1961 Jaguar E-Type flat-floor roadster
- Colour
- Cream
Chassis 875256 is an early 1961 Jaguar E-Type roadster, built at Browns Lane on 19 July 1961 and distinguished by period-correct 'flat floor' bodywork, welded bonnet louvres, and external bonnet locks — features exclusive to the earliest production cars. Finished in Cream over Black, it was first delivered through the Belgian Motor Company to a Brussels-based corporate owner. After decades in continental Europe, the car was repatriated to the UK in 2017 and underwent a comprehensive restoration by marque specialist Classic Motor Cars of Bridgnorth, with documented expenditure exceeding £182,000.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €184,000 (≈ $202K)
- —Auction saleEstimate €160,000 – €190,000
- 1961 →Factory deliverySociete de Genie Civil et Immeubles en Afriquefull documentation
First registered owner; vehicle delivered via the Belgian Motor Company in Brussels. Ownership documented by a JDHT certificate.
- 1961 →Factory deliverySociete de Genie Civil et Immeubles en Afriquefull documentation
First registered owner, supplied through the Belgian Motor Company in Brussels. Car was built in cream over black and dispatched from the factory in late July 1961.
- → 2015Acquisition unknownProfessor Jonny Santipartial documentation
Registered to this owner by 1975, based in the French border town of Mont Saint Martin near Belgium and Luxembourg.
- 2015 → 2015Private saleAnton Revinspartial documentation
Purchased from Professor Santi and resold within the same year.
- 2015 → 2017-05-01Private saleBruno Kessaspartial documentation
Acquired from Revins in 2015; sold on to Classic Motor Cars in May 2017.
- → 2015Acquisition unknownProfessor Jonny Santipartial documentation
Registered owner by 1975, based in Mont Saint Martin, a French border town near Belgium and Luxembourg. Eventually sold the car in 2015.
- 2015 → 2015Private saleAnton Revinspartial documentation
Brief ownership in 2015; sold the car on within the same year.
- 2015 → 2017-05-01Private saleBruno Kessaspartial documentation
Owned the car from 2015 until it was purchased by a UK specialist in May 2017.
- 2017-05-01 →Private saleClassic Motor Cars of Bridgnorthfull documentation
Marque specialist who repatriated the car to the UK and carried out a comprehensive restoration between early 2018 and early 2020, with documented expenditure exceeding £182,000 across 17 invoices.
- 2017-05-01 →Private saleClassic Motor Cars of Bridgnorthfull documentation
Jaguar marque specialist who repatriated the car to the UK and undertook a comprehensive restoration costing over £182,000, supported by 17 invoices spanning early 2018 to early 2020.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2018RestorationClassic Motor Cars
Comprehensive, no-expense-spared rebuild carried out by Classic Motor Cars of Bridgnorth, with work documented across 17 invoices spanning February 2018 to February 2020 at a total cost of £182,719.76. A replacement engine block and cylinder head were fitted and restamped to match the factory-assigned numbers for this chassis.
Restoration invoices retained with the car. New major components were stamped with factory-correct numbers specific to this vehicle.
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