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Jaguar E-Type Lightweight are a few of the many E-Type convertibles (roadstersj) that in 1963 and 1964 were (re)built for competition by the factory. It was inspired by the "low drag" coupe, designed by Malcolm Sayer. What they did:

  • aluminum monocoque and body panels
  • aluminum engine block, replaced the cast iron block
  • stripped interior
  • plexiglass instead of glass in side and rear windows
  • weighed 960 kg, 113 kg less than a "regular" E-type and 45 kg less than Ferrari 250
  • chassis numbers had an "S" prefix
  • 11 (of the 12) are thought to survive

Only 12 of 18 were made in 1963/64. The unused body shells (6) were sold to JCB in 1972, who sold it to Guy Black.etypeuk


Jaguar Special Vehicles Operations (SVO) was established in 2014. The last 6 ("Missing Six") were made in 2015.[1]

  • weights 205 pounds less than regular
  • body made by RS Panels.etype
  • 3.9 litre engine, 300 bhp (same numbers as original). Made by Crossthwaite and Gardiner.etype
  • full FIA homologation for participation in historic racing
  • they will keep their original (intended) chassis numbers
  • owners:
    • no. 0 ("Car Zero") prototype, owned by Jaguar (not to be sold). Appeared at Pebble in 2014.
    • no. 1
    • no. 2
    • no. 3 of 6 (15 of 18) owned by Stratstone? Le Mans 2016. Shelshley Walsh 2016. [2] [3] Youtube
    • no. 4
    • no. 5
    • no. 6
  • made in Whitley, then to Gaydon for paint and drive train, then to Jaguar's new facility in Browns Lane in Coventry, for final stage.

Source: Lightweight E-types: What you need to know.


