GETTING THE 'WORLD'S FASTEST E-TYPE' BACK ON TRACK
"THE SIX-CYLINDER ENGINE WAS MAED OUT, SO HAMILTON'S SEARCH FOR MORE POWER POINTED TO A V12"
Ever since Graham Hill gave the brand-new Jaguar E-type a debut win at Oulton Park in April 1961, people have raced E-types. But none of them can match the fastest and most way-out of all: the 7.3-litre monster developed and raced by Malcolm Hamilton and affectionately known as ‘The Beast’
Hamilton’s car was the device that set the standard in the once highly competitive Aston Martin Owners Club Intermarque Championship. In its ultimate specification it ran a 7300cc Jaguar V12 pushing out around 700bhp and weighing in at 1275kg. It could do 0-150mph in around eight seconds and was clocked on an airfield at
