Tom first encountered the main star of this episode—a 1962 Jaguar E-Type with a Corvette 327-cubic inch V-8—a year back, when he paid a visit to a couple named Rod and Ruth Franzius.

I’ve always wanted to drive a Jaguar E ... enough for E-Type UK’s engineers. So, they bored the block out to 4.7 litres and filled the extra space with new pistons and rods before bolting ...