Advertising Last completed movie pages 1960 Jaguar E-Type Prototype Series I [850002] Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 2010-01-20 16:43 |
I think I've seen the registration before? The vehicle details for 9600 HP are: Date of Liability 01 04 2010 Date of First Registration 10 02 1961 Year of Manufacture 1961 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3781CC Vehicle Colour GREY |
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◊ 2010-01-20 16:51 |
It's a well-known e-type: http://www.amazon.com/Most-Famous-Car-World-E-Type/dp/0752831828 |
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◊ 2010-01-20 16:53 |
Right .gif ":)") |
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◊ 2010-01-20 17:08 |
The illustration on the book cover and here http://www.longstonetires.com/image/9600hp%20Borrani.jpg are obviously different to the above E-Type. LHD versus RHD and 2 wipers not 3 wipers? So is "The Greatest Ever" - Left Hand Drive - car a phoney ? |
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◊ 2010-01-20 23:59 |
She got registration before official E-Type premiere. Yummy. |
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◊ 2010-01-21 10:54 |
True, '9600 HP' was a Jaguars Cars Limited prototype registered therefore before the E-type was released. However this LHD car cannot be '9600 HP' and the phoney registration was added maybe for when the footage was shot. So after 1961. |
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◊ 2010-01-23 09:53 |
Well spotted |
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◊ 2011-03-28 16:04 |
This is the genuine 9600 HP E-type pre-productiom S1 FHC, chassis 885002 - http://www.xkedata.com/cars/detail/?car=885002 - displayed at 1961 Geneva Show about 50 years ago give or take a week or two, and road-tested to achieve the magic 150mph headline figure (though it might have had a nearly D-type spec engine). It is now owned by Philip Porter who wrote the book in Dudley's link about its history and restoration - I haven't read it, but googled up a lot of references. The history seems to be that it was built in late 1960 as LHD and the 6th of 7 prototypes (despite the # ending in 2), used for initial launch promotion in spring 61, then quickly converted by Jaguar to RHD and used as a press test car before being sold off in 62. A few owners later, it was sold for £950 in 1968, and by 1977 was bought by Philip Porter as part of a job-lot with 3 other E-types for £2750. Sat in his barn decaying gently until 1999 and then total restoration to concours condition for E-type 40th anniversary trip to 2001 Geneva show. Still in his ownership and makes occasional festival appearances. So 1960 Jaguar E-type S1 fhc Prototype. Edit: adjusted to #850002 from #885002 - there seem to be different views on the chassis numbering format, and it now matches our other early numbers. Car identity unchanged. -- Last edit: 2011-12-15 00:33:57 |
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