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Before the angle grinder comes out, spend a weekend with the paperwork. Chassis numbers, heritage certificates and old MOTs can tell you what your E-Type really left Browns Lane as - and save you from an expensive identity crisis later.
Coventry built the E-Type, and the city still carries the ghosts of that industry if you know where to drive. This is a practical half-day route through Browns Lane, Whitley and the transport museum, with parking notes, café stops and a few words from local owners who still use their cars in the city.
A perfect E-Type is a lovely thing, but a used one tells a better story. This is an argument for keeping the stone chips, the scuffed chrome and the miles visible — while still drawing a hard line at structural rust.