THIS PALE Primrose E-type Series 3 might look like any other example of the V12-engined sports car but it hides a secret. As a former Coombs of Guildford demonstrator, it was once had the dealer’s famous number plate, BUY 1, made famous by important racing car of the Sixties. This association with Coombs makes the car a small but important part of Jaguar’s history.
Thanks to its successes on the track, Coombs of Guildford was one of the most famous Jaguar dealers of the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies. Its origins lay as a blacksmiths and coachbuilder founded in the late 19th century by William Coombs who later transformed into a garage and car dealership. William’s son, John, was
