
Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 Restoration – Breathing Life Back into a Classic
Few cars hold a place in automotive history quite like the Jaguar E-Type. By the time the Series 3 arrived in 1971, it was designed to showcase Jaguar’s new smooth and torquey 5.3-litre V12 engine, originally developed for Le Mans racing. Available as either a Roadster or a 2+2 Coupé, the Series 3 could be spotted instantly by its cross-slatted front grille, flared arches, wider tyres, four exhaust tips, and the distinctive V12 badging at the rear. The updates weren’t purely cosmetic either. Series 3 cars featured uprated brakes, power steering as standard, and a large horizontal scoop under the bonnet to aid cooling — making them far more usable






