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Jaguar E-Type 3.8 Fixed Head Coupé

1962 · Manual · Opalescent Silver Grey

£92,500

Listed today at DM Historics, Hadlow. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1962
Registration: 133 DWA
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 3.8-litre straight-six
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Coupe
Colour: Opalescent Silver Grey
Doors: 2
Generation: Series 1

About this car

This is an early Series 1 E-Type with the 3.8-litre engine, built in May 1962 and supplied new through Hoffmans of Sheffield. A Jaguar Heritage Certificate records it as a right-hand-drive Fixed Head Coupé, originally finished in Opalescent Silver Grey with a red interior. That is how it looks today. It was first registered as 133 DWA.

It is not presented as a strictly original car. It has a five-speed manual gearbox for more relaxed cruising, plus adjustable front suspension, uprated cooling and a dynamo-to-alternator conversion. Wider 6½ x 15-inch wire wheels and a modern radio with upgraded speakers complete the changes.

E-Type UK has recently carried out a programme of mechanical, electrical, suspension, cooling and fuel-system work. The page gives no mileage or ownership history.

Written by Vertar from DM Historics’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Jaguar factory specification (265 bhp gross, 3781cc XK six). The 150 mph top speed and 0-60 figures came from period magazine road tests, not Jaguar, so they are left null. No confident factory kerb weight is given either.).

Power: 265 bhp
Engine: 3,781 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated