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303The antepenultimate right-hand drive3.8-Litre Roadster1964 Jaguar E-Type ‘Series 1’3.8-Litre RoadsterRegistration no. CMO 213BChassis no. 850940Engine no. RA6794-9‘If Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans has been responsible for thenew E-Type Jaguar, then that Homeric contest on the Sarthe circuitwill have been abundantly justified. Here we have one of the quietestand most flexible cars on the market, capable of whispering alongin top gear at 10mph or leaping into its 150mph stride on the briefdepression of a pedal. A practical touring car, this, with its widedoors and capacious luggage space, yet it has a sheer beauty of linewhich easily beats the Italians at their own particular game.’There have been few better summaries of the E-Type’s manifestvirtues than the forgoing, penned by the inimitable John Bolster forAutosport shortly after the car’s debut. Conceived and developedas an open sports car, the Jaguar E-Type debuted at the GenevaSalon in March 1961 in Coupé form. The car caused a sensation- spontaneous applause breaking out at the unveiling - with itsinstantly classic lines and a 150mph top speed. The newcomer’sdesign owed much to that of the Le Mans-winning D-Type sportsracer,a monocoque tub forming the main structure while a tubularspaceframe extended forwards to support the engine.66 | Goodwood festival of speed

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