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Owning an E-type is all about driving and BOO certainly gets driven. In the past few years, it has competed in the HERO
Irish Tour, made several trips to Germany and taken part in countless UK rallies and events, including Le Mans. Most recently,
it has completed the 45th Anniversary E-type Tour de France (see page 2). It also makes regular appearances in the Our Classics
section of Classic & Sports Car magazine. BOO is a 1965 Series 1 4.2 roadster and has been in the same ownership for 26 years.
Originally Carmen Red with black upholstery, it was painted Old English White in the 1970s and reupholstered in red. The original
'C' plate was also changed to the current registration at the same time. This website brings you a selection of pictures celebrating
not only the exploits of a much-loved car, but all E-type Jaguars – the most beautiful cars ever built. I hope you enjoy
it! Gaynor Cauter
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| E-types line up at Portsmouth to board Bretagne for St Malo |
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| Following John Burton's early 3.8 on the way to Geneva |
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The 45th Anniversary E-type Tour de France was a two-week rally round some of the best driving areas of France.
Twenty-one cars took part, representing every model variant of E-type ever built. The tour was organised by the International
E-type Register of the Jaguar Drivers' Club and was sponsored by Moët et Chandon. Apart from a few electrical problems and
one failing clutch on register chairman John Burton's 3.8 roadster, there were no serious breakdowns and all the cars made
it home – some, as in BOO's case, via Le Mans for the Classic.
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