2008-01-08 19:27:46 | Lofty writes:

Listed for sale on the JCNA web site on January 7, 2008. "1962 XKE Series 1 OTS left hand drive, all original sheet metal, flat floors and welded louvers. Totally rebuilt opalescent blue, original spec. navy blue interior and cloth top. 65k original miles. Jaguar Heritage certified. Chassis #876091. US $107,500. Located in Wilmington, DE."

2008-01-12 22:28:51 | pauls writes:

Car also listed in Hemmings.
www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/jaguar/xke/576683.html

2009-01-01 10:41:50 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 1/1/09
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jaguar-E-Type-XKE-62-Jaguar-XKE-Series-I-Restored-46K-Ac ...
Opening bid $48,000 reserve not met, no bids yet 9 days left in auction. Car now said to be located in Hockessin, Delaware.

Sellers description:
1962 Jaguar XKE (e-type) Series I Restored / Heritage / Opalescent Blue / 65,000 Actual Miles

The car has only 300 miles on the frame off/ completely disassemble & restored. This Series I OTS is in excellent condition inside & out. The car houses the Jaguar correct power plant & drive-train. The engine is the 3.8L twin cam inline 6 cyl. with the three SU carbs. The engine has had a complete rebuild. The transmission is the factory 4-speed manual transmission. The car is rare with very low 65,000 original miles. The exterior is excellent & shows 9.0 of 10 in Opalescent Blue with Navy Blue leather interior. The leather interior is all new & is XKE Unlimited. The E Type is Chassis #876091 & has Jaguar Heritage Certification. The owner has a restoration history with photo tour of the restoration. This restoration was professionally done. This Jaguar holds the original sheet metal, flat floors and welded louvers. The body is excellent & is a true solid body survivor!

The car is rust free & very well detailed! The body was taken to bare metal. All fresh suspension that is complete including the braking system. The chrome is all like new! Show condition! The car was a solid body prior to restoration. The convertible top is excellent GW Bartlet & shows new! The car has been with the same owners for past 30 years. Always garaged and covered. Located in DE & available for inspection! This car is in like new condition & runs & drives flawless! The underside of this car is excellent & show ready! “Better than new” All Conley leather interior excellent! Jaguar collectors take notice!

2009-02-16 23:30:27 | pauls writes:

Auction ended at $55,100 reserve not met after 7 bids.

2014-10-03 05:30:17 | Anonymous writes:

I purchased this car from its long time owner in 2012, I reside in the UAE but am from the UK. The car was in good round condition with all of its historically important parts intact. It will receive a full ground up restoration commencing Dec 2014

2015-02-15 01:12:53 | Kamal writes:

The car is now on the way to RH Classics in Leics for a full restoration

2021-10-18 14:43:13 | pauls writes:

Car listed as sold 21/06/21 at:

collectingcars.com/for-sale/1961-jaguar-e-type-series-1-flat-floor-3-8-roadster

Seller's description:

CAR OVERVIEW

0 Miles (Since Restoration)

Manual

LHD

Opalescent Silver Blue

Dark Blue Leather

3.8L

VIN 876091

Lot #04246

Private Sale

Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom

1961 JAGUAR E-TYPE SERIES 1 'FLAT FLOOR' 3.8 ROADSTER

A benchmark example of a ‘Flat Floor - Welded Louvre’ E-Type Roadster (OTS) from the first year of production.

Subject to a ground-up restoration totaling in excess of 2,000 hours by long-standing Jaguar specialist RH Classics of Melton Mowbray.

Under the voluptuous bonnet is the numbers-matching 265bhp 3.8-litre straight-six, fed by triple SU carburettors, coupled to a matching numbers four-speed manual transmission.

The car retains a host of important early features that distinguish these highly collectible examples.

As an effectively brand-new E-Type, it is absolutely ‘on the button’ and ready to be enjoyed by its new owner. 

HISTORY AND FEATURES

This is an original ‘Flat Floor’ E-Type ‘OTS’ roadster which featured the welded bonnet louvres. Around 1,500 such cars were built up to Christmas 1961, after which bonnet pressing machines were installed during the factory shutdown over the holiday period.

Confirmed by the accompanying Jaguar Heritage Certificate, this car was built on 10 November 1961 and dispatched to first owner P.F. Spross of New York State on 3 January 1962. It appears to have remained on the East Coast for most of its life and was subsequently acquired by the current owner in 2012 and shipped to the UK to undergo a meticulous ground-up restoration.

Great care was taken to preserve the originality of the car, with any date-coded parts being carefully restored, rather than replaced. Impossible-to-source items such as switchgear and wiper motors remain absolutely period-correct and in place, as original.

The car retains its numbers-matching engine, bonnet, and even the original steering wheel and Shelby jack. The original VIN plate, flat-top air intake, and thin dashboard top are also present, and the car was refinished with the correct painted wire wheels.

CONDITION

During the 2,000-hour fully-photographed restoration, the body was completely stripped, dipped and then rebuilt using only the highest quality repair panels where necessary.

It was painted to concours standards in the original Opalescent Silver Blue, which remains in unmarked and immaculate condition

All chrome elements were professionally refurbished and refinished by Derby Plating.

The cabin trim and the new hood were fabricated and fitted by leading Jaguar interior specialist Suffolk & Turley.

Mechanically, the car was completely stripped, inspected, and rebuilt to the highest standards and finest tolerances, to ensure this E-Type is an outstanding concours-level example.

The vendor reports that minor invisible upgrades were added for reliability, but visually it remains completely standard and period-correct.

Shakedown miles have been completed to ensure that all systems are fully operational and the car drives as well as it looks.

SUMMARY

This Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8 ‘Flat Floor’ OTS is a freshly restored example, which is just waiting for another enthusiast to begin the running-in process as it remains unused since completion. Finished to an astonishing standard with impeccable attention to detail, this E-Type boasts the desirable first-year specification, and is presented in a wonderfully elegant colour scheme that accentuates its iconic design. The phrase 'buy the best example you can afford' is common advice in the collector car world, and it simply cannot get much better than this.

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