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Jaguar E-Type Series 1 #1 British Racing Green Bburago 1:18

Jaguar E-Type Series 1 #1 British Racing Green Bburago 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Jaguar
Model Manufacturer
Bburago
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
3018-M3
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About the Jaguar E-Type Series 1 #1 British Racing Green Bburago 1:18

TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Jaguar E-Type Series 1 wears British Racing Green with the number 1, an entry-tier tribute to Jaguar's landmark 1961 sports car in competition dress. It suits a British classics or 1960s sports car display.

Few colours say British sports car quite as clearly as British Racing Green, and Bburago's E-Type wears it exactly as generations of Jaguar fans would expect.

Bburago's Racing-Liveried Take on the Series 1 E-Type

The deep green finish sits handsomely across the E-Type's famously long bonnet and swooping rear haunches, with the number 1 marked on the doors to give this car a competition rather than road-going identity. Bburago's entry-tier diecast keeps the doors and hood opening on simple hinges, with a straightforward interior rather than finely detailed trim, a fair compromise given the price. The E-Type's shape, low, elongated, and famously graceful, survives that simplification well, since the car's appeal rests on proportion and line rather than intricate surface detail.

British Racing Green and Jaguar's Competition History

British Racing Green has been associated with Jaguar and British motorsport more broadly since well before the E-Type's 1961 launch, a colour tradition dating back to the early days of international racing when nations were assigned their own liveries. Series 1 E-Types found genuine competition success in period GT racing, their long bonnets housing straight-six power that suited them well to endurance events, and a green, race-numbered example like this one nods directly to that history. The car's 1961 debut at the Geneva Motor Show remains one of the more talked-about launches in British motoring history, setting new standards for sports car styling at the time.

Positioning a Number One Car on a British Classics Shelf

Set among other 1960s British sports cars, this E-Type's racing green and competition number give it real character, an accessible way to add genuine British motoring heritage to a mixed classics display.

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