1961 Jaguar E-Type “OBL” Roadster Project – FOR SALE! This very early 1961 E-Type Roadster is one of the first E-Types to be imported into Canada – in June of 1961. It has the outside bonnet latches, flat floors, welded louvers, and literally HUNDREDS of other early E-Type features.
Collections. Often hailed as the most beautiful production road car of all time, the sublime Jaguar E-type Series 1 stirred passions in automotive aficionados the world over when launched at the Geneva Salon in 1961. Based on Jaguar’s racing D-type, which had won Le Mans from 1955-57, the E–type was powered by a 3.8 litre version o.
How delighted was I when in 2015 the heirs of the last owner Mr. Dan VDB, who ended his career as Jaguar Belgium PR responsible, asked me to find a new owner for his beloved Jaguar E-type. An E-type Dan, thanks to his position, had carefully selected to join his charming classic car collection.
Tested: 1961 Jaguar E-type Proves Every Bit as Great as It Looks From the Archive: Derived from the Le Mans-winning D-type, Jaguar's gorgeous E-type shocked and awed the world in
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
and the general public that the Jaguar E-type has. Even today, the E-type is considered an icon of the postwar British sports car," said Mr. Mount. "The exhibition showcases a prototype of good car design while illustrating the processes and decisions that went into creating it." First introduced at the 1961 Geneva Auto Show, the Jaguar E-type was
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