£28,750
1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8-Litre Roadster with Hardtop
Bonhams • UK • 14 Sept 2024
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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£28,750
1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8-Litre Roadster with Hardtop
UK • 14 Sept 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1962 Jaguar E-Type roadster has been under family ownership since 1974, used briefly as a weekend car, and then stored in dry conditions from around 1979. It is now offered for total restoration, with an old-style V5 and logbook, presenting a unique opportunity for enthusiasts.
Condition
2
The car has been in storage for a long time and requires total restoration. The body has been resprayed twice, and the engine head stamping is obscured.
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R4523-9
LHD
United Kingdom
130 GDA
1962
Auction
£28,750
1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8-Litre Roadster with Hardtop
Bonhams • UK • 14 Sept 2024
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
• Present family ownership since 1974 • Used as a weekend car until around 1979 • Kept in dry storage since then • Offered for total restoration Introduced at the Geneva Salon in March 1961 to universal acclaim, the Jaguar E-Type was built in 'Series 1' form until 1968.
It was at the time, and still is, the most iconic British sports car ever made.
Series 1 cars were powered initially by the legendary 3.8-litre XK straight-six engine producing around 265bhp, which was good enough for a top speed of 150mph with the 0-60mph dash achieved in just 6.4 seconds: performance figures that were simply astonishing at the time.
The Jaguar E-Type represents the perfect harmony of design, technological innovation and superlative performance, and will forever live on as one of Britain's finest contributions to automobile design.
First registered on 1st May 1962, this 'barn find' E-Type roadster comes with an old-style continuation logbook (issued 29th November 1965) listing eight owners, its lat...
Price Analysis vs Other E-Type Series I Roadster 3.8s
£19,053
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£110,634
Median Price (Since 2020)
£911,250
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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