Registration - EXZ 558

Chassis No. - P1R27815

M.O.T. - Exempt

Odometer - 14,002

Stunningly presented in Opalescent Dark Blue bodywork, this example of Jaguar’s E-Type Series II is a left-hand drive model, imported back to the UK from the United States, where it was originally shipped. Under the long, sculpted bonnet sits Jaguar’s 4.2-litre straight-six XK engine, here matched to a four-speed manual gearbox. The stately deep blue Fixed Head Coupe (FHC) bodywork features all the chrome brightwork you would expect, as well as period wire wheels, while the two-seater interior is fitted out in black leather, with a three-spoke wood-rimmed steering wheel.

Displaying an indicated mileage of just 14,002 miles, this is as guaranteed as you can get for an imported car, with records tracing the mileage kept from America. The vendor is the first UK registered keeper, and maintained a huge folder of documentation, including a heritage certificate, V5, and proof of all duties paid - the US history is too extensive to go into here, but is traced throughout its long life Stateside. In late 2019, the engine underwent a comprehensive recommissioning programme at a cost of £3,000, and other work includes the blue paintwork in the past, as ‘EXZ 558’ was originally Signal Red. The interior is in equally fine condition, with the seats still supportive, and the leather largely unblemished. The steering wheel was replaced, but remains period correct. Along with the folder of paperwork, a toolkit including spinner removal tool, jack, and hammer, as well as spare wheel are included with the sale, while the vendor describes all aspects as in ‘excellent’ condition - covering engine, transmission, electrics, bodywork, and interior - other than the paintwork, where a small blemish on the left of the bonnet reduces that rating to ‘good’.

• Series II Jaguar E-Type FHC in superb condition
• Former US model, imported to the UK in 2017
• Exceptionally low mileage example

One of the most famous cars of all time, Jaguar’s E-Type has a series of tales that only add to its desirability, over and above the undoubtedly stunning design – so good that legend says it was described as ‘the most beautiful car in the world’ by a certain Signor Enzo Ferrari. Like Enzo’s creations, the E-Type came from racing developments, with many parts based on systems used on Jaguar’s Le Mans-conquering D-Type racers. The E-Type was launched in 1961 at the Geneva Motor Show, and was famously driven at high speed from the UK, across France, to the shores of Lake Geneva, arriving just 20 minutes before it was presented to the world. From there, the E-Type has gone down as a truly iconic machine, lasting 15 years in production. The Series 2 was introduced in 1968, with design tweaks to fit US safety regulations, and continuing with the 4.2-litre straight six engine, lasting until the Series 3 arrived in 1974.