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Advertisement The 60th birthday of the iconic Jaguar E-Type today is being celebrated with the creation of stunningly-restored Series 1 models - but they must be bought as a pair. The six sets of a coupé and convertible E-Type are based on the two cars used for its famous public debut at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show. Costing around £650,000 for each pair, they honour the cars driven 'flat out' from Coventry to the Swiss motor show – one by Jaguar PR Bob Berry to arrive in time for the launch on March 15 and the other overnight by legendary test-driver Norman Dewis a day later after demand f...

Last summer, Jaguar announced a special tribute edition of the E-Type to celebrate the sports car’s 60th birthday. Fast-forward to today and they have showcased the first two fully-restored cars. Offered exclusively in six matching pairs each consisting of one coupe and one roadster, the Jaguar E-Type 60 Collection celebrates the ‘9600 HP’ coupe driven by Bob Berry from Coventry, UK, to the 1961 Geneva Motor Show for its world debut on March 15, and the ’77 RW’ roadster, brought to the event for test drives the next day by Norman Dewis. The coupes are finished in Flat Out Grey on to...

Specially restored E-type coupés and roadsters will commemorate the icon’s 60th birthday

The cars—six coupes and six convertibles—will be sold as pairs to six extremely lucky customers.  

- shares Jaguar E-Type 60 Collection cars has been revealed overnight by Jaguar Classic as it ramps up celebrations for the iconic sports car’s 60th birthday. The Jaguar E-Type made its global debut on 15 March 1961 at the Geneva motor show and has since gone on to become one of the most revered cars of all time. To celebrate, Jaguar Classic has painstakingly restored and re-engineered 12 E-Types – six coupes and six convertibles – which will be sold as matching pairs. The cars are inspired by the original E Type coupe, registration 9600 HP and convertible (rego 77 RW) that wowed the ...