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04/07/2008 09:23. London The 1960 Jaguar E2A prototype (right, foreground) and the first Jaguar D-type to be made were shown at Bonhams auctioneers before going up for sale.

The E2A, seen as the missing link between the D-type and the E-type, is to be sold in California next month and is expected to fetch about £3.5million. Bonhams described it as “the most significant prototype ever produced at any time, anywhere”.

The two-seater 1955 D-type features in... // Times Online