In a road test, published on 24 March, just a week after the car was unveiled to the public in Geneva, the E-Type hit 241km/h – and with a slightly hooky engine – on this very road. The car from the show, a coupe with the registration 9600HP, was the car tested. - Advertisement -. Another variant, a green roadster, registration 77RW (the E-Type Jaguar (Series 1) information guide. This guide has been written for the Series 1 E-Type Jaguar (known as the XK-E in the US) produced between 1961 and 1967, and covers both the 3.8l and 4.2l cars. The Series 1 cars are particularly desirable, and typically demand higher prices than later series vehicles in the E-Type range, being seen 4.2 Engines - 1965 - 1968, XKE, 420, MKX $406.48 Alternator Pulley - XKE 4.2 1965 - 1968, E-Type 4.2 $54.21 BRACKET ALTERNATOR ADJUSTING XKE 1965 - 1968 $18.96 According to Hagerty, the average value of a 1961 Series 1 Jaguar XK-E is a hefty $172,000. And that number can easily be much higher, especially when early production XK-E's are most likely to be sold at auction. A 1961 Series 1 Jaguar XK-E in perfect condition has a whopping average cost of $372,000. Later year models of the XK-E tend to cost 6,886 Series I 3.8-liter LHD roadsters (15,498 Series I 3.8-liters total) Original List Price: $5,670 (as tested by Car and Driver in 1961) SCM Valuation: $215,000. Tune Up Cost: $250–$500. Chassis Number Location: Plate on top of right footwell box under bonnet, and on frame at top of front suspension mount. RHD Car Numbers: 1E50001 - 1E50974. Pros: 4.2 engine more relaxed, better seats, better gearbox, 2+2 offers useful extra space, token rear seats, automatic. Cons: Styling on 2+2 considered awkward, auto box not sporting, cooling sometimes marginal. Series 1½. 1967 to 1968. LHD Car Numbers: 1E15889 - 1E18368. The Jaguar E-type remains one of the most striking products from a decade ripe with innovation – and the car here, ECD 400, is among the most significant of the breed. It might have shared a few styling cues (and disc brakes) with Jaguar’s Le Manswinning C- and D-types, but the E’s suspension and torquey 3.8-litre straight six were What engine is in Jaguar E Type 3.8? The Jaguar E Type 3.8 has a Inline 6, Petrol engine with 3781 cm3 / 230.7 cu-in capacity. How many horsepower (hp) does a 1961 Jaguar E Type 3.8 have? It has matching numbers. The data plate states car # 885215 (also found on the "picture frame", body # V1250, engine # R2699-9 (also on top of block near the radiator), Gear Box # EB1823JS. It also has two strip tags reading J-62 and another reading Made in England. FC3XfDz.