When the Jaguar E-Type was unveiled in 1961 at the Geneva Motor Show, so many people wanted to go on a test run with the coupe that Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons had to have a second car, with a roadster body, delivered from Coventry overnight. That is how special the E-Type was, and to celebrate its 60th anniversary, Jaguar will be prepping 12 restored 3.8 E-Types – six 9600 HP coupes and 77 RW roadsters.

Each car has been restored and improved by Jaguar Classic, so you know this is not your regular restoration job. On top of that, Jaguar took the necessary action to improve the E-Types by developing a special five-speed manual gearbox with synchromesh on all ratios and a reinforced aluminum casing.

The gearbox mates to a 3.8-liter six-cylinder XK engine good for 265 horsepower. Every powerplant is fitted with a 1961-style alloy radiator. The electric cooling fan and electronic ignition are there to assure everyday usability, while the stainless steel exhaust setup has been redesigned to produce a deeper tone.

On the inside, the six Flat Out Grey coupes get black leather upholstery and an overhead sketch of the E-Type next to the words “I thought you’d never get here,” famously uttered by Sir William Lyons when the first E-Type finally arrived in Geneva with Bob Berry behind the wheel, just minutes before the official reveal.

The Drop Everything Green roadsters were given green suede leather treatments throughout the cockpit and the quote “Drop everything and bring the open top E-Type over,” which was Sir Lyons’ request to have a second E-Type in Geneva as the only car he initially brought there was met with overwhelming interest from the audience. That car was drove by Norman Dewis, most likely also flat out to make it on time on the second day of the Geneva Motor Show.

The lucky owners of these six pairs of incredibly special E-Types (and their guests) are also in store for a drive offered by Jaguar in the summer of 2022. The route, as you can imagine, connects Coventry and Geneva. That said, we do not even want to think about how much a pair of restored E-Types costs. Jaguar will not say it and we’re better off without the nausea anyway.