2023-06-23 15:42:27 | pauls writes:

Car offered at:

www.gullwingmotorcars.com/1962-jaguar-xke-c-4855.htm

One of only 631 produced, this extremely rare 1962 Jaguar XKE Series I 3.8 Coupe is an early flat Floor example with welded louvers. A highly original one owner car from new with matching numbers and 39k original miles. Grey with black interior. A very attractive driver that's solid and straight. Mechanically strong, it starts right up, runs, and drives well. Offered with Books, Tools, and Spare. It's nearly impossible to find these early cars and this incredibly honest matching numbers flat-floor welded louver Coupe is a collectors dream come true. In our 30+ years in business, this is only the second Flat-Floor Welded Louver Coupe we've ever come across. This early E-Type represents quite an exciting opportunity.

Extremely Rare Early Flat Floor Example with Welded Louvers

One Owner Car with 39k Original Miles

Matching Numbers

Offered with Factory Books, Tools, and Spare

One of Only 631 Produced

Price: $129,500 Firm

2023-11-28 13:10:35 | pauls writes:

Car at auction 12/23

www.goodingco.com/lot/1961-jaguar-e-type-38-litre-fixed-head-coupe/

Lot 17

2023 Geared Online | December

1961 Jaguar E-Type 3.8-Litre Fixed Head Coupe

Estimate $125,000 - $175,000

Chassis 885211

Early Production E-Type with Welded Bonnet Louvers and Flat Floors

Delivered New to San Francisco Finished in Opalescent Gunmetal Grey

Kept by Its Original Owner for Approximately 60 Years

Approximately 39,500 Miles from New; Matching-Numbers Engine per JDHT Certificate

Offered with Tool Kit, Warranty Book, Original Sales Documents, and Extensive History File

This 1961-built Fixed Head Coupe is a rare example featuring two highly sought-after, early production features – welded bonnet louvers and flat floors. Completed at Jaguar’s Coventry works in fall 1961, this E-Type was originally finished in Opalescent Gunmetal Grey paint with black leather upholstery and delivered to British Motor Car Distributors Ltd. of San Francisco, California.

The Jaguar’s first owner, Barry Sine of Salt Lake City, Utah, purchased the new E-Type on January 27, 1962. As recorded on the accompanying original purchase order, the Jaguar cost Mr. Sine $6,609 and was equipped with a radio, two outside mirrors, seat belts, and chrome wire wheels wearing whitewall tires. Remarkably, Mr. Sine retained his prized Jaguar for nearly six decades, during which time it remained in regular service, sympathetically maintained and restored as needed. Around 2005, the E-Type was entrusted to Vintage Jag Works of Blackfoot, Idaho for an engine rebuild and mechanical sorting, as documented by invoices on file. Recently acquired by the consignor, an admirer of unrestored, low-mileage cars, this Jaguar is being offered at auction for the first time in its history.

Significantly, this early production E-Type retains its original, matching-numbers engine (as stamped on the block and head), as confirmed by the accompanying JDHT Certificate. Additionally, the Jaguar is offered with its original owner’s manual, tool kit, manufacturer’s warranty, and purchase paperwork, as well as an extensive file of original records that attest to its superb provenance.

Having benefited from the care of just two private owners since 1962, this well-documented, low-mileage E-Type Fixed Head Coupe is a magnificent prize for the collector who has been searching for an outstanding example of Jaguar’s finest.

SOLD $132,000