The appeal of a Series 1 Jaguar E-type won't be lost on many, but the chance to own one with a special history makes this Carmen Red example stand out.
Although it wasn't always that colour. When racing driver Sir John Whitmore bought it new in 1965 its paint was Opalescent Golden Sand and it had a red leather interior – the one you see here.
It will cross the block in Silverstone Auctions' September Sale on 29 September at Dallas Burston Polo Club in Warwickshire, with a £90,000-110,000 estimate.
This E-type's red leather upholstery is original
Whitmore was a successful racing driver in the 1950s and ’60s, winning the British Saloon Car Championship on his first attempt, in 1961.
Four years later, in 1965, he won the European Touring Car Championship, driving a Lotus Cortina, and he contested Le Mans three times.
He also, clearly, had great taste in cars and bought this E-type new from Henlys Ltd of London in 1965.
