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1961 | Jaguar Type E 3.8

1961 JAGUAR E-TYPE COMPETITION - MULTIPLE WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BAHAMAS SPEEDWEEK IN PERIOD

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Chassis 875511 was dispatched on the 29th September 1961 directly to a Mr Hans Schenk of the Bahamas via East Bay Service Ltd of Nassau - in cream paint, light blue trim and blue hood, it was soon registered 'NP975'. Schenk was a celebrity chef in the Bahamas and bought the car for the sole purpose of winning at the world-famous International Bahamas Speed Week. Schenk was also a driver of some note, winning many races and building up quite a following as a man-about-town in the Caribbean, having raced competitively since 1957.

 By December 1961, Schenk and the brand new E-type were ready for 'Speed Week'- a truly international event attended by greats including Peter Revson, Chris Amon, Jackie Stewart, Bruce McLaren, Ricardo and Pedro Rodriguez, Jack Brabham, Jim  Hall, Wolfgang von Trips, Jo Bonnier, Ken Miles, Frank Gardner, John Surtees, Richie Ginther, Masten Gregory, Phil Hill,  Graham Hill, Stirling Moss, Lance Reventlow, Dan Gurney, Peter Collins, Carroll Shelby, Innes Ireland, A.J Foyt, Roger Penske,  Mark Donohue and many more. With the addition of a black nose to the car, and with sponsorship from Goodyear tyres and  Champion spark plugs, Schenk and his Jaguar now had a very distinctive livery too.

 In his first ever race in the car, Schenk placed an impressive 2nd overall, behind the highly-developed and very rapid Austin[1]Healey-Corvette of Tony Adams. Another 2nd would follow during the 1961 event, giving him high hopes for next year. 1962  saw Schenk up against even stiffer opposition, especially from other E-types now appearing on the Islands. He was though immediately on the pace, bagging a 2nd place in race one of the week and securing his first overall victory in race two,  seeing off opposition from Jaguar, Porsche, Lotus, MG, Triumph, and Austin-Healey. His final race of the week was the  prestigious 'Bahamas Cup' race, which Schenk and NP975 promptly won, at an average speed of 77.216mph.

 1963 saw Schenk and NP975 take a clean sweep of the Speed Week, winning race one, race two and once again the Bahamas Cup race, at an impressive average speed of 79.841mph.

 For 1964, and in a bid to keep winning, Schenk moved onto a competition Shelby Cobra, selling the E-type to his rival Tony Adams. Race one and two of that year's Speed Week would see Adams pipped to the post by Schenk in the thundering Cobra, whilst he managed to hang on to a very well earned podium in the Bahamas Cup.

1965 would be the last year of competition use for NP975, but there was no lack of pace - Tony Adams securing a second place in the Bahamas Cup, giving the car an amazing four podiums on the trot from 1962-1965.

 In late 1965, Tony Adams would take his E-type on a European driving tour before settling with it in Australia. The third owner would be a Mr. Skevington, who would eventually undertake a AUD 145,000 restoration from 1997-1999, later registering the car '61 ETYPE' in Perth.

  Today chassis 875511 has been restored to exacting 'Bahanams' race-specification by CKL Developments, and has previous invites into the Goodwoood Revival's flagship Stirling MossTrophy.

 Very seldom to original competition Jaguar E-types appear, especially ones with both success and rich and colourful histories.

Détails du véhicule

Données du véhicule

Marque
Jaguar
Série de modèles
Type E
Modèle
Type E 3.8
Série de fabrication
Serie I
Date immatriculation
Non fourni
Année
1961
Kilométrage (compteur)
Non fourni
Numéro d'identification du véhicule
Non fourni
Numéro de moteur
Non fourni
Numéro de Transmission
Non fourni
Numéros correspondants
Non
Nombre de propriétaires
Non fourni

Détails techniques

Type de carrosserie
Cabriolet (Roadster)
Puissance (kW/CV)
198/269
Cylindrée (cm³)
3781
Cylindres
6
Portes
2
Volant
Droite
Boîte de vitesse
Boîte manuelle
Vitesses
Non fourni
Traction
Arrière
Frein avant
Non fourni
Frein arrière
Non fourni
Carburant
Essence

Configuration individuelle

Couleur extérieure
Blanc
Couleur intérieure
Bleu
Matériel intérieur
Cuir

État, immatriculation, documentation

Expertise disponible
Immatriculé
Prêt à conduire

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