2014-05-13 08:45:31 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 6/14
www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/21-06-2014-RockinghamCastle-1367/1966JaguarE-T ...

Auction description:
Sale Date: 21st June 2014
1966 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Roadster
Estimate: (£) 50,000 - 60,000
Reg Number: Un-Reg
Chassis Number: 1E1480
Engine Number: 7E7800-9
Cc: 4200
Body Colour: Carmen Red
Trim Colour: Black
MOT ExpiryDate: None

According to its accompanying Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate (no. 38895 issued January 13th 2014) this barn-find right hand drive Series 1 4.2-litre E-Type Roadster was manufactured on February 11th 1966, finished in Carmen Red with Black leather interior, and dispatched to Japan on March 5th 1966 via distributor Shintoyo Enterprises of Tokyo. First registered in 1968, it is believed to have had just two or three former keepers. The previous owner purchased the car in 1999 and is understood to have used it for three or four years before putting it into storage where it remained until the vendor acquired it in December 2013. Subsequently re-imported to the UK in March this year the car is accompanied by NOVA certification which will facilitate UK registration documents to be issued.

A desirable Series 1 Roadster fitted with the preferred 4235cc straight-six DOHC engine and four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox it is described by the vendor as having "very solid" bodywork with "good" engine. The paintwork is said to need repainting whilst the interior is in "original" condition. The engine has recently been started and we understand the brakes will have received attention prior to the auction. As the car has not been driven on the road for a number of years the gearbox and transmission are described as "not fully tested".

One of just 863 right hand drive Series 1 4.2 roadsters produced at Browns Lane, chassis 1E 1480 pleasingly retains its original colour scheme and displays an unwarranted 47,699 km on its odometer.

2014-06-25 04:09:31 | Anonymous writes:

Sold For £90,720 at the auction