12 lightweights edit

data picture
(left column) (right column)
1959 850001, assembled medio 1959, called "Prototype number 4", scrapped.xke
1960 850002, assembled early 1960, called "Prototype number 5", scrapped ca. 1966.xke
1961 850003 "77 RW", first non-prototype roadster. In movies. Pippa wedding.jag.herit.xke    
1961 850004 "CUT 7", 4th fixed head coupe,xke sold new to Dick Protheroe. 2000s also "636 CJU"hag  
1961 850005 "EDC 400" roadster. Project ZP.xke Equipe Endeavour (Tommy Sopwith, Graham Hill) (no image)
S850006 "BUY 1", "4 WPD" (nr. 1 of 12). New in Apr.1961 as roadster, Project ZP, rebuilt as lightweight prototype 1962/63.xke John Coombs.    
850007 "9 PVD" (not lightweight), Project ZP, sister car to "4 WPD". John Coombs, blue.xke Was the 4th roadster made. Did not sell for GPB 600–750,000 in 2019.bonhams
850010 "3 BXV" (not lightweight?), Project ZP, Peter Berry racing      
850008 "GB 8488" (nr 7 of 7 ZP). Sir Gawaine Baillie who raced it a bit. Restored back to "regular" roadster. US until 2018. Black roadster with orange nose ring.dun Youtube
S850009 "898 BYR" roadster raced 1961 by Peter Lumsden, rebuilt 1962 to the famous low drag coupe with aluminum bonnet and fastback coupe bodyjag (no image)
S850659, (nr. 2 of 12) first Cunningham car.xke
1963 S850660 (nr. 3 of 12), new to Kjell Qvalexke White with red/blue stripe. Sold for USD 1,4M in 2003.ult (no image)
1963 S850661 "86 PJ" (nr. 4 of 12), greenxkeup Goodwood 2013
1963 S850662 "4868 WK" (nr. 5 of 12) for Peter Lindner. In 1964 rebuilt into a low-drag coupe (replica), crashed (fatal), Lynx made a copy based on the wreck (US, Rosso Bianco). The original wreck fixed in 2008 by Classic Motor Cars (90 % parts salvaged).[4][5]         Hampton video
1963 850663 "49 FXN" (nr. 6 of 12), Lumsden/Sargent car,jag crash Nürburgring, rebuilt into "low drag coupe" by Sami Klat + Harry Watson. Green, raced a lot by Martin Halusa & son Lukas           Fiskens video
1963 S850664 "5114 WK" (nr. 7 of 12), new to Cunningham in June 1963. Imposter: "5104 WK".xke sold 2022 for USD 8M[6] (no image)
1963 S850665 "5116 WK" (nr. 8 of 12). Briggs Cunningham, June 1963. 1963 24 Hours Le Mans, DNF. Cunningham Museum. History is disputed, may not exist anymore.xke
1963 S850666 "YVH 210" (nr. 9 of 12) new to Peter Sutcliffe.gir  
1963 S850667 (nr. 10 of 12) white with 2 blue stripes. New to Bob Jane (AUS). Sold for USD 7,37M.bon
S850668 "2 GXO" (nr. ? of 12), Dec '63 via Coombs to Dick Wilkins for use as road car; sold to Neil Corner; sold to Phil Scragg who painted light blue; sold to Tony Harrison who hillclimbed at Shelsley Walsh; on display at Birmingham Science Museum for many years; c'87 sold at Rick Cole auction Monterey to Nigel Corner (still with low mileage and extremely original); painted silver & raced in many historic events by Nigel Corner (Yorkshire, UK); approx '03 sold to USxke as road car, silver.ult
S850669 "PS 1175" (nr. ? of 12), Jan. 1964 to Phil Scragg for racing. 1967-70: Anthony Hopkins (TV/music) as “4RH”. Via dealer Brian Classic to Bob Vincent, in 1970 for the Red Rose Racing team. 1971-74 Michael Dawes who painted it dark silver (brother of Nigel Dawes). Sold 1974 via Brian Classic to racer/dealers Mike Fisher then to Chris Drake 1975-95 Yoshijuki Hayashi, Japan. 1995 Peter Rae, revived "PS 1175".xke  
"LWE 038" ?  
860416 "905 TKN", silver, one of 5 Lynx recreation of the wrecked Lindner low drag coupe (S850662). Part of Rosso Bianco for 25 years. [7] (no image)
860458 "503 BBO" coupe, blue, 1962 Le Mans (Charles/Coundley, #8).xke Found on Guernsey ca 1990. Restored, since 2001 in Blackhawk Collection.blackhawk    
1962 860630 "1337 VC" Cunningham white/blue, NOT lightweight, #10, 4th place Le Mans 1962 (Cunningham, Salvadori), Cunningham museum, bought by Miles Collier 1985,xke now in the Revs Instituterevs  
875015 "9022 DU" First of Cunningham Three.xke
875026 "9024 DU". Second of Cunningham Three. Stayed in US. Unrestored red roadster, no sign of louvres or "lightweights".insta Pebble 2022.flickrxke
1961 875027 "9023 DU". Last of "Cunningham Three" made orig. as semi-lightweight, but steel body ("The heavyweight"). In US until 1974, then UK.xke Sold in 2007.anamera With Gregor Fiskens in 2016 at Pebble Beach.flickrstance Pebble again in 2023.flickr   
875361 "BL123" (on nose: also "4875 WK")      
1962 877501 "647 XVP"  
1962 878169 "WPV 952A" red, made into semi-lightweight by Valley Motorsport.xke    
2014 S851001 (body nr. R9000)etypeuk "Car Zero", sold for USD 1,05M in 2021.sothebys      
3 of 6 missing, Stratstone. Shmee
? 879073 "4 GXO" (body R5853),etype built by Classic Motor Cars using bodyshell 14 of 18 and the chassis left over from restoring the Lindner car (850669).racecar no images, silver
? 885969 "PAS 695" low drag coupe recreation by Lynx (one of 2).[8] [9]    
887223 "GSL 156" semi-lightweight[10]  
? ? "2101 WK"    
? ? "499 WK" [11]
? ? ?, green semi-lightweight, Hilton & Moss   Hilton & Moss video
? ? ? Gotcha racing team, turqouise  
"3550 WK", blackish green + silver nose ring, Oulton 2013  
"XAN 555", blackish green + yellow nose ring, Oulton 2013  
silver at Caramulo, PT  
"CZ 98 GR", french, silver  
?   (at Nurb.ring)
"HG-HZ-22H" (DE), silver, Gaisbergrennen 2013  
1962 850486 "1196 WK" now green semi-lightweight (steel monocoque),xke Tour 2018 Chris Ward Andy Elcombult FB
1961 850301 "WAP 66", light blue and red lightweight recreation (ca 1990).wood (no images)
1962 ? "WOO 11", green coupe, John Quick.etypeuk
"DJV 602 C", white blue stripes, seen at Beaulieu 2022 [[Image::Jaguar E-Type 4.2 (1965) (52181100541).jpg|150px]]
861227 "8448TJ" (body nr. V 6221) shiny polished aluminum [12]
1963 880400 "9999 WK" silver [13]
? ? "1516 E", dark red, black roof, looks like lightweight. Goodwood FOS 2022 as #10.  
1963 DP138D5 (same as 850004???)xke "PV 96", black "semi lightweight", built by Protheroe as glassfiber coupe "CUT 7", with 3.4 litre D-type engine. Moved "CUT 7" to low drag coupe, re-reg this to "256 DJU", sold to Roger Mac (racing), then David Cunningham. Paul Vestey bought it 1965. Crashed, rebuilt to aluminum roadster (OTS) with hardtop and 3.8 liter engine. Unclear when "PV 96" license was and the color (the Vestey racing color: Very dark blue, white stripe).drives


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