§ V.01What a 1961–1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 is worth
A 1961–1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 sold for a median of $122,500 across 604 completed auctions from January 2016 to October 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 604 sales fell between $85,924 and $175,000 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $9,000 to $1,050,000.
Data as of 3 November 2026 · 604 sales · January 2016 to 26 October 2026 · auction results only
§ V.02What moves a car within the band
Within that band, roadster cars are the most frequently traded body style in this set (308 of 604 sales), and manual cars account for 291 of them. Condition, originality and documented history move a car further than any single specification, which is why the middle half of the range is wide.
The spread by variant, printed in full above, is usually wider than the spread by year: a convertible at $156,800 and a coupe at $92,250 are not the same market, and a single median that mixes them describes neither.
§ V.03Recent sales
| Car | Sold for | Date | Mileage | Sold by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguar XKE Series I Roadster | $60,750 | 26 October 2026 | 84,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1961 Jaguar XKE Series I 3.8 Roadster 5-Speed | $145,000 | 22 October 2026 | 279 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1964 Jaguar XKE Series I 3.8 Roadster 5-Speed | $157,000 | 21 October 2026 | 60,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1965 Jaguar XKE Series 1 4.2 Coupe 5-Speed Race Car | $76,500 | 20 October 2026 | 89,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1966 Jaguar XKE Series I 4.2 Coupe 4-Speed | $95,000 | 5 October 2026 | 87,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1963 Jaguar XKE Series I Roadster | $135,000 | 28 September 2026 | 29,400 mi | Hagerty |
| 1964 Jaguar XKE Series I 3.8 Roadster 5-Speed | $120,000 | 24 September 2026 | 54,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1967 Jaguar XKE Series I 4.2 Roadster | $127,000 | 23 September 2026 | 67,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| Ford V8-Powered 1963 Jaguar XKE Series I Roadster | $38,000 | 22 September 2026 | 3 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1962 Jaguar XKE Series I 3.8 Roadster | $73,000 | 21 September 2026 | 83,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1965 Jaguar XKE Series I 4.2 Coupe 5-Speed | $125,000 | 18 September 2026 | 15,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1965 Jaguar XKE Series I 4.2 Coupe | $63,000 | 11 September 2026 | 15,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1967 Jaguar XKE Series I 2+2 5-Speed | $51,000 | 5 September 2026 | 38,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 58-Years-Owned 1966 Jaguar XKE Series I 4.2 2+2 | $46,000 | 14 August 2026 | 80,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1963 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8 Roadster | $140,000 | 14 August 2026 | 5,496 mi | Broad Arrow |
§ V.04Price by model year
| Model year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | $207,200 | 53 |
| 1962 | $141,400 | 64 |
| 1963 | $112,000 | 73 |
| 1964 | $104,500 | 81 |
| 1965 | $126,000 | 81 |
| 1966 | $132,900 | 106 |
| 1967 | $105,000 | 146 |
§ V.05Price by body style and transmission
| Variant | Type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadster | Body style | $130,000 | 308 |
| Coupe | Body style | $92,250 | 204 |
| Convertible | Body style | $156,800 | 82 |
| Manual | Transmission | $122,000 | 291 |
§ V.06Questions
What is a 1961–1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 worth?
A 1961–1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 sold for a median of $122,500 across 604 completed auctions from January 2016 to October 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 604 sales fell between $85,924 and $175,000 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $9,000 to $1,050,000.
What affects the price of a 1961–1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1?
Model year: by year, medians run from $104,500 for 1964 (81 sales) to $207,200 for 1961 (53 sales).
Body style: a convertible holds a median of $156,800 on 82 sales, against $92,250 on 204 for a coupe.
Condition, originality and documented history move a car further than any single specification, which is why the middle half of sales spans $85,924 to $175,000.
Is the Jaguar E-Type Series 1 1961-1967 going up or down in value?
Down. The 61 sales in the 12 months to 3 November 2026 had a median of $100,000, against $108,500 on 68 sales in the 12 months before, a fall of 7.8%. That compares whichever cars came to auction in each year, not the same cars sold twice, so read it as the direction of the market rather than a rate of appreciation.
How many Jaguar E-Type Series 1 sales is that based on?
604 completed auction sales, from January 2016 to 26 October 2026. The table above lists the 15 most recent, each linked to its auction record. The figures were last rebuilt on 3 November 2026.
What is the difference between the typical range and the full range?
The typical range is $85,924 to $175,000: half of all 604 sales fell inside it. The full range is $9,000 to $1,050,000, the cheapest and dearest sale that survived cleaning. The full range is set by outliers, so it is a boundary rather than a guide to what most cars bring.
Which body style holds its value best?
On this set, roadster is the most frequently sold at 308 sales with a median of $130,000. The highest median among body styles is convertible at $156,800, though it rests on fewer sales. Each variant's median and count are in the table above.
Do manual or automatic cars sell for more?
In this set, manual cars account for 291 of 604 sales. Too few cars of the other transmission type sold to publish a comparison, so this page does not make one.
Does mileage change the value?
Mileage is recorded for part of this set, not all of it, so it is not used to adjust the median. It is shown in the sales table wherever the auction record carries it, and you can see the effect directly by comparing rows.
How current is this figure?
Data as of . The figures are rebuilt from completed sales on a schedule, and the date above is the date of the last rebuild, not the date this page was loaded.
§ V.07Method and sources
What these figures are. Every number on this page is computed from completed auction sales of Jaguar E-Type Series 1 cars built between 1961 and 1967. The median is the 50th percentile of the sale prices; the typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile; the full range is the lowest and highest sale that survived cleaning. Percentiles are linearly interpolated on the sorted prices.
What is excluded. Asking prices, reserve-not-met results, withdrawn lots and unsold cars are not prices and are not counted. Parts, memorabilia, literature, scale models and other non-vehicle lots are excluded. Sales not made in US dollars are excluded, so these figures describe the dollar market. Duplicate records are removed. Sales below a plausibility floor (5% of the median) and above a ceiling (10× the median) are set aside, because a $22 "911" is a data error rather than a cheap car.
What was set aside. The highest recorded sale in this set is $8,000,000 (1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Chassis no. S850664 Engine no. RA 1349-9S, 18 August 2017), and 4 sales above $1,230,000 are held out of the median and the ranges: at that price the lot is a different asset, and including it would pull the headline figure away from what a typical car brings.
What it is not. This is not an appraisal or an inspection, and it does not predict what any particular car will bring. Two cars built the same year can differ by more than the whole typical range on condition, originality, documentation and provenance.
The set. 604 sales from January 2016 to 26 October 2026, drawn from 12 auction sources, principally Bring a Trailer (341), Bonhams (88), RM Sotheby's (69), Gooding (41), Barrett-Jackson (27), Broad Arrow (22), Hagerty (4), Hemmings (4), PCARMARKET (3), Sothebysmotorsport (3), Autohunter (1), Collecting Cars (1). Data as of .
See the disclaimer for the limits of a valuation of this kind.
§ V.08Compare with
- Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 and Series 2 1968-1971 — $65,000 median · 480 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Jaguar F-Type 2014-2024 — $43,500 median · 370 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Jaguar XJS 1976-1996 — $9,700 median · 333 sales · as of 3 November 2026
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