CLASSIC BRITISH CAR JACKS
- 30 DATABASES -
2002 - Now In Its 23rd Year - 2025
| Databases Last Updated 16/06/2025 with sale prices. Scroll down for latest jack additions. |
This is a genuine Metallifacture Jaguar E-Type jack. Many vendors incorrectly claim other similar Metallifacture jacks for the Austin Princess, Ford Cortina and Austin Mini to be E-Type jacks. Check before you buy or sell. |
Comprehensive databases with photos and descriptions of classic British car jacks and which cars used them.
Please note that I do not trade in jacks. This website is maintained purely for the benefit of the classic car fraternity.
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 An Enots hydraulic jack with a geared extension sold on 15 March 2020 for £690.00 |
| Armstrong (7) | Bradbury(23) | Britool (BTC) (22) | Desmo (3) | Duco (4) | Dunlop (84) |
| DWS (2) | Engineering(47) | Enots(5) | Epco (30) | Ern Lake (33) | Eversure (22) |
| Ford (44) | Harvey Frost (34) | King Dick (28) | Lake & Elliot(180) | Lucas (4) | Metallifacture(102) |
| Miscellaneous (73) | Prima (19) | Read (7) | Shelley (104) | SkyHi (72) | Smiths (102) |
| Stadium (7) | Tangye (48) | Woden (8) | Unknown (4) |
Number of jacks in each database shown in parentheses ()
Total jack variants is 1133
George Radion in Australia has a database on Australian-made Jacks
All the gathered information is free to use for private purposes. I have no commercial interest in jacks. I maintain this website purely as a hobby and the benefit of all.
Request to vendors: Please feel free to use the information from these databases in your adverts. An acknowledgement of the source would be most welcome. However, please do not twist any of the information. Where I say along the lines: 'May be for car 'X' please make this clear in your advert. An altered statement saying: 'It is for car 'X' will create false facts and misinformation. If you know for certainty a jack's heritage please contact me so that I can amend the entry. Thank you.
If you know of other British car jack types or have useful information about any of the jack types listed then please contact me. The accuracy of all the data relies very heavily on feedback.
I have provided a quick link by vehicle type in the Vehicle Jack Index. I have only listed vehicles where there is a high degree of certainty that an appropriate jack has been identified. Where more than one jack type is listed against a vehicle please check the appropriate databases for additional information. For example only one or two jacks of one type have been found in one mark of Austin Healey, the majority having another type. New information and corrections are always most welcome.
There is also a page for unknown jacks. Any help with identification is most welcome.
I state in the sales whether the jack has a handle or not. This often appears in short as NH (No Handle) or WH (With Handle).
Recent sales (updated daily. Remain for 14 days)
| Jack | Date | Price |
| L&E S423 | 7 June 2025 | £24.95 |
| Shelley LJ32 | 9 June 2025 | £11.08 |
| Shelley M8 | 11 June 2025 | £11.12 |
| Ford Prefect | 13 June 2025 | £21.41 |
| Metallifacture MGB | 13 June 2025 | £41.54 |
| Metallifacture Jag E-Type | 16 June 2025 | £196.49 |
Recent jack additions will remain for approx six months
| Latest Jack and Jack/Car Additions | |||
| Number | Database | Jack Type | Date Entered |
| Tangye | Identified for Matilda Tank Mk1 | 10 January 2025 | |
| 1129 | Miscellaneous | Portway Carriage Jack | 27 January 2025 |
| 1130 | Miscellaneous | Myson Scissor | 4 March 2025 |
| 1131 | Ford | Puma Cantilever Jack | 20 March 2025 |
| 1132 | Ford | Ford Screw (unknown) Jack | 13 April 2025 |
| 1133 | Ford | Ford 1980 Transit Jack | 1 May 2025 |
Jack Sales Decline
Sales of jacks on my monitored lists have dropped off dramatically since pre-Covid when I recorded 844 sales in 2019. Since then the annual sales have been as follows:
2020 - 560 sales
2021 - 525 sales
2022 - 353 sales
2023 - 339 sales
2024 - 294 sales
Most sales in 2024 were Shelley jacks with 115, accounting for 39% of all sales.
Highest Value Sales:
Metallifacture scissor jack for the E-Type Jaguar Series 1 3.8 sold on 25 August 2015 for £1,399.00
Shelley LJ225 screw jack variant for early E-Type Jaguars sold in 2018 for £1,800.00
A Lake & Elliot Millennium 12-MSB-1 1/2 jack in its original cardboard box, used by the Aston Martin DB5, DB6 and DBS sold at a Bonhams auction on 13 May 2017 for £3,500.00. Two others sold for £1,750.00 and £2,250.00
A Smiths Bevelift used by the Aston Martin DB4 sold at a Bonhams auction on 13 May 2017 for £1,375.00
A Lake & Elliot M1DL jack used by the Aston Martin DB2/4 sold at a Bonhams auction on 13 May 2017 for £625.00.