1963 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 Roadster

Registration No: YHH238B
Chassis No: 880113

• Originally finished in Black with Red trim and understood to be a special-order car
• Fully matching numbers example
• Credible 79,000 miles and offered with heritage certificate and current V5c
• An interesting opportunity as early roadsters are getting harder to find.

The E-Type made its debut at the 1961 Geneva Motorshow. In common with the XK120, the new Jaguar was the fastest production car of its time. The car was available either as a Fixed Head Coupe or a two-seat Roadster and initially sported the same 3.8-litre version of the ubiquitous XK engine that powered the last of the XK150Ss. This was mated to a manual four-speed Moss box, with synchromesh on the top three gears. The suspension was independent all round and the newcomer featured power-assisted disc brakes - inboard at the rear. Up to 1963, E-Types were fitted with leather-upholstered bucket seats, while the console and centre section of the instrument panel were finished in aluminium. Fed by triple SU HD8 carburettors and topped with a 'straight port' DOHC cylinder head, its indomitable 3781cc straight-six engine was quoted as developing some 265bhp and 260lbft of torque. Allied to a four-speed Moss gearbox (with synchromesh on 2nd, 3rd and 4th), it reputedly enabled the E-type to sprint from 0-60mph in 6.9 seconds and onto 150mph. Achingly beautiful yet viciously quick, the E-type remains for many the ultimate production Jaguar. A total of 15,496 3.8-litre E-types are said to have been built, 7,827 of which were Roadsters.

Originally finished in Black with Red trim it is understood this was a special-order car that has recently been imported back to the UK from California. ‘YHH238B’ is a fully matching numbers example showing a credible 79,000 miles and is offered with heritage certificate and current V5c. An interesting opportunity as early roadsters are getting harder to find.

PLEASE NOTE: This engine in this lot is now running