CLASSIC MOTOR CARS AND LONDON’S DESIGN MUSEUM LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JAGUAR E-TYPE

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The recently restored Chassis number 94To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the car that Enzo Ferrari described as the most beautiful in the world, CMC, Classic Motor Cars of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, the UK’s leading Jaguar Restoration Company, has joined with the Design Museum to put an example of the famous marque on display for a month. The E-type’s original test driver, Norman Dewis now in his 91st year, and the man who drove the car from Coventry via London to Geneva motor show will be on hand to launch the exhibition of the car with FI legend John Surtees, the only man to win World Championships on two wheels as well as four and one of the first people in the UK to purchase an E-type. ■There will be an opportunity to interview both John Surtees and Norman Dewis. ■Both famous drivers will drive in the Jaguar Heritage Trust E-type 77 RW, which is one of two original press cars from 1961. ■There will be an opportunity for photographers and film crews to travel in 77 RW. ■A convertible Jaguar XKR will be available so that photographers and cameramen can shoot car-to-car shots if they wish. ■Peter Neumark, the Chairman of CMC will be on hand to talk about chassis number 94, which has recently been restored, and which will be on display, as well as how Jaguar E-type’s are becoming sought after and an important investment in this their 50th year.Tags:,