1963 Jaguar E-Type

Giddy Minx

Chassis: 888197

Registration: EBY 734B

Giddy Minx, as we affectionately refer to our own E-Type was built as a fast road car, specifically with swift, European motoring in mind. The idea was to produce a rapid, comfortable coupe with upgrades that would increase performance, handling, safety and durability, with the intention of competing in non-FIA European events. We started with a sound, matching numbers car recently imported from the USA and over a two year period we completely restored the car.

Visually, we wanted it to look like a three year old SCCA racer. We left the lovely, original chrome, fitted old, worn leather to the seats. Mechanically, everything has been completely gone through and rebuilt. We like to think it’s the kind of car that by 1967 would have been worked on during the evenings, driven to the circuit, raced and driven home. This is the full specification:

Engine

3.8 litre engine

Complete strip and rebuild, including acid stripping the block

Skimmed head, 9:1 pistons, completely rebuilt

Piper D-Type Camshafts

Cosworth pistons

Balanced conrods

Standard crank, crack tested and balanced

New alloy sump

Broadsport competition core plugs

Uprated rear main oil seal

Competition exhaust system with Bob Beere manifolds

High torque starter

Alternator

Alloy competition Marsten style radiator

Refurbished fuel tank

Braided fuel hose

Facet fuel pump

Gearbox

Rebuilt full-synchro Jaguar 4.2 unit with uprated layshaft

9 inch heavy duty clutch

Lightened, balanced flywheel

New propshaft

Brakes

Zeus 4 pot alloy front brakes

Coopercraft performance alloy rear brake callipers

Kunifer brake lines

Fast road pads

Coated braided hoses

Remote easy bleed rear brake lines

Brake bias valve

Suspension

Front Gaz fully adjustable, with adjustable reaction plate

Bob Beere 1 inch anti roll bar

Fully rebuilt rear cradle with new bearings throughout

Rear Gaz fully adjustable coilover shock absorbers

Standard rear anti roll bar

Limited Slip Differential

Rebuilt steering rack

Cadmium plated suspension components, as per factory

New custom built wire wheels; standard 5” front wheels, with Competition outside laced 6” rear wheels

Dunlop SP Sport Tyres

Interior

Bespoke interior with competition bucket seats

Body

Complete strip down

New floors

New sills inner and outer

New boot floor

Original bonnet retained and realigned

Doors stripped, rebuilt and realigned

USA style UK number plates

The build costs, terrifyingly, are in excess of £100,000. Completed in December 2021, with over 2,000 miles of running in and snagging have been completed, with numerous events in Europe under its belt. Finished in Warwick Grey with a red interior, it is a matching numbers car.

The name Giddy Minx comes from a pulp fiction short story from the 1930s.

“A shady Private Dick refers to a blond client, who has asked him to investigate her husband’s death, as “a damned Giddy Minx, all lips and talk that I can’t work out. She’s either blind with love for me or playing me for the fool. I’ll play her both ways, see where I get”. When he realises it was, in fact, her who murdered her husband, she cuts his throat.”