gg,
the E-type is a fantastic car to drive and I like to think I mostly appreciated it for such technical reasons.
Jaguar E-Type - Features, Motoring - The Independent
But I read a lot of what Henry Manney wrote since he was one of the greatest automotive journalists ever and one of my favorite sayings of his is:
"The greatest crumpet-catcher known to man," as US journalist Henry Manney described it.