oy6um]

When i think i could have picked one up in the late 60s for 500 pounds and i didnt quite have the money and now look at the values 😢

[@dutchvanhelsing6671]

NO EYE CONTACT...I would like to buy a car. But I need eye contact

[@robertpower6598]

Great descriptions, but poorly filmed.

[@waynelatchu4349]

Yep...,ou should advise your cameraman, while you are giving us the lovely details, we should see what you are describing.

[@jumpfortyfour9965]

ware is your 1961 car early car

[@stevedavies1261]

To fully enjoy a Jag, you must also enjoy standing on your front porch, piling up thousands and thousands of $$$ and setting it alight...Because that's all you accomplish by owning a Jag...5-10 minutes of joy seeing a campfire made of $100,000 burn to a cinder...And that it was ONLY a $100k is your best case scenario..

[@imoldgreggboosh3467]

Did you ever own a Jag ? Do you always spout nonsense about things that rattle around in your mind ?

[@zachwasil]

When a savant has a car collection,, this bolt is different and this is 2 percent different and this is one more inch longer. And. And. And.

[@johntechwriter]

Having owned a 1970 Series 2 when in my 20s, I can attest it was the best of times and the worst of times. The worst aspect was it was built by British Leyland, where management and labor were locked in a battle to the death. Though a sound design overall, shoddy assembly and badly produced outsourced parts, like the Lucas electrics, made these cars (1968-1974) terminally unreliable. As a hard-core sports car buff, I was disappointed with my Series 2. Of course it was beautiful, that came with the territory. And it made good power. But in the twisties it felt like an understeering pig compared with my 1600 cc Alfa Romeo Duetto. Though I had a British non-dealer service shop, the car nickel and dimed me to the point I where had to sell it. Some 40 years later and in retirement, I still drive a sports car -- one that would run circles around any series E-Type. It's a current generation Mazda MX-5, the greatest sports car I've ever driven. For those shopping E-Types, bear in mind they had zero rust protection, they do not perform like modern cars, and their value has been artificially raised by a recent trend of car buying among the wealthy, one that is unlikely to last. This was a mass produced car, rushed out of the factory in the tens of thousands to meet overwhelming demand, and not in the league of Ferraris or Astons of their time. In my opinion, though I acknowledge them to be the most beautiful sports car ever, I think the six-figure price tags on these cars is undeserved.

[@r-a-t-m5805]

I never understood why so many people where bashing the series 3 XKE . As you correctly stated it is a very desirable car. The wider stance suits the car well. The Engine pulls willingly and powerful from Idle on; prominently resonating around 1250 and 2500 revs. In fact of all E-types the V12 were the least build. So good V12s with LHD, manual shifter and AC are quite rare.

[@johntechwriter]

Try getting a Jag V-12 through California smog. It's impossible. Even my Jag mechanic, exclusively Jaguar since 1973, has given up and turned away Jaguar V-12s.

[@UberLummox]

@Rick R. ok trumper

[@UberLummox]

@Rick R.Dear Dikkk. Right. I heard that. It's similar to DTS and being in Cult45 only not nearly as severe and way more treatable. A MUCH higher rate of recovery. Remember, YOU'RE the one that actually voted for the piece ofsh!t, not me!. 💋 🏳‍🌈

[@deeremeyer1749]

Yeah. They're so "desirable" there are a shitload of those "rare" cars being "offered" online at all times.

[@oibal60]

#Gorgeous

[@sa4329]

Hi... Im planning to buy e Type jaguar... Which model is the best... And what about the 12v 1972 is it good one or i should go for the one 4.2 60 s model ... Is the parts available.. Please advise

[@deeremeyer1749]

"Anti-backfire valve" = "built-in vacuum leak".

[@zippy5131]

I'll stick to my Series1 4.2 fixed head thankyou, in black. It looks ( very difficult to type the kind of feelings it invokes).

[@deeremeyer1749]

3.5" bias-ply "Model A" tires and wheels have better "feel" because you'll find the "limits" of the tires and wheels before the "limits" of the chassis and powertrain and you'll "break loose" the tires before you break powertrain parts or your heart when you realize how "limited" the suspension and chassis and powertrain really are when "pushed hard". "Radials" will make the car "feel" like the lead-sled underpowered ill-handling slug it is.

[@imoldgreggboosh3467]

Ever drive one ? I thought not.

[@dennisking1555]

They were made a mile from my house, and I have a 2001 xkr a poor man’s Etype

[@haydnj1202]

Doesn’t rain almost every day in the uk you numpties…and the original roof didn’t leak. Jeepers. It was also a 1961 car at which time American cars were shite

[@tonyking9235]

IF YOUR GOING TO BYE AN E TYP HAVE DEEP POCKET $$$$$$$

[@louislazarus9253]

Here's the best "Buyer's Guide" of all when it comes to an E Type Jag. DON'T. You'll get 1000% more enjoyment looking at somebody else's than you will actually owning one yourself. Once you make the fatal mistake of ownership, you're toast. You will pray for a migraine headache because it will be less painful in the long run than owning a E Jag. Things that you'd never imagined could go wrong...DO...and at the worst possible times. Yeah, yeah, yeah...I know. They are so beautiful. I agree. If you do the ultimate in stupidity and buy one, first thing to do is make a chart. Draw a horizontal line and then a vertical line from there straight down and in the center of the horizontal line winding up with two columns. Label each column. On the left write "TIME SPENT ENJOYING JAG" and on the other side write "TIME SPENT REPAIRING JAG". Don't bother with a third column labeled "COST OF OWNERSHIP". If you do that, you just might think about...well...I won't say it. After one whole year, tally up the left side and the right side. When you do that, you will understand why I posted this PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT..

[@oibal60]

I had a choice, 15 years ago, of buying a second hand Jag XK120 or a 1996 993 C2 Porsche 911. I bought the Porsche, 6-speed manny tranny, LSD, varioram. #bulletproof

[@johngidman4574]

Troll

[@imoldgreggboosh3467]

THIS GUY KNOWS NOTHING AND IS VOICING HIS IGNORANCE. Back in the day, I owned at different times, 3 Different XK models - all daily drivers, all reliable. I was going to keep to last one forever, but couldn't due to life changes. Anyway, don't believe people who take their thumb outa their mouth to type - bet this opinion poster never owned a Jag . . .

[@louislazarus9253]

@@imoldgreggboosh3467 I owned three Jags bro'. A '66 Roadster, a '62" Coupe and an XJ-12. All beautiful...all nightmares. The '62 Coupe I modified A LOT using a blueprinted LT-1 Corvette and a Muncie M-22. It was lightning fast but still the British "stuff" was garbage. Think what you want, I don't care. The "E"'s are gorgeous to look at but will bite you in the butt at some point.

[@Schlipperschlopper]

According to Babvven laws, sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime

[@kevwhufc8640]

Seems crazy it took so long , not just jags but all car makers, before 5 gears became standard. ..Shame there are no images of the differences he speaks about. Man does know his Jags , Ugliest E-type is V12 2+2 , extra length ruins the lines of the side profile and the S3 grill the front just remind me of a guppy fish . Those awful plastic things on the grey car !! Shouldn't have been allowed, looks so S##t

[@Adan6184]

Dooooo

[@GAYPPOWER]

😷😍👍👏👏

[@MK-px3re]

Lets record a video about E types and not show what a SERIES II looks like from the front.