Chassis No.

1R11841



The Series 2 E-Type arrived in 1968 as Jaguar's answer to tightening American safety and emissions legislation.

The headlamp covers were omitted, the radiator intake enlarged behind a thickened front bumper, and larger lamps adopted front and rear, while a collapsible steering column and rocker switches replaced the earlier toggles inside.

Due to the expert pen of Jaguar stylists, none of the changes blunted the shape William Lyons had unveiled in 1961, still routinely named among the most beautiful ever drawn.



The accompanying Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust certificate records that chassis number 1R11841 was completed on 8 December 1969 as a Roadster to left-hand-drive specification, finished in Pale Primrose Yellow over Black trim with a matching Black soft top and fitted with the four-speed manual transmission.

It was dispatched to the United States on 4 February 1970 to the British Leyland distributor in New York.



By the mid-1970s the Roadster had se...