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Jaguar
E-type Low Drag Coupé (CUT 7)
Single factory low-drag coupé (six planned, only one built), later prised from Jaguar's experimental department by Dick Protheroe and raced 1963–64 as the third 'CUT 7'. (The Lindner/Nöcker car is a different, Lightweight-based low-drag E-type.)
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC0 1.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 2 Built
- Years
- 1962
- Engine
- 3,800 cc / 3.8 LFactory: 3.8 L
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Low Drag Coupé was a closed, aerodynamically improved variant of the factory E-type Lightweight programme, built to compete against aluminium-bodied rivals such as the Ferrari 250 GT and Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionLow Drag Coupés built in 1963 (page title "Lightweight Low Drag Coupe"); earlier research counts one car for CUT 7 | 21,2 | Factory production | Registry reported |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
After John Coombs's steel E-type had raced successfully in 1961 and 1962 with Roy Salvadori and Graham Hill, Jaguar's dormant competition department decided at the end of 1962 to build a proper competition E-type, using Coombs's car as the prototype. The body could be changed but not the chassis, so the steel monocoque stayed under a new aluminium body, and the engine got an aluminium block and Lucas fuel injection for well over 300 bhp. Ultimatecarpage lists two Low Drag Coupés built in 1963.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard E-type Low Drag Coupé (CUT 7).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | 3,800 cc / 3.8 LFactory: 3.8 L1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Lucas fuel injection1 Independently researchedStated for the Lightweight programme. |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | 51 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Aluminium body on retained steel monocoque1 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Low Drag Coupe Level B Wouter Melissen · Ultimatecarpage.com
- Numbers built: 2 (Low Drag Coupes)
- The revised 3.8 litre engine
- revised 3.8 litre engine was also fitted with Lucas fuel injection
- five-speed, close-ratio gearbox
- fabricated completely from aluminium
-
2
Motor Sport, March 2005: Cut and pace Level C
- 1 car built (six planned, only one built)
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