Jaguar E-Type Series One - I Bought One | Sarah Dowding 

What a great ambassador you are for this iconic car. Well put together footage without unwarranted intrusions with the music that's been subtly integrated here as it should be. I have just done the same but with a 1971 V12 Coupe auto and I love it! I also have a 1969 TR6 and MGC, and I don't like nor trust my money in the bank either.

May I congratulate you, Sarah! THIS exactly is how a vintage car should be kept: Properly taken care of and driven, driven, driven. And of course the E-Type is THE most beautiful car in the known universe. And probably always will be.

I bought one when I was 23. I'll never sell it (providing I can always afford to keep it). My grandad who passed away decades ago worked as a chrome polisher in the factory and would of worked on the car. Every time I open the garage door it reminds me of him. Mine is totally original with absurdly low miles, but when it gets driven it gets driven properly. Jaguars of this era were bread from Le-mans and sports car racers, too many of them sit in collections unused. Owning and driving an E-type is a privilege, it'll outlive me, and I feel exceptionally lucky every time I drive it.

As a former owner of two fixed-head coupes--a '65 and '66--this video only makes me want to go out and find the third one that I'll keep forever! I owned my '65 from 1982 until '88, and used it as a daily driver for several years until it became too valuable to leave in car parks. It never once let me down. Thanks for posting a great video.

It's delightful to see how much this woman enjoys this car! And it's even more delightful that she revels in driving it regularly and touring in it. What a joy.

I have just got one a series 1, the same Colour, after 51 years off loving them as a 12 year old. Boy Happy Day!

These older classic Jags are the best example of car craftmanship at the highest level and the lady in this video is lovely too.

Its an amazing car, timeless. Glad you're driving it, not hiding it!

They are a timeless classic. The joy it brings to you and others is awesome. It's what I love about cars like these. They don't have to be the absolute fastest or the most horsepower. You will turn more heads and get lots of thumbs up. It's driving a car like this that will put a huge smile on your face and make the day so much better.

Had a 4.2 soft top in ice blue, i was 21 now 63, had to many faults, head gasket went twice. jumping out of gear etc etc etc, but loved the car payed £12oo for it. seeing your car brought back memories!! thanks for that and enjoy!!!

The car is wonderful and it's lovely to listen to someone who so appreciates their good fortune in having one.My dad worked at Press Steel Fisher and MG Abingdon so although we couldn't afford one it was along with the Jaguar M2 salon on one of those cars that we would savour seeing travelling down to the south coast on a sunny day in the 1960's very evocative.Great video love that you are not to precious by having your dog join you and hope you have many enjoyable years together.

Beautiful car . . . owner seems like a nice lady

Love it. I have had a 1969 Series 11 roadster for 5 years and yes, it was the car I lusted after as a young boy. My best friends uncle had one and after seeing it I was hooked. In my 50s I was finally in a position to buy one!

I LOVE this woman! I've had many '67 E types (best year in my humble opinion) and drove all of them hard. She's right; they are made to be driven.

Love your car, like your style, I think it’s great that you use the car, it’s such a shame that the majority are kept stuck in the garage with the owners sat watching the weather Chanel waiting for a cast iron guarantee of a dry spell !

As a kid growing up in the late 60's, the E-type was my first love. Corgi models galore, posters on my bedroom wall. Epic!

Lovely E type jag my goal is to drive one before I die, love the fact it's a classic that gets used rain or shine

It's great to see the old Jag driven as it was intended to be driven. I am one of those schoolboys from the 60's - now in my 60's and I have recently bought an XK, but still dream of an E-Type.

Good for you! I’ve loved E-Types since I was too young to remember! Beautiful machines!

Glad this video popped up in my suggestions...what a lovely colour this is...and Sarah it must be said yours is the perfect attitude/outlook for any classic car owner to adopt...they're there to be used...long may it continue...

It makes me so happy that she drives it how a car should be driven! :D

Stunning. In the 70s, my aunt had a silver roadster

most beautiful car ever made...

A charming princess with an iconic carriage. This grey colour is amazing ! Quiet and peacefull video, thanks !

Good on you! and using it properly - perfect.

Iconic classic car and a wonderful ownership. Certainly blessed.

It is so nice to see a beauty like this being used and enjoyed rather than being garage art. And the doggy likes it too😊.

Nice video. Bought one my self a couple of years ago after wanting one since I wa a kid and never going to sell it. I`m using it every chance I have and doing upgrades along the way. Purist might not like it, but in my mind upgrades never hurts.

Jaguar makes so many gorgeous looking cars. Even their SUVs are gorgeous.

