1962 Jaguar E-Type Fixed Head Coupe Series 1
- Engine
- Numbers-matching original engine with matching cylinder head
- Colour
- Opalescent Dark Blue
A 1962 Jaguar E-Type fixed-head coupe finished in factory Opalescent Dark Blue, retaining its numbers-matching engine and cylinder head as confirmed by a Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate. Originally acquired new by Horace Schaffer, the car was campaigned at Lime Rock and Bridgehampton, winning a quarter-mile acceleration event. It has since received a concours-level restoration and carries documented history from new, including period Simoniz advertisements featuring the original owner.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$184,800
- Date unknownFactory deliveryHorace Schafferpartial documentation
Believed to be the original purchaser of the vehicle when new; appeared in contemporary promotional material for an automotive care product, copies of which accompany the car.
- Date unknownInheritanceConsignorpartial documentation
Inherited or received through family line from grandfather Horace Schaffer; commissioned a concours-grade restoration prior to offering the car at auction.
Competition
- —Lime Rock Park raceDriver: Horace Schaffernull
Car was entered in period competition at Lime Rock; no specific finishing position recorded in the prose beyond the quarter-mile acceleration result at Bridgehampton.
- —Bridgehampton quarter-mile acceleration eventDriver: Horace Schaffer1st
Vehicle achieved a first-place finish in the quarter-mile acceleration category during period competition at Bridgehampton.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Comprehensive concours-standard restoration bringing the car to a high-quality finish; interior retrimmed from the original red leather to biscuit leather. Several performance-oriented additions were also made, including polished individual air filters and widened 72-spoke wire wheels fitted with Pirelli P4000 tyres.
Described as recent at the time of the catalogue. The numbers-matching engine and cylinder head were retained throughout.
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