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A royal-blue 1961 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 (Chassis No. 40) was abandoned in a barn in 1974 where it stayed until it was discovered by the Coys Auction house in France last month.

"This is a really amazing find which has got the Jaguar world really excited," said Chris Routledge, Managing Partner at Coys, "The 1961 car is in amazing condition considering where it was left and interest is going off the scale.".

According to a mechanic who works for the family that owns the car, the E-Type was last ran about 5 years ago. Today, it still turns over freely and the body is said to be very solid, having been stored in such a dry climate all these years. The doors shuts and the bonnet gaps are excellent," says Coys, which added that the interior of the car is in "very good order".

The classic Jag sports a 3.8-liter twin cam engine, which when new, produced 265bhp, hooked up to a Moss four-speed gearbox driving the rear pair of wheels.

The E-Type barn-find will up for sale at the Coys Spirit of Motoring Auction tomorrow Saturday, October 26, at the Ascot Racecourse.