Eagle Cars

Origins & Heritage

Eagle Cars was established in 1981 in Sussex, England, initially as a kit car manufacturer producing lightweight roadsters for the performance enthusiast market. The company built a reputation for engineering precision and attention to detail that distinguished it from the mass of British kit car builders active in the 1980s. Over time, Eagle evolved its focus toward a more specialised and considerably more ambitious project: the bespoke restoration and enhancement of Jaguar E-Type sports cars.

The Jaguar E-Type project became Eagles defining pursuit. Rather than simply restoring existing cars, Eagle developed its own enhanced interpretation — the Eagle E-Type — which takes original Jaguar E-Type bodywork and engineering as its starting point but rebuilds every system from the ground up to modern standards of reliability, performance, and refinement. Eagle E-Types feature uprated XK engines, modernised braking and suspension, and bodywork hand-crafted to a standard that exceeds even the best original Jaguar factory production.

Eagle's approach represents a convergence of restoration and creation — each car is unique, built to its owner's specific requirements, and capable of being specified with engine outputs from 265 bhp to well over 500 bhp. The company has developed a global reputation among Jaguar enthusiasts and collector car buyers who want the emotional experience of an E-Type with the mechanical reliability and performance of a modern sports car. Eagle's output is measured in units per year rather than hundreds, and waiting times typically extend to a year or more.

Key Milestones

Notable Models

Every Eagle car is unique — built to order with individual specification agreed between Eagle and each client.

Craftsmanship & Engineering

Eagle cars require thousands of hours of skilled labour per vehicle, combining traditional coachbuilding techniques with modern engineering to produce results that meet or exceed factory standards in every measurable dimension.

• Hand-beaten aluminium bodywork — every panel is shaped by hand using English wheel and traditional coachbuilding tools, achieving compound curves and surface quality impossible with pressed steel or modern production methods
• Rebuilt XK inline-six engines — Eagle's engine preparation involves complete rebuild of the Jaguar XK unit with precision machining, upgraded internals, and careful balancing to produce reliable outputs from 265 to 500+ bhp
• Modern braking and suspension — Eagle E-Types incorporate contemporary disc brakes, upgraded anti-roll bars, and revised geometry that transforms the original E-Type's handling into a genuinely modern sports car experience
• Bespoke interior specification — each Eagle is trimmed to individual client specification using finest British leather, Wilton wool carpet, and period-correct instruments updated for modern reliability

Eagle Cars in Azerbaijan

Eagle Cars are among the most exclusive vehicles in the world, and examples in Azerbaijan are essentially non-existent. With output measured in single digits per year and prices starting at several hundred thousand pounds, Eagle E-Types are owned by a tiny global clientele of the most discerning classic car collectors. The brand operates in a market defined by connoisseurship rather than mainstream car buying.

For Azerbaijani automotive enthusiasts with an appreciation for British craftsmanship and automotive history, Eagle Cars represents the ultimate expression of the classic car restoration art. The company's work demonstrates what becomes possible when extraordinary skill meets extraordinary commitment — an E-Type that is simultaneously the most beautiful Jaguar ever made and the most capable.

Why Eagle Cars Is Exceptional

• The world's finest E-Type: Eagle Cars has created what is widely acknowledged as the ultimate interpretation of the Jaguar E-Type — combining the original's incomparable visual beauty with levels of engineering quality and mechanical reliability that Jaguar itself never achieved in production.
• Pure craftsmanship: In an era of computer-aided manufacturing and robot assembly, Eagle Cars represents the purest expression of traditional British coachbuilding — every car shaped, assembled, and finished entirely by hand by craftspeople who have dedicated their careers to a single car design.
• A living art form: Eagle's work proves that the great British sports car tradition is not finished — it simply requires patience, skill, and the willingness to build in tiny numbers for clients who understand and appreciate what they are commissioning.

Iconic Models in Pictures

Eagle Cars vehicles — a visual selection of the iconic models produced by this manufacturer.

Eagle Talon

Eagle Summit

Eagle Vista