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    Oct 29, 2021 4 minutes
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    E-type Series 1 3.8 (flat floor)

    The original and purest form of E-type and the car that was launched with great acclaim at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961. These earliest examples are easily distinguishable by the exterior bonnet locks (operated by a T-shaped key) while interior room is limited due to the flat floor by which this first generation of cars is known by today.

    Lightweight E-type

    The E-type has been used in competition from the start of its production and although it won its first race (Oulton Park on 16 April, 1961 at the

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