Jaguar E-type Series 3: engine colours

Every engine recorded for this car, and where its colour is documented.

• Jaguar V12: Bare cast aluminium

  V12 5.3 and 5.3 HE · fitted 1971–1974 · block, bare

• Jaguar V12: Semi-gloss black with bare brushed aluminium ribs

  V12 5.3 and 5.3 HE · fitted 1971–1974 · cam-cover, semi-gloss

• Jaguar V12: Bare cast iron

  V12 5.3 · fitted 1971–1974 · manifold, bare

• Jaguar V12: Black powder coat on later caps, bare aluminium on earlier ones

  V12 5.3 · fitted 1971–1974 · ancillary, gloss