1961 Jaguar E-Type Fixed-Head Coupé (flat floor)
- Colour
- Opalescent metallic grey
An early Jaguar E-Type Fixed-Head Coupé, numbered among the first hundred built by hand at the Coventry factory and registered in Portugal in November 1961 — making it the first E-Type FHC registered in that country. A left-hand-drive 'flat floor' example built before February 1962, it retains its original matching-numbers engine and has been fully restored over five years to its factory specification of Opalescent Grey bodywork with Carmine Red leather.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €161,000 (≈ $177K)
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownMr. Sáraggapartial documentation
Car formed part of this collector's personal collection and underwent a five-year restoration to factory specification using genuine period-correct components.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Comprehensive multi-year restoration returning the car to its original factory colour combination of Opalescent Grey over Carmine Red leather, carried out over approximately five years with period-correct Jaguar parts used wherever available. The original engine, with matching-numbers head and block, was retained throughout.
Duration stated as five years; no specific workshop or restorer named in the catalogue.
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