Automobile surprises: Will produce 50 year old engine again

even Though the development within the automotive industry goes more and more towards electric and hybrid cars, there must be space to revive the iconic motors for enthusiasts, thinks the british Jaguar.

Therefore, revives the british are now a six-cylinder engine, which had its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s.

the Jaguar Classic, which is the traditional car-manufacturing company section for classic cars, are experiencing in these years a growing interest among car enthusiasts for classic sports cars and potent engines, and many wish to renovate and rebuild their classic car.

Precisely why re-introduces the Jaguar Classic now the famous the 3.8-litre XK engine, which sat for many Jaguar models from the 1950s and 1960s. Among other things, the legendary E-Type, but also the XK150, XK150 S, MkIX, Mk2, MkX, E-type Series 1 and the S-type.

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the Engine sat among others in the famous Jaguar E-Type. Photo: Jaguar

for more than 50 years owners of these cars were forced to renovate their old 3.8 litre engines, if they would keep life in their classic car - but now begins production of the completely new versions to the same specifications as the old one.

If you can prove ownership of one of the cars with the original engine, can you get the new engine with the same original serial number.

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The new 3.8-liter Jaguar XK-engine block costs 14.340 pound in the Uk and only available through Jaguar Classic Parts.

At the Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works facility Coventry specialiseres among other restorations of the E-type Reborn and to build new original Jaguar D Type-specimens.

Jaguar Classic build and restore classic models from the uk's automobile. Photo: Jaguar

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