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$7m price tag for legendary sport car

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Russians and Arabs could be fighting it out for the right to add the Jaguar E2A to a private collection.
Russians and Arabs could be fighting it out for the right to add the Jaguar E2A to a private collection.

Bonhams auctioneers are selling what they describe as "the most significant prototype every produced at any time, anywhere," when a 1960 Jaguar E2A goes under the hammer next month.

Motoring enthusiasts see the bullet-shaped car as the missing link between the D-type racing car and the E-type road car.

The car is expected to sell for $7 million in the August auction at Monterey in California, USA.

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