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1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Roadster

876875roadUnited Kingdom
Engine
3.8L inline-six
Colour
Opalescent silver blue

A 1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 roadster, chassis 876875, delivered new in Opalescent Silver Blue to a California buyer via Hornburg Jaguar on Sunset Boulevard. The car passed within one family for over five decades, accumulating modest mileage before changing hands in the 2000s. A bare-metal restoration to original specification was completed in 2014. It has remained in California throughout its life and retains its original colour scheme, black licence plates, and matching components.

Ownership

  1. —Auction sale
    Sold US$212,800

    RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

  2. 1962 →Private sale
    A. Fuentes
    partial documentation

    First retail buyer, based in San Ysidro, California; took delivery via Hornburg Jaguar on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.

  3. → 2014Private sale
    Derek Simms
    partial documentation

    Acquired the car in largely original, unmodified condition; commissioned a bare-metal restoration to factory specifications in 2014.

  4. 2014 →Private sale
    Current owner
    partial documentation

    Purchased after the 2014 bare-metal restoration; car has remained continuously in California.

  5. Date unknownInheritance
    Pamela Fuentes
    full documentation

    Received the car as a gift from her father; kept it for roughly five decades, driving it regularly throughout Southern California, with service records going back to 1967.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. 2014
    Restoration

    Full bare-metal restoration returning the car to its factory-original specification, preserving original components throughout.

    Commissioned by Derek Simms prior to the sale to the subsequent owner.

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