2025-10-05 07:17:52 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 11/25

www.iconicauctioneers.com/1962-jaguar-e-type-rec16087-5-nec-1125

Auction description:

The Iconic Sale at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2025

1961 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupé - 147th Production Coupé

Registration Number 2580 MW

Chassis Number 860147

Engine Number R3019-9

Transmission Manual

Body Colour Old English White

Dating from November 1961, Chassis #860147 is an important early home-market 'flat floor' example and one of the first 175 coupés built. Sympathetically restored to a very good standard in the past, it continues to present well and represents a rare opportunity to acquire an iconic ‘flat floor’ Coupé.

Offered here, from 12 years of careful ownership, this elegant, early home-market 3.8 Fixed Head Coupé is finished in the classic and desirable colour combination of Old English White with a deep red leather interior. Manufactured in November 1961 and first registered on 18th January 1962, chassis #860147 is an important early 'flat floor' example – one of the first 175 coupés built before the recessed footwells were introduced.

During its current ownership, the car has benefitted from a full and detailed restoration carried out between 2013 and 2017. Restored to a very good standard, it retains many of the rare original features unique to the earliest examples. The restoration is supported by an extensive file of invoices totalling some £65,000, including £40,000 alone with Harwoods of Chichester in 2015. The Jaguar has seen very little use since the restoration, and will require some light recommissioning prior to returning to the road.

Accompanying the car is its history file, which contains numerous invoices documenting the restoration works, together with a current UK V5C registration certificate.

This is a superb opportunity to acquire one of the most significant early E-Types, an iconic ‘flat floor’ Fixed Head Coupé, beautifully presented, and carrying the rarity and desirability that make these first batch of production cars among the most sought-after by enthusiasts of the marque.