2023-09-27 22:23:37 | pauls writes:

Car offered at:
www.hemmings.com/classifieds/listing/1961-jaguar-e-type-newport-beach-ca-2727411

Seller's description:
ASKING PRICE $370,000
Newport Beach, California 92660
Mileage 100
VIN # 876276
Exterior Cream
Transmission Auto
Interior Black
Engine 3.8L 6 Cylinder
Condition Mint
1961 Jaguar E-Type Roadster. This original California car has been recently restored by Images Auto Body in Campbell CA. The car is stored in a climate controlled garage. No expense spared on a thorough documented restoration. Just a 100 miles or less since. Flat floor welded louver with all the original 1961 features, beveled door finishers, original 1961 restored steering wheel, accurate interior and soft top. Owned by seller for last 25 years. Every mechanical item also rebuilt to the highest standard. Ready for stress free ownership. Has 5 speed Borg-Warner gear box giving superb drive-ability. Wider wire wheels for much improved handling. In its original cream colour with stunning all black interior. Perfectly aligned body work. Underside of car as faultless as the rest of the car.

2023-11-28 12:57:55 | pauls writes:

Now offered at:

www.goodingco.com/lot/1961-jaguar-e-type-series-i-38-litre-roadster-1e/

Seller's description:

Lot 44

2023 Geared Online | December

1961 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Roadster

Estimate $220,000 - $260,000

Chassis 876276

Engine R2923-9

Car Highlights

Retains Matching-Numbers Engine per Copy of JDHT Certificate

Concours-Level Restoration by the Renowned Jaguar Specialist Images Auto Body

Offered from 25 Years of Single Ownership in Factory-Delivered Colors

Restoration Documented by Scores of Photos

Tastefully Upgraded for Increased Roadability

Technical Specs

3,781 CC DOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine

Three SU Sidedraft Carburetors

265 BHP at 5,500 RPM

5-Speed BorgWarner Manual Gearbox

The 3.8-litre Roadster offered here was exported to the US in December 1961 and, due to the J-62 tag riveted near the chassis plate, was very likely first sold in California. The current owner, a Southern California resident, purchased the E-Type in Santa Monica in 1998, and it has been maintained thereafter by Doctor Jaguar of Costa Mesa. After nearly two decades in his care, the owner retained Dave Ferguson, the renowned Jaguar restoration specialist and his team at Images Auto Body of Campbell, California, to perform a no-expense-spared, show-quality restoration in 2020. The E-Type is now again finished in its factory color of Cream with Black leather interior and soft top, also matching its original appearance, having been provided by noted Jaguar trim specialists BAS Ltd. of Palm Springs, California.

According to the consignor, the restoration included a rebuild of the drivetrain, including the matching-numbers engine and, thoughtfully, the installation of a BorgWarner five-speed gearbox, which greatly enhances the E-Type’s driveability in city traffic as well as on open roads. Additionally, it wears a new set of slightly wider wire wheels than the 1961 specification to allow the installation of wider, better-handling tires. Since the completion of this outstanding restoration, the Roadster has been stored in a climate-controlled garage, and having covered fewer than 100 miles since restoration, its presentation is simply superb.

SOLD $242,000