1961 Jaguar E-Type Roadster Series 1 flat floor
- Colour
- Signal Red (originally opalescent bronze)
A 1961 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 flat-floor Roadster dispatched in November 1961 to its first owner in Los Angeles, originally in opalescent bronze over beige. Retaining its original Moss gearbox and bellows-type brakes as built at Browns Lane, the car passed through two further California owners before a New Jersey period and eventual export to Sweden in 2009. A light restoration was subsequently carried out in the UK, and the car is accompanied by its Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust certificate.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €161,000 (≈ $177K)
- 1961-11-01 → 1975Factory deliveryTed Bukypartial documentation
First owner, took delivery in Los Angeles. Car was originally finished in opalescent bronze with beige interior and fawn soft top.
- 1975 → 2007Private saleCalifornia resident, second ownerpartial documentation
During this tenure the engine was rebuilt, bodywork repainted red, and interior redone in black leather.
- 2007 → 2009Private saleNew Jersey ownerpartial documentation
- 2009 →Private saleJan Mannerhagpartial documentation
Car was exported to Sweden and subsequently underwent a light restoration carried out in the UK; used very sparingly thereafter.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Engine rebuild
The engine was overhauled during the second California owner's tenure, alongside a colour change to Signal Red and an interior retrim in black leather.
Work carried out sometime between 1975 and 2007.
- —Bodywork
Exterior refinished in Signal Red, replacing the original opalescent bronze, and the interior retrimmed in black leather.
Carried out during the same ownership period as the engine rebuild, between 1975 and 2007.
- —Restoration
A sympathetic, light-scope restoration was performed in the UK following Jan Mannerhag's acquisition and export to Sweden, after which the car has seen very little use.
Carried out after 2009; the original Moss gearbox and bellows brakes were retained.
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