Fresh off the lot

A rare prototype sports-racer that helped shaped the future of Jaguar motorcars is being auctioned off in California tomorrow. The 1960 E2A (pictured) was raced by some of the world's top drivers at Le Mans and elsewhere, and is considered the missing link between the company's earlier competition vehicles and its later commercial ones. Its 3.8-liter fuel-injected engine ought to offer a smooth enough ride, but don't start cleaning out the garage just yet: The house is expecting bids in excess of $7 million.
For more information, visit bonhams.com

JARED PAUL STERN
Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams & Butterfields
6:58 AM, August 14, 2008

Tags: Cars



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