One of the last 500 E Type eries 1 3.8-litre cars built, and a car that has been driven the way it was meant to be. The 513 8 short-block is the preferred engine faster revving than the later 4.2, and the unit that gave the early E-Type its character.

A DOCUMENTED LIFE ON THE ROAD The previous custodian kept meticulous records of every penny spent on this car, and he spent it where it counts. The original matching-numbers engine was rebuilt by sigma Englineering of Dorset S 2012, itemised on an £11,456 invoice that would cost double todav, and he then went and used it Continental tours, including a pilgrimage to the Ferrari Museum at Modena. A Jaguar that has crossed borders under its own steam, not on the back of a trailer

THE SIGMA REBUILD - JUNE 2012 A no-shortcuts rebuild specified for continenta touring: . Cylinder head fully ported to fast-road spec machined for unleaded inserts, re-cut valve seats flow-bench set up . Block bored +20, two new liners . Crankshaft crack-tested, tuftrided, reground polished ’ Uprated rear main seal Flywheel machined, lightened, balanced; drilled and dowelled for a diaphragm clutch ’ Re-conditioned damper, new timing chains and tensioner Gearbox rebuilt with new layshaft, gaskets and seals . Carbs stripped and rebuilt with new jets and needle/seat kits, plus a Filter King . Uprated starter motor, new header tank, full reinforced hose kit . Rolling-road set up: Facet fuel pump and regulator fitted after testing Ful sigma documentation and the previous owners expenditure fle go with the car

SPECIFIED FOR REAL-WORLD TOURING ’ D-Type style wheels on the correct three-eared spinners . Upgraded driver and passenger seats with integrated headrests for long-distance support.

Not a trailer queen and not a museum piece. A rare sorted, last-of-the-3.8 Series 1 with the documented mechanical integrity to be enjoyed, exactly as the previous owner enjoyed it, all the way to Modena and back.

Enquiries and test drivers welcome,