1961 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 (FHC) Flat Floor - Chassis #60

• Beautiful home-market, right-hand drive, flat floor fixed-head Coupe
• Finished in classic colours, Opalescent Gunmetal Grey with a red leather interior
• Chassis number 60 of 175 right-hand drive flat floor Coupés emerging from 43 years ownership
• Enjoyed for many years before a complete ground-up restoration was commenced in 2000
• Accompanied by a history file with photographs of the restoration works, invoices, old MOTs, its Jaguar Heritage Certificate and the current V5
• Offered with some spares including the original radio (to be installed), fitted car cover and a collection of E-Type literature.

Emerging from 43 years of private ownership, this beautiful, early home-market 3.8 Fixed Head Coupe is finished in the classic colour combination of Opalescent Gunmetal Grey with a red leather interior. Manufactured in November 1961 and first registered on 1st January 1962, Chassis 860060 is an early ‘flat floor’ example, one of the first 175 Coupes built before the recessed footwells were adopted and one of just 1,559 right-hand drive, 3.8 Coupes constructed in total, so rather a rare car in its own right.

Accompanying the car is a history file including some old MOTs, invoices for restoration works, photographs taken during the restoration, copies of old logbooks, Jaguar Heritage Certificate and a current registration V5c. Also forming part of the sale is a collection of books, mostly restorers guides, reference books and parts manuals. What appears to be a period-correct stereo and some other assorted spares are also included along with a high-quality fitted car cover.

Having regularly enjoyed the E-Type for over 22 years, our vendor’s late partner set about a full and detailed restoration of Chassis #60. The restoration appears to be of a good quality, well finished with some components upgraded to improve driveability and pleasingly, many of the original features unique to the early cars remain in place. The engine fires on-the-button and sounds keen and healthy, the gears engage as they should, the brakes feel good and overall this lovely Jaguar feels tight and fast and just as you would hope.

For now, early Roadsters command a higher value than their solid top siblings although the early Coupe’s purity of line renders it as undoubtedly the more beautiful. Perhaps this gap will narrow over time with early cars certainly the most desirable and rightfully forming part of any notable classic car collection. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of chassis #60, on the 60th Anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type.