1966 Jaguar E Type S1 2+2

With just five previous owners in the past sixty years, ‘DSY 797D’ is finished in its original colours of Opalescent Silver Blue with a dark blue leather interior. First supplied by P.S. Nicholson of Forres, the E Type is believed to have left the Jaguar factory with an automatic gearbox.

Now fitted with the desirable manual ‘box, the seller bought Daisy in September 2025 and being a diligent and fastidious owner booked her in for a full service and a tune-up prior, racking up a bill for more than £2,000 in the process. 

We are told that she attracts smiles and waves wherever she goes, and the seller and her husband delivered her to us in person, a 100-mile journey Daisy completed – on the hottest day of the year no less – with her customary sangfroid.

Whilst being the original colour the Opalescent Silver Blue is not the original paint, and given there are a number of invoices from around 2016 for things such as weatherstrip, door handle hardware, seals, clips, and other related items, we suspect this is when the bodywork was restored.

The work was done well and the E Type’s overall presentation is still good with a noticeable absence of dents, ripples, and other damage.

The nearside panels and bonnet also align very well – we’ll come to the rest later – and the lamp lenses are largely free of chips and damage, the sole exception being the offside front indicator unit, which has cracked. 

The badges are in good order too, and the numberplates, including the obligatory stick-on one on the bonnet, are black-and-silver for that authentic period look.

It sits on painted wire wheels, and more bonus points can be awarded for their condition as they have no damage to their rims, nor rust or pitting to the spokes. The spinners have seen better days though, so perhaps you might like to break out the cheque book and order a new set?

As for the tyres, the front rubber is a matching pair of Bridgestones, while the rear axle is fitted with a Vredestein on one side and a Cooper on the other. 

The chromework is good ‘n’ shiny too, with only moderate pitting, scratches, and tarnishing; an hour or two with the Autosol would probably reap dividends – and you might like to straighten the offside front overrider while you’re there.

Apart from the stonechips and minor marks every car collects along the way, we also spotted a scuff on the nearside front wing, and a scratch on the nearside sill.

There is also a little rust near the fuel filler cap, on the nearside trailing edge of the bonnet, the base of the nearside rain gutter, the top of the passenger door aperture, the bottom of the driver’s door, and at the end of the scratch on the boot lid. Some of the screws holding the headlamp covers on are also rusty but replacing those would be easy, cheap, and satisfying.

The boot lid has also dropped damaging the surrounding area, and the driver’s door does latch but doesn't quite close properly either; this again has marked the aperture so it could do with some adjustment.

The retrimmed interior presents very well with the combination of dark blue hide, a wood-rimmed steering wheel, and the black dashboard ticking all the right boxes.

The front seats have relaxed just enough to avoid any nouveau riche awkwardness without compromising either their comfort or the support they give. Of course, there are no rips, tears, or other damage and a pair of silver-grey Britax static seatbelts add a hefty dollop of style and safety.

Being a 2+2 it has a rear seat, and this is in an even better condition than the pair in front. Taut and seemingly unused, it is as close to perfect as we’ve ever seen. The blue carpets are very good too, as are the door cards and rear quarter trim panels. 

A push-button Sharp radio adds style, if not hi-fidelity but then a car like the E Type is more about playing tunes with the throttle than the headunit. 

The boot is well-trimmed and appears to have seen only modest use. There is no spare wheel, just a tyre inflation kit, and the spare wheel well is solid, albeit with a light smattering of surface rust, something that also afflicts the front footwells.

While we’re being hyper-critical – and we do try to be as we know so many of you bid sight-unseen – the bezels around the white-on-black Smiths instruments are showing their age. But if you don’t mind a bit of character we think you could live with them for a good few years yet. 

You may want to sort out the steering shroud though and source a new trim panel for underneath the driver’s side of the dashboard as well as a replacement rear-view mirror. Perhaps ask someone to give the (taut and undamaged) headlining a quick clean too? 

Roberts MG Specialists Ltd carried out £2,145-worth of work in September 2025 in giving Daisy a full service, tuning the ignition and fuelling, replacing the radiator, HT leads, and the front copper brake pipes, freeing off the rear brake calipers and installing new pads, and various other bits and bobs.

As the video demonstrates, the 4.2-litre engine starts well, idles with the straight-six’s customary balance, and revs very smoothly. Our test drive went well too, the vendor does how ever suggest bleeding the brakes to make them feel sharper. 

The engine bay is in a decent condition, although it does show rust in places like the chassis plate mount and on the underside of the bonnet around the offside headlamp. 

The underside has been well undersealed and has clearly had localised repairs in the past. It looks pretty good generally, although we note rust to both front footwells that will need addressing.

The E Type also comes with a few spare parts: Please see the photos for details of what is included.

The Jaguar’s MoT certificate expires in August 2026. 

The recent Vehicle History Check is clear, and the wallet that contains the paperwork is neatly stencilled with the E Type’s registration number, from which Daisy got her name.

There are a good quantity of invoices in there, plus a Production Record Trace Certificate from the Jaguar Heritage Trust and two Operating, Maintenance, and Service Handbooks, one of which may be its original.

There’s also a copy of Jaguar E Type Six-Cylinder Restoration & Originality Guide by the wonderfully named Dr. Thomas F. Haddock, two Haynes manuals, an official Spare Parts Catalogue, and a selection of spare keys.

Finished in what many consider to be the best colour of them all, this 2+2 Opalescent Silver Blue Jaguar E Type proves that you can own the most beautiful classic sportscar ever made without having to sacrifice any practicality.

Nor will you need to bankrupt yourself because we suspect the hammer will fall somewhere between £30,000 and £35,000, a far cry from the heady prices we saw a couple of years ago.

But, they seem to have stabilised now, so this might be the perfect time to treat yourself to the iconic sportscar you thought you couldn’t afford. 

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