1969 Jaguar XK-E 2+2 FHC Series II

1969 Jaguar XK-E in Der Junge muss an die frische Luft, Movie, 2018

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: — Made for: USA

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Author	Message
s13a ◊ 2020-10-02 17:01	Looks like US/NA-spec sidemarkers.
dsl ◊ 2020-10-02 17:59	Windscreen looks steep enough for 2+2.
s13a ◊ 2020-10-03 21:00	I think it's this one. They list it as E-Type Series II, despite the sidemarkers. It has swiss (CH) sticker on the back, though. Did swiss have sidemarkers on their E-Types?
dsl ◊ 2020-10-03 23:11	Interesting question, which I can't answer but am intrigued by. First I agree it's that 69, which is a 2+2. As for the lights, we have a handful of E-Type/XK-Es in Germanic sightings (I think including CH but I can't quickly find one) with US-style sidemarkers eg this S3. CH sometimes had odd light specs (eg early Lotus Elans had treble rear lights instead of normal two, so there's a slight context for occasional quirks. However noted that most US XK-E S2/S3 had full orange front lights but this one has normal UK/Europe white/orange split. And a bizarre fact lodged in my mind that the Austin America [ADO16] was sold in three countries only - US, CDN and .... cue drumroll .... CH, for which I've never seen an explanation, so uncertain if it was deliberate or perhaps a way of clearing an unsold batch intended for US into a compatible market if US regulations had changed so they needed redirecting. Probably safest to keep this as a US-spec XK-E as things stand, but remember where it is in case new info emerges.