Jaguar E-Type Serie 1 1965, 2-door, 4.2 liters

[Tomas88]

Hello, I'm planning to fully rework the paint of type E series 1 body and interior replacing the leather with new high quality one, maybe you could advise which color is more popular and has a higher value, I'm planning to use it for myself for ~1 year, to feel that oldtimer soul, but eventually I'll sell that piece of art.
Now it's blue in color (looks like it was originally in white and then repainted to red and then to blue..), so everything except the paint looks really great. As it's not that kind of car for cheap paintwork, so want to do it at the best possible quality.

So to repaint it ill need to fully disassemble, replace all the sealing rubber etc,
maybe someone has saved links to buy them from?

[Tomas88]

So I'm deciding on the colors choices between these. The golden one with brown leather looks exceptional, but not sure if it's great for this car, as it's not original colors, what do you think?
White and black is classic, which will never die :)))

[rswaffie]

Hi
Don’t get hung up on trying to find ‘the most valuable’ or ‘most popular’ paint colour. The value of the car lies in the structural integrity, quality of the work carried out or how original it is. Or various combinations of those things. Add in any history for the car and you get a view of the value. Colours that are popular today may not be in fashion next year. Metallic greys and dark blues seem to be what most restorers seem to be going with at the moment if recent shows are anything to go by. My preference would be to keep it in line with the heritage certificate spec., but paint/trim combos fall into the category of beauty in the eye of the beholder. My first etype was Sable (sort of chocolate brown) - very cool in the late 60’s early 70’s, not so in the mid-90’s when I bought it. Hence I got it cheaper than similar red/blue/green/white cars!

[max-it-out]

If it were me , I would try to sympathetically restore the leather seat covers , rather that buy new ones. Patina is something that takes years to produce , and may appeal to some buyers .