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1961 E-Type Series 1
3.8 Roadster · Convertible
€159,500
£139,975
Tollerton, United Kingdom
This 1961 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8 Roadster is a used car showing 3,219 km. It is equipped with a manual transmission. The car is finished in Gunmetal Grey with a Red interior. It is a 2-seat car and has had 2 previous owners.
Built in October 1961 and sold new through Jaguar's distributor in New York, this roadster is an early flat-floor car, the first form of the E-Type before the footwells were reshaped in 1962. It still wears its factory colours, Gunmetal Grey over red leather, on chrome wire wheels, with a wood-rimmed wheel and a black hood.
E-Type UK carried out a complete, uncompromising restoration and converted the car to right-hand drive. The Jaguar specialist P&K Thornton has since serviced and looked after it, and the dealer presents it in excellent order and driving well.
The car is located in Tollerton, United Kingdom.
The Jaguar E-Type 3.8 uses the 3,781 cc Jaguar XK straight-six from the XK150 S, twin overhead camshafts and three SU carburettors, rated at 269 PS (198 kW) at 5,500 rpm, with a Moss four-speed manual gearbox, without synchromesh on first gear, driving the rear wheels.
Equipment as listed by the dealer. Verify the specification with the dealer before purchase.
FAQ
At £139,975, about €163,293, it sits above the median of €129,750 for the 10 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 advertised in Europe in 2026. 90% of them are advertised for less. Asking prices are not transaction prices, and specification differences explain much of the spread.
The car is located in Tollerton, United Kingdom. The dealer has not stated whether the price is quoted gross, net of VAT for export, or under the margin scheme. Cross-border purchase is normal for this kind of car, but the documentation, the certificate of conformity, transport and the registration rules of the destination country all have to be settled with the selling dealer first.
The manufacturer's base list price was €13,294 in Germany, excluding options. This car is advertised at £139,975, with no VAT basis stated by the seller, so no percentage comparison is given. A list price is the launch price of the version without options, so a heavily specified car left the factory above it, and it says nothing about what the car is worth today. That 1962 list price is converted to euros with no adjustment for inflation.
3,219 km recorded, against a median of 54,190 km across the Jaguar E-Type Series 1 advertised in Europe in 2026. It is therefore among the lower-mileage cars currently listed. Service records and ownership details should be checked against the documents held by the selling dealer.
a 1961 car in the Netherlands at €159,500, and a 1963 car in Germany at €142,500. Observed in 2026. Comparing them means putting model year, mileage, factory options and the VAT basis side by side before the price itself.
Kaaimans International, a professional dealer in Tollerton, United Kingdom. LUSSO lists the car and passes enquiries to that dealer; the inspection, the negotiation, the invoice and the transfer of ownership all take place directly between the buyer and the dealer. LUSSO does not hold stock, take deposits or act as an intermediary in payment.
The car is at Tollerton, United Kingdom, and an inspection is arranged with the selling dealer. Buyers based in another country commonly appoint an independent inspector or a marque specialist rather than travel. Ask the dealer for the service record, the number of previous owners and any accident history, with supporting documents for the information stated in the listing.