2020-07-24 15:02:52 | Daniel writes:

Restored to concours condition in Poland :

classiccarrestorationcenter.com/en/cars/66-jaguar-e-type-s1/

2026-04-28 08:20:59 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:

www.classicdriver.com/en/car/jaguar/e-type-si/1966/1107357

Seller's description:

1966 Jaguar E-Type SI S1 Roadster

Price USD 228 637 EUR 194 950 (listed)

Drive LHD

Condition Restored

Exterior brand colour Dark Blue

Interior colour Beige

The restoration was entrusted to craftsmen who understand that “good enough” is a dangerous phrase. The car was stripped to its last component and rebuilt with a clear objective: bring it back to how it should have left the factory, and quietly improve what time had compromised. Panel fit is precise, mechanicals are fully rebuilt, and the details go down to the kind of finishes most people will never notice but every serious collector will appreciate. There is a full photographic record of the process, from its barn-find days to the finished car, for those who enjoy seeing where the hours went.

Since completion, the car has covered only a few hundred kilometres. Just enough to confirm everything works as it should, not enough to take away that fresh, tight feel. It still needs to be properly run in, which is a rather pleasant task if you think about it. Few owners get to experience a fully restored E-Type at this stage. It’s like being handed a great vintage watch that hasn’t started ticking yet and being told to wind it for the first time.

The original factory colour combination does exactly what you want it to do. Deep dark blue over matching blue leather keeps things elegant and correct, while the camel soft top now adds just enough contrast to make you look twice. 

On the road, it delivers what made the E-Type more than just a pretty face. The 4.2 straight-six is smooth, torquey and far more usable than the earlier units. It’s a car you can drive without needing a pep talk beforehand. Long distances, rallies, or simply an early morning escape, it handles them with a kind of effortlessness that modern cars try very hard to imitate and rarely achieve.

For the collector, it ticks the important boxes. Matching numbers, documented provenance, correct specification and a restoration carried out without cutting corners. For the driver, it offers that rare combination of beauty and usability. And for those who like their passion to make sense on paper as well, well-kept E-Types with this level of documentation don’t tend to sit still in the long term.