£78,750
1963 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupé - Offered Directly from Rowan Atkinson CBE
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 8 Nov 2025
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£78,750
1963 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupé - Offered Directly from Rowan Atkinson CBE
UK • 8 Nov 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
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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12 miles
888918
RHD
United Kingdom
Manual
NWT 932A
1963
Auction
£78,750
1963 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupé - Offered Directly from Rowan Atkinson CBE
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 8 Nov 2025
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
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-escal...
Price Analysis vs Other E-Type Series I FHC 3.8s
£7,418
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£72,229
Median Price (Since 2020)
£516,939
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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