| 4.2 Jaguar E-Type | |||||
| Open Two Seater | |||||
| Right Hand Drive | |||||
| 7E9024-9 | |||||
| 4E4639 | |||||
| EJ7739 | |||||
| Dark Red | |||||
| Black | |||||
| Awaiting Rest. | Black | ||||
| Original | |||||
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Record Creation: Entered on 26 October 2022.
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2022-10-23 05:25:06 | Reno writes:
on auction at Brightwells with a great story, read the description.
www.brightwells.com/timed-sale/5244/lot/597468
Descriiption:
1966 Jaguar E-Type S1 4.2 Roadster
From a deceased estate; current owner since 1974; matching numbers UK car; driven into storage in 1974 and unused since; rolls freely; engine stuck; straightforward restoration project with great potential
First registered in June 1966, this original UK market S1 4.2 Roadster sadly comes with no history other than a VE60 green continuation logbook from 1972 (when the car was owned by a Mr KP Taylor of Basingstoke) and one old MOT issued in June 1973 when the mileage was recorded as 40,837 – the odometer now showing 47,038 miles. A solitary invoice shows that it was acquired by the current keeper from the Calcot Car Centre in Reading in May 1974.
On offer here from a deceased estate, we are told by the family that their father only covered a couple of hundred miles in the E-Type (including driving it from Reading to his home in Wales) before it was parked up alongside several other cars that he owned. It has remained in storage ever since, first in a garage in Cardiff, later moving to more secure storage in the Midlands. Quite how the animal bones got into the engine bay is a mystery!
The chassis and engine numbers on the car match those on the VIN plate (which looks to be original) and the engine number also matches that on the green logbook, although the latter erroneously records it as the chassis number (see photo). The registration number JDJ 710D was issued in St Helens in April 1966 but is no longer recognised on the DVLA system so the new owner will need to apply for a V5C in the usual way and payment of a £25 fee. The car may also need to be inspected to confirm the chassis number.
The car appears to be complete although some minor parts have been removed and stored in the boot, as shown in the photos. It still rolls easily and the tyres hold air so moving it won’t be a problem but it seems that the engine is stuck.