Equipment
Centerlock wire wheels, black vinyl boot cover, woodrim steering wheel.
Condition
From the Tammy Allen collection. JDHT certificate. Represented as matching numbers, an early flat floor, welded louver E-Type. Driver's door sticks out at the bottom. Chips behind the driver's side window. Lightly but visibly worn seats. Paint doesn't have the luster it used to. Tidy underneath. Restored well, but long before these things were worth quite so much and now deserving of better.
Market commentary
Sold by Barrett-Jackson in Los Angeles in 2002 for $48,600 in 2002 in essentially the same condition it is today, at WestWorld in 2003 for $56,700 and here in 2009 for $99,000. The early E-Types, despite their cramped footwells and back-breaking seats, are avidly sought and bring nearly fantastic prices. This example despite the age of its restoration brought well under what it could have without being expensive, an unusual Barrett-Jackson bargain from a featured collection.