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Jaguar E-Type Pre-63 FIA

1963 · Manual · Cotswold Blue

£149,995

Listed today at Car-Iconics. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1963
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 3.8-litre straight-six
Power: 308 bhp
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Roadster
Colour: Cotswold Blue
Doors: 2
Generation: Series 1

About this car

This is a Pre-'63 FIA-specification Jaguar E-Type, built for historic racing but still road registered. The 3.8-litre car has been fully restored and finished in Cotswold Blue, with a fixed soft top, race wires and Dunlop race tyres.

The build is the fourth FIA E-Type from a racer who has owned several for over 50 years, and he has entered it in Equipe Classic and Jaguar Classic events. The engine was refreshed by Sigma Engineering in September 2024 and is quoted at 308 bhp. Since then it has completed a test day and one race at Donington, with a lap time of 1m 28s.

The four-speed gearbox was built by Elite with a close-ratio straight-cut cluster, and the differential is a 3.54 ratio with a Quaife limited-slip unit. Other fittings include AVO dampers, lightweight torsion bars, non-servo brakes with upgraded aluminium pistons, and a cage to current FIA regulations. It comes with a UK V5, a Jaguar certificate of authenticity and FIA papers valid until 31 December 2034.

Written by Vertar from Car-Iconics’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 ("Pre-63 FIA" is a historic-racing (FIA Appendix K) build spec, not a Jaguar factory variant; no published factory performance figures apply, so only base Series 1 3.8 layout given.).

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