1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Roadster              

Chassis Number: 877270
Registration Number: JSJ 565
Recorded Mileage: 58,360 miles

- In current ownership for 29 years
- Subject of much investment in current ownership

It is remarkable to think of the effect the E-Type had on the world when launched in 1961.

At a time when 70 mph was considered perfectly rapid enough for a family car, here was a British-built sports car which could hit a claimed 150mph! The top speed figure was possibly a little optimistic but the public didn’t object - with a list price of just over £2,000 it was half the price and just as striking as its more exotic rivals from Italy. 

The Jaguar E-Type is without doubt one of the most important and prettiest sports cars of all time, at its Geneva Auto Saloon launch in 1961 Enzo Ferrari famously referred to the E-Type as the most beautiful car in the world, and he surely was someone who should know.

Clearly the E-Type was strongly influenced by the famous Le M...