To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' London event, 24 October
2019.
Estimate:
£70,000 - £90,000
- Nearly 48 years of single previous ownership
- Just 1,000 miles since restoration completion in December
2015
- Retains its original engine
If there is one car that, even fifty years after its introduction,
is still able to pull at the public's heartstrings and has come to
define both its era and its marque, that car would be Jaguar's
legendary E-Type.
When new, it was faster than the average Ferrari and Maserati and
was even cheaper to buy than other rival European sports cars
available at the time. Considered by Enzo Ferrari to be the most
beautiful car ever built at the time of its unveiling, the E-Type
was good for 150 mph, proving that its stunning looks were more
than skin deep. The voluptuous bodywork was the result of years of
studies and researches by aerodynamicist Malcom Sayer, who, after
experimenting with the C and D Types in endurance racing,
transferred his experiences to the E Type, creating a beautiful yet
aerodynamically efficient motor car.
As confirmed by accompanying documentation from the Jaguar Daimler
Heritage Trust, this 1964 Opalescent Silver Blue E-Type was
completed on 7 January 1964 and dispatched by the factory on 14
April to Jaguar Cars of New York to be delivered to its first
owner, a D. Wells of Tennessee. A later Bill of Sale in the history
file shows that it was purchased by Ken Sandridge III of Nashville,
TN, in December of that same year. Incredibly, Sandridge went on to
own the car for the next 48 years, finally selling the car in late
2012.
The E-Type was subsequently shipped to the UK in January of 2012,
where it was comprehensively restored and later purchased by the
consignor. Having only covered 1,000 miles since completion of the
restoration, this desirable 3.8-litre Series I E-Type will still be
able to make heads turn like it did more than fifty years ago.To
view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lf19.
