Because I am a lazy person, I will let sportscardigest write out the description of the car:
Chassis 885096 is one of the best-preserved period Jaguar racers to emerge from the United States in recent times. Veteran of three Daytona 24 Hours and four Sebring 12 hours, then sealed in a garage for decades.
After use as a road car with first owner William Blood, this early flat-floor E-Type (the 96th LHD FHC) was acquired by privateer racer Richard Robson of Titusville Florida, and rebuilt to FIA GT specification.
A young bachelor engineer then in his 30s, and President of the Fort Myers Sports Car Club, Robson teamed up with Rajah Rodgers of Fort Myers and William Buchman of Sarasota, campaigning the E-Type in endurance racing from 1965-1969. Weekend heroes, they raced for GT class honours, mixing it with other privateers and factory-sponsored teams with deep budgets.
Robson was on personal terms with the likes of Dan Gurney, A.J. Foyt, and Carrol Shelby, and raced to enjoy the competition and become a better driver. Race prep meant working till midnight two weeks before every race, with prize money and personal funds ploughed back into the car. “I do all the work on the engine,” said Robson in a 1967 interview. “It’s a lot of work but a lot of fun. Compared with drivers who have millions of dollars in factory backing, I run on a shoestring. So, when I place or even run well with these people, I consider it an accomplishment.”
After a final run in the 1969 Daytona 24, this E-Type miraculously remained untouched for 37 years in Robson’s garage, preserved as a time capsule still wearing its final race number.
And now it is in AC
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