1962 Jaguar E-Type Series I Roadster
- Engine
- 3.8L straight-six, four-speed manual
- Colour
- Opalescent Bronze
A matching-numbers 1962 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-litre Roadster, chassis 877085, built at Coventry and despatched to New York in April 1962. Originally finished in Opalescent Bronze over Beige with a Fawn hood, it was lightly used by early American owners before entering long-term storage circa 1982. Between 2016 and 2019 the car underwent a documented 1,800-hour nut-and-bolt restoration by Classic Autosports of Inverkeilor, Scotland, returning it to factory specification with confirmed matching body, gearbox, cylinder head, and engine block.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$137,200
- 1962 → 1969-02-01Factory deliveryE.V. Kapelanfull documentation
First retail owner; car was dispatched to the Jaguar New York office and sold new to this individual.
- 1969-02-01 → 2016Private saleV.C. Anderson Sr.full documentation
Based in Fontana, California; used the car infrequently at roughly 2,000 miles annually. Vehicle was taken off the road in 1981 and placed into storage the following year, where it remained for approximately 34 years before being sold.
- 1974-03-12 →Acquisition unknownR.R. Praulpartial documentation
Registered the car as third keeper in Sunnymead, California; duration of ownership unclear from the prose.
- 2016 → 2016Private saleScottish gentlemanpartial documentation
Purchased the car after its extended storage period; registered it in July 2016 and shortly thereafter sold it on within the same year.
- 2016 →Private saleOwner who commissioned restorationpartial documentation
Engaged Classic Autosports of Inverkeilor, Scotland to carry out a comprehensive nut-and-bolt rebuild lasting roughly 1,800 hours between 2016 and 2019, covering bodywork, mechanical systems, and interior.
- 2022-02-01 →Private saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Acquired the car following completion of the restoration; odometer showed just over 54,000 miles at the time of cataloguing.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2016RestorationClassic Autosports
Full nut-and-bolt restoration spanning approximately 1,800 labour hours from 2016 through 2019. Work encompassed a bare-metal respray in factory Opalescent Bronze, a full interior retrim in Beige, a new Fawn soft-top, sourcing and painting of a matching hardtop, a complete engine and drivetrain rebuild, and overhaul of ancillary systems. Matching-numbers status confirmed across body, gearbox, cylinder head, and engine block.
Workshop located in Inverkeilor, Scotland. Process documented by photographs taken before, during, and after the work, plus correspondence on file. Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust certificate accompanies the car.
- —Bodywork
Entire car repainted in black at an undetermined point, covering the original Opalescent Bronze factory finish.
Carried out prior to 2016; exact date and workshop unknown.
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