Equipment
Chrome knock-off wire wheels, Dunlop Road Speed tires, flat floors, external bonnet locks, wood-rimmed steering wheel.
Condition
#1 Concours
World-class. Could compete in the world’s best Concours d'Elegance events.
Excellent paint, chrome and interior. Top notch restoration started in 2001 but completion was delayed until 2011. The 91st LHD E-Type ever made and one of the first 300 cars characterized by external hood release locks. Much hillclimb success in 1962 and 1963 at the hands of Jim Ladd, including the overall Pennsylvania Hillclimb Championship in 1962. Gorgeous presentation today and a period motorsports history make a great combination.
Market commentary
E-types in general are on a value trajectory that will soon take them into the stratosphere, but among them this early flat floor, external bonnet lock car, beautifully and freshly restored and with a notable period competition history is particularly valuable. The colors also enhance its value. It would have been a bargain at the pre-sale high estimate and is not -- at least in the present market's view -- expensive at the result here.