Sold | 1963 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupé - Offered Directly from Rowan Atkinson CBE

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1963 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupé - Offered Directly from Rowan Atkinson CBE

United Kingdom • 8 Nov 2025

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This 1963 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupé was used in the Netflix series 'Man vs Bee' starring Rowan Atkinson and is offered directly from his ownership. It features a right-hand drive conversion, cosmetic and mechanical improvements, and unique damage retained from its cinematic role, making it a notable collector's item despite needing some reconditioning.

Condition

6

The car has undergone restoration and repairs following its use in the 'Man vs Bee' series, including a replacement rear window and dashboard. However, there's unrepaired damage on the nearside rear quarter, and the description mentions cosmetic and mechanical improvements performed after repatriation to the UK in 1989, like new chrome fittings, interior retrim, and an SS exhaust system. It retains its original engine block but has a replacement cylinder head, indicating that while it's been maintained, it's not in pristine condition and requires some reconditioning.

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Manual

Transmission:

888918

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Odometer:

12 miles

NWT 932A

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

RHD

When Jaguar unveiled the E-Type at the Geneva Motor Show in 1961, it caused a sensation.

Jaguar PR Director Bob Berry famously drove the first Fixed-Head Coupé overnight across Europe, arriving just in time for the show’s opening, where the new model immediately stole the headlines.

With a top speed in excess of 150mph and 0–60mph in just seven seconds, it was the fastest production car in the world and, according to Enzo Ferrari, 'the most beautiful car ever made'.

That launch car, chassis #2, finished in Opalescent Gunmetal Grey and registered 9600 HP, would go on to become one of the most celebrated E-Types of all time.

Fast forward six decades and the car's legend was reignited in 2022 with the Netflix comedy series Man vs Bee , starring Rowan Atkinson CBE.

Commissioned by Netflix and viewed more than 25,000,000 hours globally, the series follows Atkinson’s character, a hapless house-sitter, as his attempts to rid a lavish country home of an irritating bee result in ever-esca...