Jaguar F-Type
ZP Edition
The Last Internal Combustion Jaguar Sports Car
150 units. Two colours. One numbered plaque. The complete collectors guide to the car that ends an era.
From 1961 to 2024
In 1961, Jaguar quietly entered two lightly modified E-Types into British club racing under an internal project code: ZP. The cars were painted in a deep blue and a pale grey. Graham Hill drove the blue car to victory at Oulton Park. Roy Salvadori won at Crystal Palace in the grey. The victories were modest by motorsport standards, but the cars became part of Jaguar's racing mythology.
Sixty-three years later, Jaguar chose those same two cars — and those same two colours — as the template for the final F-Type. The Oulton Blue exterior with Mars Red and Ebony interior references Graham Hill's car. The Crystal Grey exterior with Navy Blue and Ebony interior references Salvadori's. The roundels on the doors are hand-painted by SV Bespoke, replicating the race numbers carried in 1961.
This is not marketing. The connection is documented, specific, and verifiable. The ZP Edition is the only F-Type — and the only modern Jaguar — that carries a direct, traceable lineage to a specific race result. That provenance is part of what you are buying.
What You Are Buying
Global Allocation
Allocation figures for Australia (24) and Canada (8) are confirmed by official Jaguar market communications. US and UK figures are estimates based on historical market share patterns. Most units were reportedly pre-sold before the public announcement in October 2023.
The Collector's Case
The ZP Edition is not a performance car. It is a collector's artefact. The question is not whether it is faster than a standard P575R — it is not — but whether the combination of rarity, provenance, and historical significance justifies a premium over time. The honest answer is: it depends on factors no one can fully predict. Here is the case for both sides.
- Only 150 exist — the smallest production run of any F-Type variant
- The last internal combustion sports car Jaguar will ever build
- Direct lineage to the 1961 E-Type Project ZP race cars — documented history
- SV Bespoke commissioning process adds provenance (like a numbered artwork)
- Jaguar's transition to electric makes this a definitive end-of-era artefact
- Comparable precedent: E-Type values have risen 300–500% since the 1990s
- Most units were reportedly pre-sold before public announcement — no unsold stock
- Mechanically identical to the standard P575R — no unique engineering
- No titanium exhaust, no carbon ceramic brakes — the SVR is more special mechanically
- Jaguar brand uncertainty — the EV transition is unproven and polarising
- F-Types have historically depreciated sharply; the ZP premium may not hold
- Appearance-only package — a skilled restorer could replicate the look
- 150 units is more than the Project 7 (250 units) but less rare than a one-off
- Collector car markets are cyclical; timing of exit matters enormously
The 2015 F-Type Project 7 (250 units, £135,000 new) traded at £80,000–£100,000 in 2020 and has since recovered to near-new prices on low-mileage examples. The 2020 Heritage 60 Edition showed similar patterns. The ZP Edition is rarer than both. However, past performance of limited-edition Jaguars does not guarantee future results, and the brand's EV transition introduces uncertainty that did not exist for those earlier editions. The most defensible position: buy it because you want to own the last one, not because you expect a specific return.
Known Issues & Inspection Points
The ZP Edition shares its mechanicals with the standard P575R. The collector-specific risks are around provenance documentation and the condition of the unique visual elements. Both categories matter equally.
Authenticity Checklist
A standard P575R can be made to look like a ZP Edition with aftermarket parts. The items marked critical below cannot be replicated without SV Bespoke involvement or original factory documentation.
The Collector's Dilemma
Both body styles are available in both colours. The coupé is structurally stiffer and arguably the purer driver's car. The convertible allows you to hear the V8 without glass between you and the engine. For a collector car that may be driven rarely, the convertible is the more visceral experience — and the more photographically striking. There is no wrong answer, but the convertible is the harder car to find.
Should You Buy One?
- You want the last internal combustion Jaguar sports car ever made
- The E-Type racing lineage and documented provenance matter to you
- You plan to keep it long-term and drive it occasionally
- You can verify all documentation and the plaque number
- You are buying it for what it is, not what you hope it will be worth
- You have found a low-mileage, fully documented example with clean paint
- You are buying it primarily as a financial investment
- The documentation is incomplete or the plaque number is unverifiable
- There is evidence of paint correction near the door roundels
- The asking price significantly exceeds the standard P575R premium
- The interior leather shows wear inconsistent with claimed mileage
- The seller cannot provide the original commissioning certificate
The ZP Edition is the most historically significant F-Type ever made. It is not the most powerful, the most mechanically exotic, or the most track-focused. It is the last one. If that matters to you — and for a certain kind of buyer, it matters enormously — then the ZP Edition is the only F-Type worth considering. The window to find a low-mileage, fully documented example is narrowing. These cars are not coming back.