2012-02-16 23:22:07 | Derek Simms writes:

I am the proud new owner of the untouch single owner 876875 1962 Jaguar E-Type. A fantasticly original, matching numbers running and driving car, I plan to restore her to him former glory. Found garage kept since 1962 in california, the car never left beverly hills and has zero rust. I am truely a lucky man to have found her!

2018-08-18 18:08:51 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 8/18
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Auction description:
Lot Number 170
1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8-Litre Roadster
$180,000 - $220,000
Offered without reserve
RM | Sotheby's - MONTEREY 2018 - Offered on: Friday, August 24, 2018
Chassis No. 876875
Engine No. R 4383-9
Gearbox No. EB 3504 JS
Body No. R 3303

Previous single-family ownership for 50 years
Offered from its third owner
Retains is original matching-numbers engine
Extensive documentation, including service records dating to 1967
Includes rare matching factory hardtop, tool kit, and original knockoff hammer
Early and desirable Series 1 E-Type

According to the Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate on file, chassis no. 876875 was completed on 9 March 1962 and dispatched 10 days later on 19 March to the Jaguar Cars dealership in New York before being sold through Hornburg Jaguar on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. It was first sold to A. Fuentes in San Ysidro, California. Delivered in Opalescent Silver Blue with a dark blue leather interior, the E-Type retains its original color combination, down to the blue soft top, matching hardtop, and contrasting blue piping. The first registration in the history file shows that Mr. Fuentes gave the E-Type to his daughter, Pamela, who would go on to keep the E-Type for 50 years.

Over the decades, Pamela moved around Southern California, but maintained the E-Type properly, as shown by invoices and service history dating back to 1967. Enjoyed and driven a few times a week, the odometer recorded 30,015 miles by November of 1973. However, by the 2000s, Pamela knew she was not using the E-Type to its full potential, and it was sold to Derek Simms. An incredible find, the car was virtually untouched, and retained all its original matching parts.

After a bare-metal restoration in 2014 returning everything to the original specifications, the car was sold to its current owner. Having never left California and still retaining its original black plates, with just three owners from new, including single-family ownership for over 50 years.

With an extensive history file that dates back to 1967, this 1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 roadster deserves a second look.