The final Jaguar F-Type sports car made at the brand’s manufacturing facility in Castle Bromwich, UK, joined the Jaguar Heritage collection in mid-June – 50 years to the day since the last Jaguar E-Type drove off the production line.
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The final F-Type is a 5.0-litre V8 Convertible in Giola Green with a black roof and a Tan Windsor leather interior – like that of the 5.3-litre V12 final E-type Series III Convertible built in 1974.
The special F-Type was handed to the custodians of Jaguar’s history, the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (JDHT). It joins its E-Type predecessor in the official Jaguar Heritage collection and will take part in a series of special events and activities later this year.
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Just as the last E-Type in 1974 heralded the birth of the radical Jaguar XJ-S, the final F-Type has been produced as Jaguar readies for an even bolder transformation – the transformation to an all-electric brand from 2025.
Rawdon Glover, Managing Director, said: “The singular vision of Jaguar’s founder, Sir William Lyons, was to always be future-facing, relevant and original. This has been the foundation of Jaguar through almost a century of evolving contemporary British luxury.
“Today, as we celebrate F-TYPE and our 75-year history of innovative Jaguar sports cars, we are also looking forward to the beginning of a new era. We will reimagine and elevate the Jaguar brand that will be focused on growing client intimacy and engagement, underpinned by our purpose to inspire like no other."
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Jaguar’s F-Type was first launched as a convertible in 2013 and was Jaguar’s first two-seat sports car in almost 40 years. It was named 2013 World Car Design of the Year. The coupé made its debut the following year, going on sale in Australia in June 2014.
A total of 87,731 F-Types have been produced and the sports car will continue to be available here until early 2025, including 24 F-Type ZP Edition coupés, which have been earmarked for Australia from the total 150 being built.
JDHT records show that Jaguar produced 72,528 E-Types, ending with a special run of 50 cars. All but one was painted black, while the second-to-last car was British Racing Green and was supplied to a private Jaguar collector.
Both the final F-Type and the final E-Type cars will reside in the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust at Gaydon alongside the last series XE, XF, and XF Sportbrake, which also finished manufacture recently.
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