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E-TYPE FAN JONATHAN ROLLS KNOWS GOOD DESIGN AND ENGINEERING WHEN HE SEES IT. THAT’S WHY HE LIKES CHRISTOPHER WARD WATCHES.
he throbbing 4.2 litre engine of the iconic E-Type Jaguar is a classic that gave almost 50 years’ service from its inception in 1949 to its finale in the mid-1990s. Its reliability, its performance and the sheer excitement it engenders make it one of the favourites of Jonathan Rolls, a man who knows more than most about the intricacies of top-class motor engineering. Although he owns a graphic design and printing business located almost next door to Eton College, Jonathan is most happy in his overalls with a spanner in his hand. “I have been fiddling around with cars for as long as I can remember,” he says. “I have my own workshop and I am lucky that several of my friends lend me their cars to sort out when they get to the end of their tether. That’s how I am currently driving the 1969 E-Type. Now I have fixed the noisy water pump, I can hear all the other things in the engine that need attention. I might have this one for some time!” In his own mini-fleet, Jonathan, 44, has a 1975 Jensen Healey GT (“It’s two-thirds restored, but I don’t have the time just now to finish it off”) and a 1991 2-litre Alfa Romeo Spider (“It’s in storage at present as it’s not very practical for a married man with four children aged from aged from 3 years to 11 years.”) One of his favourite memories is looking after a friend’s 1955 Jaguar XK140:
Jonathon wears C3 Malvern C3 GWT £300.00 ¯
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Photo: Angus Muir
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