This best-selling book on the Jaguar XK is a comprehensive and detailed guide to restoring the prestigious sports car. With original factory specification data, equipment, and options for all XK models-from the first XK120 Roadster to the ultimate 3.8-liter XK150 S-it describes and illustrates exactly how the cars looked in their original condition. This ultimate information source offers the finest gallery of XK photographs ever published.

Collector's Originality Guide: Jaguar E-Type is the definitive resource for all E-Type collectors. Noted Jaguar aficionado Philip Porter draws on factory records, parts books, catalogs, and service bulletins--as well as the British Jaguar collector community--to compile all the information needed to determine what constitutes an authentic Jaguar E-Type. More than 160 color photos show every inch of twelve carefully selected Jaguar examples--all of which are in either remarkably original condition or restored with fastidious attention to detail. From early 3.8-liter roadster to late 5.3-liter V-12 roadster, the permutations of E-Type specification and body style are covered in superb detail.

For anyone with an interest in, or who is thinking of buying, one of the already classic Jaguar XK sports cars from the 1996 to 2005, this Essential Buyer's Guide is a vital requirement. All the models are covered, from the early 4.0-litre models with the infamous Nikasil engines, through to the very last and highly sophisticated 4.2-litre S, with mention to the special editions available in selected markets.