2018-02-08 11:20:02 | Harry Stevens writes:

For sale at Fayre Oak Classics of Cheltenham for £97,850. Seller's description below.
www.fayreoak.com/autos/1965-jaguar-e-type-s1-coupe-uk-right-hand-drive/

Right hand drive 2 seat coupe. Finished restoration in 1997, and never driven, just been in storage since then. The owner purchased in about 1980, set about restoring it, complete body rebuild, all new panels where needed, engine out and completely rebuilt. He had the car back in 1997, bolted a seat in, drove it for 20 miles, and put it back in his garage with just the interior to refit. Alas he never touched it again, and it sat there until I purchased it. It will be running and driving ready for the new owner.

We have spent £3,700 on having the fuel system, brakes and engine gone through, now running and driving as it should. New interior fitted, the photos do not show the new leather seat covers, these were being made at the time of the photos. The UK cars are very rare, they are either rotted out or restored. We have applied for a new V5 as the car still has its original green log book and Jaguar Heritage certificate. It is all matching numbers, its first registration number was 140MPH. The car left the factory in black, the last owner painted it red.

2019-10-11 11:05:46 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 10/19

online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/118/lot/45274/%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F118%2F

Auction description:

Lot 13

1965 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Coupe

Supplied new to Brian Clemens OBE of The Avengers, The Persuaders and The Professionals fame

Estimate: £65,000 - £85,000

Registration No:HVK764C

Chassis No:1E20876

- Supplied new to the acclaimed screenwriter and television producer Brian Clemens OBE whose credits included The Avengers, The Persuaders and The Professionals

- Appeared in The Avengers alongside John Steed and Emma Peel whilst wearing Clemens' personal registration number '140 MPH'

- An older restoration which has recently been treated to a very thorough engine overhaul by renowned marque specialist XK Engineering plus brake / suspension fettling

- 1 of just 1,583 RHD E-Type S1 4.2 Fixed Head Coupes made before the introduction of the so-called Series 1.5 cars

Supplied new to Brian Clemens OBE, the creative force behind such cult TV programmes as The Avengers, The Persuaders and The Professionals, this handsome E-Type first wore his personalised number plate `140 MPH'. A familiar sight at Elstree Studios where The Avengers was filmed, the Jaguar was photographed with John Steed and Emma Peel in the background and appeared in the episode `Something Nasty in the Nursery' during Series Five. Clemens later applied `140 MPH' to a series of Ferraris and by 1975 his old Jaguar belonged to Peter Thompson of West Byfleet. Passing to Edward Richard Tucker of Port Talbot in 1981, the fixed-head coupe was somewhat dilapidated. Still finished in its original livery of Black with Black leather upholstery, an accompanying photo album shows the E-Type being stripped and treated to a protracted restoration. Repaired with new metal as necessary and repainted Red, the Jaguar returned from the bodyshop in 1992. Re-fitted with its original engine two years later, the fixed head coupe undertook a brief ten-mile drive during 1997 before being laid-up for the next two decades. Re-trimmed, re-registered as `HVK 764C' and re-trimmed in correct Black prior to entering the current ownership, the two-seater has since been entrusted to renowned marque specialist XK Engineering Ltd of Coventry. As well as a thorough engine overhaul (reground crankshaft, refurbished cylinder head, new bearings, new pistons and liners), the E-Type benefited from a new radiator, thermostat, water pump, fuel tank sender, heater pipe, steering rack, engine mounts and four new tyres etc plus attention to its alternator, wiring and brakes. Presenting as an older restoration but with the advantage of much recent mechanical work, the fixed head coupe started recently upon inspection and behaved well during our recent photography session (August 2019). A Jaguar E-Type that has appeared in The Avengers is surely the epitome of 1960s cool. Certainly, the buyer of chassis 1E20876 will never want for dinner party conversation or a pub boast. Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate, restoration photo album and sundry invoices.