Transitional models often blend the purity of the earliest cars with the usability of those improved with hindsight, and the Classic and Sports Car Centre’s (C&SCC) E-Type fixed head coupe ‘Series 1.5’ demonstrates this perfectly.
Many of the changes needed for the Series 2 had gradually been filtering onto the Series 1 via the ‘Series 1.5’ cars – reprofiled, open nacelle headlights, rocker switches in the cabin, twin cooling fans, adjustable seat backs – but the Series 2 now made these changes permanent.
Further upgraded by its previous owners, this
