March 15 marks the 60th anniversary of the debut of the Jaguar E-Type, revealed at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show. To celebrate the birth of a car once described by Enzo Ferrari as the most beautiful
Vehicle description. One of the first one thousand E Types built, an early internal bonnet lock car, but with all the unique details of the outside lock cars. Manufactured in October 1961, and finished in it's original colour of Opalascent dark green with cinammon leather interior. It has never had any rust and still has it's original bonnet
In the United States, the 1961 XK-E (E-Type) roadster was priced at $5,600, and the coupe at $5,900. It had a 96-inch wheelbase with an overall length of 175.3 inches, stood 48 inches tall, and was 65.25 inches wide. The front suspension was comprised of wishbones, anti-roll bars, and torsion bars, while the rear relied on an independent setup
The 78th left-hand-drive fixed-head coupe built, chassis number 885078 was dispatched on 20 October 1961 to Jaguar Cars New York. While the first owner was not recorded and the early history remains unknown, by 2004 this early-production E-Type found its way to Michigan. Photos from this time show the E-Type, now painted red, in need of
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