Delivered to the United States in November 1967 where it was then sold by Jaguar Cars New York, this “matching numbers” Jaguar E Type Series 1.5 OTS was repatriated in 1989, at which point it was restored and converted to right-hand drive.

The current owner has invested a further £10,000 or so in ‘66 XVL’ since buying it three years ago, and while we’ll go into the full details later suffice it to say it’s held nothing but advisory-free Mo

Ts since 2019.

Finished in Carmen Red with a recently restored black leather interior, the owner admits to being “quite fussy”, which is exactly what you want to hear when you’re thinking of investing a sum like this in a classic car.

Carmen Red is the quintessential colour for an E Type and this one makes the reason clear, not least because someone took great care to get the panels aligned properly, an act of devotion subsequent owners have honoured as there are no dents, dinks or ripples to them either.

The Carmen Red paint has a vivid gloss t...