Today, the Jaguar E Type is one of the most popular classics of all and probably one of the most beautiful production sports cars ever produced. No wonder it often appeared in books and movies, for example, the detective FBI agent Jerry Cotton drove a red E-Type coupe for years. The Jaguar E-Type Series III was a sports car of the British car manufacturer Jaguar, which was produced from 1971 to 1975. The history of the installed V12 engine went back to 1935, the version now used had been revised and equipped with a light alloy block and Heron combustion chambers in the piston crown. The 2+2 coupe was produced a total of 7,297 times, while the roadster rolled off the production line 7,990 times. Production of the Jaguar E-Type Series III ceased in 1974 – but was not announced until 1975. By this time, 15,293 examples of the Jaguar E-Type Series III had been built.