Probably the most necessary and traditionally important road-going British vehicles in existence – the first-ever manufacturing right-hand drive Jaguar E-Sort – will head to the public sale block on September 1 at Hampton Courtroom Palace in London, UK, as a part of a sale organized by Gooding & Firm.
Anticipated to fetch wherever between $1.26 million (£1 million) and $1.76 million (£1.4 million), this Fastened Head Coupe – which is a elaborate manner of claiming “hardtop” – completed in opalescent darkish blue with a pink leather-based inside has the chassis quantity 860001 and retains its authentic engine, in addition to the unique license plate mixture, despite the fact that over time completely different homeowners modified the plates at the least as soon as.
Powered by a 3.8-liter inline-six engine with three carburetors making 265 horsepower, this fairly particular E-Sort sends energy to the rear wheels solely by way of a four-speed guide gearbox, whereas the Dunlop disk brakes – with an inboard setup on the rear – assist the roughly 2,900-pound two-door cease roughly like a contemporary automobile, albeit with out digital nannies like ABS.
When new, Jaguar touted the E-Sort’s skill to succeed in 60 mph from a standstill in underneath 7 seconds and a prime pace of 150 mph, making it one of many quickest vehicles of its time. Furthermore, the curvaceous coupe was constructed with out a traditional ladder body chassis and featured rack-and-pinion steering and unbiased suspension throughout, making it one of the crucial superior autos of its period.
Completed on July 10, 1961, this specific E-Sort has all of the coveted options fans search for in an early instance, together with the flat ground, welded hood louvers, and exterior hood latches.
The present proprietor of the automobile, who bought it in 1998, began a multi-year restoration mission with the intent of returning the coupe to its authentic specification and look and managed to re-register it on its authentic plate quantity “1 VHP,” as revealed by official Jaguar manufacturing facility information.
Contemplating the primary left-hand drive coupe and the primary left-hand drive and right-hand drive roadster not exist, in line with the vendor, this specific instance carrying the chassis quantity 860001 is the one surviving six-cylinder manufacturing E-Sort that may be described as the primary of its form.