What a lovely film. Very good looking lady, with a biddable dog, gorgeous villages and scenery, and common sense dispensed to us out here. So enjoyed it. The car was Ok too [ I don't fit Etypes.. too tall really] Thank you for posting. WF

Well done on your love of your E Type. Glad you enjoy it and drive it often. I've owned my '68 E Type OTS with factory hard top & EDIS ignition. Have put many miles on her & each time I start up the engine...it's still a thrill. Thanks,

Beautiful car, grew up riding in 66 E-Type same color as yours. My dad owned it from new. Nothing cooler than having my dad drop me off at school in the Jaguar! If I could afford one, I'd own one too.

Got my silver on red 72 2+2 in February, should be on the road in August! Congrats on your beautiful car!

My dad bought a Series 2 Coupe about 10 years ago. Unfortunately its no longer with us, but I was able to drive it through the Hills and Switchbacks sometimes. I Must be one of the Youngest people lucky enough to drive one! The first time I drove it I was 16 and on my Learners Permit, so we had L Plates on the back while flogging it through Sydney's Roads.

Very nice ! And used as it should be, I think you are the ideal owner, careful, and putting miles on the car, well done Sarah !

She's living the dream 👌🏻💙

Awesome vid! Love this british motorhead chick! Classic for sure!

My sister don't like classic cars 'cause they're old , but when i show her The E-Type she was like : it's beautiful car and it makes me really happy . I wan't to have one of them but probabbly series 1 i coudln't afford so i could pick series 2

Lovely colour and not too pristine judging from the crooked grill bar, so perfect !!!

Auto Trader: I have been an avid Jaguar lover ever since I saw my 6th grade art teacher's E-type Series one. From then on, it didn't matter the model, I just loved Jags. However, if I could ever have my deepest, heartfelt model, it would definitely be the (anything 2008+) XKE, mulberry/gold. Full power. (Convertable or not)

Wow. Well done and enjoy it for many years to come!

The 65 xke roadster was my first car at age 16. I always loved my matchbox xke and dreamed some day of having one. My parents paid $1600, and the car was rusty and needy...still it was beautiful to me. I tried to restore it the best I could, but it was deteriorating faster than I could catch up with it. I eventually had to sell it. Someday I’ll have another, in good shape. It’s my favorite car, and some of by best memories were in it.

Thank you for sharing your treasure. Very nice. My favorite is the 1969 4.2 , 4 speed manual & all manual steering, brakes & triple carbs. BRG with tan leather int. Knock off wires. Yours is gorgeous. NO drinking & driving it please.

What a charming owner and spokesperson for the marque.Seems like the ultimate purist to me. People like her got me interested in owning my Jaguar. My dog gets an occasional ride in it too.

I had one of these ,my was a 1970 E-type v-12 great auto!!

Has an elegant beauty that can not be match. Lovely video !

And you made an excellent investment, these cars keep going up in value. I envy you, no other car gives me a rush of adrenaline looking at one...

Very nice. Glad to see it's being enjoyed on the road and not a "garage queen"!

I'm 13 and I have a 71 series 2. It's a 375hp 4.2 and it used to be my grandfathers.

We've been debating coupe vs convertible here in the Auto Trader office.. it's a split so far! What do you think?

I had a 70 and a 73, biggest mistake I ever made, selling them. Still the most beautiful car ever made, congrats!

In the mid sixties I used to look from my garden in Allesley Village Coventry and see hundreds of these magnificent cars stockpiled, surly the best looking Jaguar of all time, I would have loved just to sit in one.....Jim in Cyprus

This Jaguar model was also use in the love bug. Peter Thorndyke drove it in the Libra open against Herbie

Most beautiful car ever made, EVER!!!

Motoring perfection - and so good to see it being driven and enjoyed rather than “garaged”……

Reminds me of my Triton - that's a Triumph engine in a Norton Featherbed frame. I could ride that like a hooligan but people would smile and wave at me.

Having owned to '67 2+2's (early with glass over headlights, and late 67 without the glass covers), while the beauty is not the same as the coupe or convertible, having taken 11 hour stints, I can tell you the highway comfort from those extra 10" of wheelbase makes for a more enjoyable trip.

Wow. What a pair. Someday I hope to put a E type in the garage next to my XKR coupe

Beautiful lady, you are a wonderful example of that which a true classic car owner should be,don't hide them in a shed,drive them, that's what they're for! Good on you Girl😀

To me, a car nut since leaving school in 66, ( Sydney Australia) The E Type is four wheeled English art, I did get to drive two in the early seventies as a mate worked in a Jaguar/ land Rover workshop.. The Austin Healey is a close second but have never driven one.. there is one down the road & have talked to him a couple of times. thinking of asking him to put me out of my misery and let me drive it...

