Classic Jaguar E Type V12, 4 Seat US Specs, Seen in Turin, Italy at Gran Premio Valentino Park


This is a very rare 2 + 2 four seat E Type sold on the America market with automatic gearbox. 

A 2+2 version of the coupé was added in 1966. The 2+2 offered the option of an automatic transmission. The body is 9 in (229 mm) longer and the roof angles are different. 



A video with the full parade of the supercars seen at this event is here - Hope you will like it.


Please see also my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588



The E-Type was initially designed and shown to the public as a rear-wheel drive grand tourer in two-seater coupé form (FHC or Fixed Head Coupé) and as a two-seater convertible (OTS or Open Two Seater). A "2+2" four-seater version of the coupé, with a lengthened wheelbase, was released several years later.

On its release Enzo Ferrari called it "The most beautiful car ever made".


Later model updates of the E-Type were officially designated "Series 2" and "Series 3", and over time the earlier cars have come to be referred to as "Series 1." As with other largely hand made cars of the time, changes were incremental and ongoing, which has led to confusion over exactly what is a Series 1 car. This is of more than academic interest, as Series 1 E-Types — and particularly Series 1 OTS (convertible) examples — have values far in excess of Series 2 and 3 models.




Location: Centro, Torino, Italy

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