It’s hard to imagine the Jaguar E-type's impact in the ’60s, when the only cars that could match its reputed 150mph top speed cost at least twice as much, and many were far more than that.
Its importance was certainly not lost on the motoring press, the plaudits coming thick and fast, with The Motor labelling it ‘a landmark in sports car progress’.
The faired-in headlights of the Series 1 make it particularly attractive, but with those pretty looks comes the potential for expensive issues and, if long-term ownership is your aim, the condition of the body is the most important factor.
Rust can attack the back corners of the central tub, sills, floorpan, chassis strengthening rails and heelboard, radius arms, rear inner wings, boot floor, bonnet and lower pan.