Sarah, stunning car, and you are keeping it looking great.

Nice see that the car gets used well,to many of them stay under cover,

My dream garage, BMW 850csi and a jag just like that one

love your affection for the car sarah

in my opinion this is the best. fixed head coupe all the way!! series one only for me! never liked the ones after sorry!

I feel this way about my Capri! Hope to add an E type to my car list too

Oh I wish. It's beautiful, and I hope you have it for a long time.

I can't agree more. It's simply gorgeous....

I have always preferred the coupe, a while back a red E-type pulled up behind me in a traffic queue, it just made me smile. How many modern cars can make you smile when they are standing still?

BEAUTIFUL - and brilliant buy.

This car is my everything, it fits any occasion, a wedding, coming to a nightclub, dropping the kids off, it's extremely stylish, baffling beautiful, sexy, I'd do anything to own one.

Lovely car and your passion comes across clearly. Enjoy that Cat.

Quite simply the most stunning car ever built, I would love to own one,

Love the cut scene at the beginning. Getting in these cars requires years of yoga.

E-Type and Triumph Bonneville are what I think of when I hear British classics

She shouldn't pay the purists any mind, they either don't own one, or don't drive theirs. What a fantastic woman, pretty too. And I'm team coupé.

WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND ALL THE GUYS, ON FRIDAY NIGHT S WENT TO THE CLUB'S, BARS, AND PARTIES, WHERE AM I, DOWNTOWN LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS AT NEW E-TYPES. I'VE HAD 3 SINCE THEN, STILL HAVE A 67 ROADSTER.

Wow...just WOW......the car's not half bad ether!

My dream car, this is the proper shape it looks even better than the convertible in my opinion. Sarah if you read this, fantastic car ( but please wear a seat belt !)

and the design...is right from every angle :)

Lovely car wish you many years of enjoyment and luck with it.

My dream garage I'd have a series 1 3.8 convertible

It’s just a perfect car in every way xx

Great video. Anyone know what colour it is? Thanks

my favorite car

Beautiful. I have an early 1961 flat-floor roadster. Sarah, I have to ask - are you any relation to Sir Hugh Dowding?

Very nice car Sarah, DO NOT ever sell it you would REGRET it for the rest of your life!!

The coupe, yes my 67 was put in the barn running condition, 28 years ago, really need to get it out, but there's a 911T that's in its way, then the Triumph GT6+, and that old Glastron,

Just don't get a flat "tyre". Since it has wire wheels, it has inner tubes, and when they get a leak, unlike a tubeless tire, you have NO FORGIVENESS. You must stop and change it wherever you are. Yes, with your dearer sticking out by the roadside, bashing the knock-off hub with the mallet they provide in the owners kit while other drivers zoom past you. And also with its' small frontal area for the radiator, do not get stuck in any sort of serious traffic on a hot summer's day. The piece of cheap aluminum strip the factory provided for a fan is more for show then anything else. Also the thermostatic switch is factory set to not spin it until it REACHES BOILING, which is too late. And don't worry abut the air conditioning since it has none. Simply because its' marginal cooling system couldn't handle it anyway. And do not forget to oil up your S.U. carburetors, lest you discover when you try to quickly accelerate to avoid a big truck or quickly entering traffic, your car is not going to. And do not let anything bump your front or rear of the eggshell thin steel body. It has no real protection, and any dents are very hard to access from the inside, due to the compound curves it was stamped and welded in. Even worse, be careful of the cast aluminum engine sump, with its very low clearance. Any "dent" means an actual fracture in the ridgid metal and must be seriously looked at for repair or replacement. And don't forget, the pre-1966 models used cotter pins for the connecting rod cap bolts, so if you get any serious harmonic vibration from the huge crankshaft, they will shatter, and clog up your oil pump, stopping your distributer, leaving you TOTALLY STRANDED. Otherwise, it is a nice car to garage, and impress friends with when they come over.

What an outstanding E-type Series One! Can I ask you, what color is it? Is that metallic gray? Am I right?

I was born in the XJ-S era, and I never understood the E-Type. A KWE XJ-S is the jag I've always wanted.

One of the best looking cars in the world....

This is the best car that was ever built in Britain (or maybe the World) perfect!

Good for her.

Cracking car and even better for using

This lady has a great taste!

Thanks heaps. :)

I was passenger in a E type and I was so disapointed over the experience. It felt like being on an old Ferguson 35 tractor.

You're right, The 'ICONIC' pretty good car must beauty from every angle !?!, ( But I'm such a love 'The Classic SAAB 94-96' , so do you !?

Owned a 67 roadster. Like a fine bottle of wine when running right , but, there's a dark side when things go wrong.