{"id":60832,"date":"2021-01-22T10:46:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T10:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=60832"},"modified":"2021-02-02T08:19:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T08:19:00","slug":"jaguar-ft-coupe-by-bertone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/jaguar-ft-coupe-by-bertone\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar FT Coup\u00e9 by Bertone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bertone presented an extraordinary Jaguar at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show. The FT Coup\u00e9 was based on the S-Type of the time. This sporty upper midsizw sedan debuted at the 1963 London Motor Show as a model between the Mark II and the Mark X. Thanks to its choice of 3.4 and 3.8 liter inline six-cylinder engines, the car found favor in many countries. As with the E-Type and the Mark X, independent suspension was used all round. However, some potential customers disliked the close visual resemblance to the smaller Mark II. A total of 25,171 of these cars were built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elegant Coup\u00e9 from Bertone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 1966, the Jaguar 420 appeared as the final variant with a front end based on the Mark X and a 4.2-liter engine. For the concept study at the Geneva Motor Show, Bertone used an S-Type 3.8, which arrived at the Italian workshop as a CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kit. This saved most of the work of separating the body from the chassis. The new body is not at all reminiscent of Jaguars of the time. Onlookers are more likely to associate it with BMW (front) or even Opel (rear). Around the four round headlights runs a radiator grille, which is centrally crowned by the typical Jaguar grille. Above it sits the leaping Jaguar as a radiator mascot. The remaining shapes are smooth and elegant.<\/p>\n\n\n

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