Lindner Nöcker 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Low-Drag Coupé

Jaguar built just a dozen of the famous all-aluminium lightweight E-Types for racing. Of these, the factory modified just one for Peter Lindner, the German Jaguar importer. After having taken delivery of the car in 1963, Peter Lindner and co-driver Peter Nöcker entered in the Nürburgring 1000 KM and lead the field for much of the race, even holding their own against the infamous Ferrari team. The following year saw the car return to Browns Lane, where Chief Designer Malcolm Sayer re-designed the car’s bodywork and carried out test sessions in MIRA’s wind tunnel. This resulted in a unique fastback-style coupé with near-perfect aerodynamics. Further modifications were made to the engine and mechanical system, resulting in an astonishing 340 brake horsepower and speeds reaching close to 170 mph at the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sadly, Lindner’s quest for greater speed ended in tragedy at Montlhéry, when he collided with a slower car and killed himself and several others.

The Lindner Nöcker Lightweight had been brought back to life once before, when Jaguar specialist LYNX rebuilt it by adding replica Low Drag parts to an unused aluminium monocoque. More recently, CMC created a genuine-bodied Lightweight using the bodywork discarded when 4868 WK was reunited with its crushed panels and structure, as salvaged and impounded following the crash at Montlhéry in 1964.