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Article: Grace, space ... and pace; LEGEND OF THE E-TYPE.(Supplement)
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- Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
- Article date:
- March 6, 2001
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Byline: KEITH DRAPER
The sporting models that paved the way for the E-type
WILLIAM LYONS always wanted to go into motor racing.
From his early days at the Holbrooks works he strove to bring out highly desirable sporting cars. Grace ... Space ... Pace was their hallmark.
Four important sports models from Jaguar's heritage collection illustrate a quarter of a century of competition cars - the ancestry of the remarkable E-type. Each has its own fascinating history.
The SS100 was ...