“The ‘CUT 7’ registration is an integral and highly significant part of the Jaguar E-type’s history and this, the first example to bear the famous number, is the car Dick Protheroe took to Goodwood in 1962 and, against the mighty Ferrari 250 GTOs and Aston Martin DB4GT Zagatos, finished sixth overall in the RAC TT. It was that golden era of motor racing, when plucky privateers could roll out their home-built cars and give Maranello’s finest a run for its money. Today, everyone knows ‘CUT 7’ and it’s the entry ticket to so many events, whether you want to contest the Le Mans Classic, Modena Cento Ore or the Goodwood Revival. The RAC TT Celebration at the latter is the race anybody who’s anybody in the historic racing world wants to take part in and, even better, win. ‘CUT 7’ has proven to be a very competitive entrant in the last 10 years and the car always puts on a very good show and garners so much adoration.”

Rory Henderson
Co-founder of Henderson Fellowes