4,580cc DOHC Inline 6-Cylinder
Triple Weber 45 DCOE Carburetors
300bhp at 5,500rpm
5-Speed Manual Gearbox
4-Wheel Independent Suspension
4-Wheel Hydraulic Disc Brakes

*Exacting LHD aluminium Recreation of the Lindner-Nöcker Low-Drag Lightweight
*Professionally Built by the Jaguar Marque Experts at Vicarage
*Tested and Featured by Top Gear Magazine and Car and Driver
*Equipped to Perform and Capable of Fast Road Work
*Amazing Presence, Specification and Performance

THE MOTORCAR OFFERED

While originally intended as a fast road car without racing pretensions, Jaguar's E-Type was almost immediately raced to great effect. Rapid development to keep the E-Type competitive against the likes of Ferrari's vaunted GTO led to a special 12-car batch of "Lightweight" competition versions built by Jaguar's Experimental Department. Among them was 4868 WK, supplied new to Peter Lindner, Jaguar's German importer and highly successful racer. Lindner's chosen driver for the car was Peter Nöcker, who shared driving duties with Lindner on long-distance events. Proving the Lightweight E-Type's effectiveness, Lindner led the field including the works Ferraris of Scarfiotti and Surtees at the 1963 Nürburgring 1000 kms for the first lap of the old 14-kilometer Nordschleife.

The Lindner-Nöcker Lightweight was further modified for 1964 into the only Jaguar factory-built Low-Drag Lightweight E-Type. Brutally beautiful and reminiscent of military aircraft with many riveted body panels, the Lindner-Nöcker car's body modifications were the product of original E-Type designer Malcolm Sayer, the brilliant aerodynamicist behind Jaguar's dominant earlier racecar designs. During 1964, the Lindner-Nöcker E-Type returned to the Nürburgring and then received an upgrade to 344 HP for Le Mans, followed a few weeks later by Lindner's fatal crash with it at Monthlèry. The mangled wreck of 4868 WK remained there for years and subsequently fell out of sight, with many believing the car was lost; however, it resurfaced and received an epic restoration completed in 2011.

While the racing career of the Lindner-Nöcker Low-Drag Lightweight E-Type was relatively brief, its radical, all-out design and "one of one" status kept it in the collective memory of Jaguar's faithful. Among them was Tony Parkinson, a former director of Vicarage, the renowned Jaguar restoration and upgrading specialist firm, who had relocated to Florida. During the 1990s, Parkinson converted an original 1970 E-Type 2+2 into this incredibly detailed recreation of the original Lindner-Nöcker Low Drag Lightweight E-Type, faithfully crafted entirely of aluminum, including the monocoque tub, in keeping with the original car. Beautiful details included the flip-up fuel-filler cap, bent-wire trunk latch, faired driving lights, and intricate sheet metal ducts channeling cooling air to the radiator, carburetors and front brakes. As with the original, body panels are secured by strings of rivets draped across the bodywork in purposefully curving lines.

A carefully considered blend of period and modern mechanical components endows the Low Drag Lightweight E-Type with performance matching its aggressive persona. Among them, the Jaguar XK six-cylinder engine, taken from the donor E-type that also provided most mechanical components, was bored to 4,580cc and equipped with a freer-flowing cylinder head, oversize valves, triple Weber carburetors, exhaust headers, high-strength internals and Electromotive HPV-1 ignition. Producing a stated 300 horsepower, the Jaguar's high-strength driveline includes an American JT5 five-speed transmission and Quaife limited-slip differential. Chassis upgrades include vented front brake rotors, four-piston AP calipers, Koni adjustable shock absorbers, stiffer front torsion bars, softer rear springs and lengthened steering arms, with replica Dunlop cast-aluminum peg-drive wheels and fat tires for rolling stock. Overall weight is 2,490 pounds, about 350 pounds lighter than a production car. In keeping with its race-car inspiration, the interior is spartan, yet includes door panels, a proper dash carpeting, plus a Pioneer radio and CD changer and under-dash air conditioner.

Following completion in 1999, the Low Drag Lightweight was carefully sorted and tested over 600 miles in advance of another 200 miles during evaluations by top publications including Top Gear and Car and Driver. According to the report by Csaba Csere for Car and Driver, the reborn E-Type accelerated from rest to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds, covered the quarter-mile in 14.1 seconds at 102 mph and braked from 70 mph in 198 feet and from 70 mph. Skidpad performance was strong at 0.82g and while top speed potential was not tested, the article cited 160-170 mph as feasible. The Car and Driver test session also included several hard laps at Moroso Motorsports Park, where the E-Type displayed predictable handling, minimal body roll, and excellent control. Importantly, engine-cooling was effective, even with the air conditioner running and the 95-degree air temperatures. Following the high-profile media coverage, the first owner eventually passed away in 2002 and the Jaguar was hidden away for more than a decade until the Consignor, a noted former sports-car racer, acquired it during the early 2010s. Since then, the Low Drag Coupe has been maintained within his private collection and sparingly enjoyed, with the car described as quite powerful and fast during a recent telephone conversation. A wonderful and expertly built recreation of the singular Lindner-Nöcker Low-Drag Lightweight E-Type, this exceptionally charismatic classic Jaguar simply awaits a new owner and further adventures.