Manual | British Racing Green | 4.2L Straight-Six 265hp/384nm | Well kept & largely original | Great history
Some cars are bought. Some cars are collected. And some cars spend 35 years moving quietly through the same circle of friends because everyone knows exactly what they are.
This 1968 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 is finished in the only colour that really matters on a classic Jaguar: British Racing Green. Paired with a proper manual gearbox and Jaguar’s legendary 4.2-litre…
Manual | British Racing Green | 4.2L Straight-Six 265hp/384nm | Well kept & largely original | Great history
Some cars are bought. Some cars are collected. And some cars spend 35 years moving quietly through the same circle of friends because everyone knows exactly what they are.
This 1968 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 is finished in the only colour that really matters on a classic Jaguar: British Racing Green. Paired with a proper manual gearbox and Jaguar’s legendary 4.2-litre straight-six, it represents one of the most iconic shapes, sounds and driving experiences of the classic era.
From factory, the 4.2-litre XK engine was rated at approximately 265hp and 283lb-ft of torque, giving the E-Type the kind of effortless, long-legged performance that made it a genuine world-beater in period. Even today, there is something deeply special about the way these cars deliver their power: smooth, mechanical, torquey and full of character.
This example shows 39,151 miles on its five-digit speedometer and has been owned within the same circle of friends for the past 35 years. It is now being offered due to the downsizing of a private fleet, rather than any lack of love for the car.
Importantly, this E-Type comes with its Jaguar Heritage Certificate, along with a folio of receipts documenting parts purchased and work undertaken over the years. It has also just benefited from nearly $10,000 in recent refresher works, carried out to bring the car up to what the owner considers to be a properly saleable condition.
The car has been maintained locally, with the contact details of the mechanic available upon request for serious buyers. We are advised that it does not leak or consume fluids, and that the powertrain is strong, healthy and ready to be enjoyed.
This is not a locked-away museum piece that needs a velvet rope and a nervous handler. It is a very usable, highly iconic classic Jaguar that is equally at home on a Sunday coffee run, a long coastal drive, or parked somewhere beautiful while people quietly wander over and say, “I had a poster of one of these.”
A British Racing Green, manual, 4.2-litre E-Type with long-term enthusiast ownership, strong documentation, recent recommissioning work and proper usability. You don’t see that every day.
They do not make them like this anymore. More importantly, they never will again.
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