1962 - JAGUAR TYPE E 3.8 SÉRIE 1

1962 - JAGUAR TYPE E 3.8 SÉRIE 1
One of the most beautiful coupés in the world!
Attractive estimate for a car in this condition
Jaguar Heritage certificate/matching numbers
Complete, fully documented high-quality restoration
Since the end of the war, Jaguar's cars had come to epitomise Grand Touring. The generation of XK 120, 140 and 150 roadsters had made a major contribution to the marque's sporting image through their successes in motorsport. But time had moved on and Jaguar needed to find a distinguished successor to continue its glorious history.
The Coventry firm therefore worked in the utmost secrecy on the model it would name the E-Type, in reference to the C-Type and D-Type models which had won the
Le Mans 24 Hours race and many other international events...
Unveiled at Geneva, and not at London, to signal clearly its international ambitions, the E-Type was an immediate success and was soon elected "The most beautiful car in the world" by motoring journalists. Many well-known personalities of the day hastened to place their orders, among them Françoise Sagan, Charles Trenet and
Robert Hirsch, not to mention members of royalty...
The design of the E-Type has often been attributed to Sir William Lyons, but in fact its magical lines were penned by Malcom Sayer, an aerodynamicist who had come from the aviation industry. Fitting it over a very light tubular chassis, the English designer conceived a body with an enormously long, flat bonnet which contributed to the magnetic attraction it exercised on the public of the time, as it continues to do today. Far less expensive than its direct competitors, with a sporting chassis and first-class performance, the E-Type had everything going for it... and it is even more true nowadays!
We are thrilled to present this magnificent Series 1 Jaguar E-Type coupé, whose condition and perfect mechanical order delighted us. Quite apart from the high cost of its restoration, its current owner has spent nearly two years r