Purveyors of rare automobilia & historic motorcarriage provenance since 1928
Saalfeld Classics
Lot N° XIVConcours Saleroom MarqueeChassis Certificate #880142
Coventry, Warwickshire • Delivered May 1965

1965 Jaguar
E-Type Series 1

3.8-Litre Open Two-Seater (OTS) Roadster with Le Mans Provenance Pedigree

Finished in authentic factory British Racing Green livery over hand-matched Tan Connolly hide leather. A monumental, undisturbed survivor boasting an unbroken chain of ownership from delivery in Sussex, matching-numbers drivetrain, and exhaustive mechanical conservation overseen by marque stewards.

Catalogue Valuation£285,000
In SaleroomDiscreet carriage arranged
Cylinder Block
3.8L Inline-6
Triple HD8 Carburetors
Recorded Travel
14,820
Documented Miles
Keepers
Three Lords
Unbroken Ledger
Heritage Grade
Concours A+
FIVA Certified
Jaguar Heritage Trust CertificateOriginal Coventry Dispatch Ledger & Matching Engine Number Verified
Forensically Inspected
Saleroom Folio Search

Archival Register & Available Lots

VI Motorcars Catalogued
Forensic Provenance Certified Under Archival Seal

The Mayfair Saleroom Exhibition

Each motorcar is certified with unbroken provenance, matched engine and chassis castings, and private dossiers accessible via curator request.

From the Private Study of
Lord Harrison Vance, KBE
Founding Curator • Fellow of the Royal Automobile Club • Member, FIVA Historical Commission
Lord Harrison VanceChief Historian in Residence
Curatorial Epistle • 14 Berkeley Square, London
“Every motorcar in our repository represents not merely an assemblage of gears and coachwork, but a preserved chapter of twentieth-century aristocratic ingenuity. We do not barter in speedometers; we safeguard the tactile soul of British and Continental coachbuilding.”

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Harrison Vance
Lord Harrison Vance, KBE • Curator
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