Jaguar E-Type Series I 'Lightweight' Fast Road/Race Spec

FIA Class GTS12 Approved Race Car, �50k Race Preparation Work Just Carried Out, Built by Jaguar Factory Test Driver Richard Cresswell, Full Engine Rebuild in 2023, Eligible for Historic Racing, Series I Flat Floor, Lightweight Conversion Carried Out by VBE Restorations, Engine Built by Dave Butcher, BG Developments Aluminium Brakes, Hayward & Scott Racing Specification Exhaust, Wire Wheels, Weber 45 Carburettors, 4-Speed Close-Ratio Gearbox, Lightweight Flywheel, Twin Plate Clutch, Salisbury PowerLok Differential, FIA Specification Roll Cage, Willans Racing Harnesses, Tillett Carbon Fibre Racing Seats, Aluminium Instrument Dials, Momo Prototipo Steering Wheel. This incredible 1961 Jaguar E-Type Series I Flat Floor spent its former life basking in the California sunshine, before being imported by legendary former Jaguar factory test driver Richard Cresswell, a professional driver with hundreds of thousands of high-speed testing hours under his belt, and converted into an FIA-approved, 'Lightweight' race-car. This incredible car is FIA class GTS12 approved until the end of 2029, and is built with phenomenal attention to detail using state-of-the-art components. Engine: Built by Dave Butcher, a well-respected Jaguar engineer, with a compression ratio of 10:1 using Half Race cams and Tripple Weber 45 Carburettors, producing 320 bhp (dyno tested). The exhaust system is a full stainless steel race exhaust by Hayward & Scott Fabrications.Transmission: Jaguar 4-speed synchro rebuilt with close-ratio gears, with a lightweight flywheel, twin-plate clutch and a Tilton co-axial slave cylinder. This is mated to a Jaguar/Salisbury PowerLok differential with 3.54 final drive ratio.Chassis: Original shell fully restored by Rod Jay (RJ Panels). Front doors replaced with later drop-panel pieces for improved legroom. Aluminium bonnet with brake cooling ducts. Spax dampers and coil springs are fitted with reworked rear arches to help tyre clearance.Brakes and wheels: BG Development aluminium brake calipers and racing pads.Interior: FIA specification roll-cage painted body colour with Willans Racing harnesses, Tillett carbon fibre racing seats and aluminium racing instrument dials, Momo Prototipo steering wheel.