According to the first two pages of the automobile manual, the Jaguar S’-type, introduced in October 1963, was built in South Africa by Car Distributor Assemblies (CDA) at East London, under the assembly of Complete Knocked Down (CKD) kits shipped from Coventry. The S’-type was built in two versions: the 3.4-litre MOD and 3.8-litre models.
Key Highlights:
The S’-type was built in South Africa from 1964 to 1968.
The CDA plant in East London was the main production facility for the S’-type in South Africa.
The S’-type was built in conjunction with the Lotus 25 and other components brought from the UK.
The body number of South African ‘S’-types is on a CDA plate.
The chassis number of South African ‘S’-types has an ‘A’ or ‘B’ prefix.
The S’-type models included 3.4-litre MOD, 3.8-litre MOD, and 3.8-litre automatic.
Important Changes:
In 1967, the production of the S’-type moved to the Blackheath plant near Cape Town.
The Jaguar 420 was introduced in 1966 and became the next model to be built at Blackheath.
The last ‘S’-type assembled in South Africa was chassis number B1B59478BW, despatched 7-Apr-67.
Manual:
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