British athletics' golden girl Jessica Ennis fell in love with a pair of classic Jaguar E-types when she took part in a parade at the Lord Mayor's Show in London last weekend.
Booked to head a Jaguar cavalcade in Jaguar's F-type, the Olympic heptathlon champion took every opportunity to cosy up to the famous E-types that were accompanying the brand new car.
More than half a million people are estimated to have watched the parade in which 1600 RW – the fourth E-type built and the first to be sold – and the famous Daily Mail car – chassis number 24 – played a prominent part.
Both the classics were supplied for the event by Classic Motor Cars of Bridgnorth with managing director Nick Goldthorp driving 1600 RW through the capital.
He said: "We wanted to accompany the all-new F-TYPE with two iconic E-Types, which showed the strong historic links that exist between the two cars."
Pageantmaster Dominic Reid OBE said: "It was a great honour for us to welcome such an outstanding Olympian as Jessica Ennis to the Lord Mayor’s Show. It was wonderful how the crowd reacted to her.
