The Ex - Cunningham Team, Walt Hansgen, Augie Pabst, Briggs Cunningham, Le Mans 24 Hours, 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition.

Ownership of this iconic car reads as a veritable ‘who’s who’ of both the motorsport and collectors’ car world and it is without a doubt one of the most important of the rare and now legendary Jaguar Lightweight E Type. As you look into the history of these true racing thoroughbreds, and this car in particular, it is easy to see why they have remained one of the most sought after cars of all time.

This is not only regarded as one of the most original of the 12 cars built, sold new to one of Jaguars most important clients Briggs Cunningham, it is one of the most iconic cars to ever leave the Jaguar Factory.

Sold new to the famous privateer Briggs Cunningham as part of his Works backed, three car team for the 1963 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Raced at Le Mans by American star drivers Augie Pabst and Walt Hansgen.

Raced for the Cunningham Team at the 1963 Road America 500 by Walt Hansgen and Paul Richards and a week later at the Bridghampton 500 by Briggs Cunningham himself.

Retired to the Cunningham Museum in California in 1963 where it remained for a number of years before passing through several distinguished collectors including Sir Anthony Bamford and Sir Paul Vestey to name a few.

Extensively researched and documented over the years by some of the worlds most prominent Jaguar and racing historians, it is accompanied by an extensive history that includes correspondence and invoices from Lynx, vehicle histories written by several authors, magazine articles, and an original developmental test report to Cunningham team manager Alfred Momo and the Jaguar factory written by test driver Bill Kimberly.

Having avoided constant development and race preparation, it thankfully has remained remarkably original. It is not just the fact it has retained its original factory issued aluminium bodywork and matching numbers alloy engine, but what is even more impressive is the presence of all of the finer and specific parts and details that can be lost over time.

Ferrari came calling with the GTO and Britain answered conclusively with the E-Type Lightweight. So, whether you want to return to the track, take to the open road, or grace the lawn of some of the most prestigious concours worldwide, this fabulous car will surely stand at the forefront of any collection it is lucky enough to grace.

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