Filed under: Classics, Jaguar, Misc. Auto Shows, UK, Design/Style
Every year, the Goodwood Festival of Speed selects one automaker as its featured marque and commissions a unique sculpture in its honor. With the iconic Jaguar E-Type celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Goodwood has picked Jaguar for the seat of prestige at this year’s event, and this is the installation that will do the job.
Inspired by the E-Type’s shape, rather than crafted from it as other sculptures have been in years past, this installation is made from half a kilometer of steel tubing made for gas pipelines. The material was supplied by Jaguar’s sister company, Tata Steel, with each tube measuring nearly four feet in diameter with walls half an inch thick.
Like the pieces that preceded it, it was crafted by Goodwood’s sculptor-in-residence Gerry Judah. All in all the piece stands over 90 feet tall and weighs 150 metric tons, took 10 days for a team of bridge-builders to install and will be displayed along with Jaguar’s current range as well as the C-X75 turbine-hybrid concept car at the event. Full press release after the jump.
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