Jaguar Engine Color Codes

Model - Soloons                   Cylinder Head Color  Engine No.Prefix

Mark V11                          Silver                  A-B-D
Mark VIIM                         Silver                  D-N
Mark Vlll                         Duck Egg Blue           N-NA
Mark IX                           Metallic Blue           NC-NE
Mark X 3.8 litre                  Gold                    Z-ZA
Mark X 4.2 litre                  Gold                    7D
420G                              Silver                  7D
420/Sovereign                     Silver                  7F
Mark 1 2.41itre                   Silver                  BC
Mark 1 3.4 litre                  Duck Egg Blue           KE-KF
Mark 2 2.4 litre                  Duck Egg Blue           BG
Mark 2 3.41itre                   Duck Egg Blue           KG-@
Mark 2 3.8 litre                  Metallic Blue           LA-LB-LC
"S" Type 3.4 litre                Duck Egg Blue           7B
"S" Type 3.8 litre                Metallic Blue           B
240                               Silver                  7J 1001 on
340                               Silver                  7J 50001 on
XJ6 2.8 litre S1                  Silver                  7G
XJ6 4.2 litre S1                  Silver                  7L
XJ12 S1                           Silver                  7p
XJ6 3.4 litre S2                  Silver                  8A
XJ6 4.2 litre S2                  Silver                  8L
XJ12 S2                           Silver                  7p
XJ6 3.4 litre S3                  Silver                  8L
XJ6 4.2 litre S3                  Silver                  8L
XJ6 4.2 litre S3                  Silver                  @L

Sports Cars
XK120                               Silver                W-F
XK140                               Silver                G
XK140 SE                            Red                   G (S suffix)
"C" Type                            Silver                E
(There is no C embossed on the cylinder head)
"D"Type (production)                Silver                E
(C embossed on the cylinder head)
XK150 3.4 litre                     Duck Egg Blue         V
XK150 3.8 litre                     Metallic Blue         VA
XK150 3.4 litre S                   Gold                  VS
XK150 3.8 litre S                   Gold                  VAS
"E" Type 3.8 litre                  Gold                  R-RA
(first few cars were ftted with a head painted in bahama yellow)
"E" Type 4.2 litre S1               Gold                  7E
"E" Type 4.2 litre S1.5             Silver                7E
"E" Type 4.2 litre S2               Silver                7R
"E" Type Series 3                   Silver                7S
XJS                                 Silver                8S
XJS HE                              Silver                8S
XJS 3.6 litre                                             9D