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2011-10-24 17:31:43 | pauls writes:

The car was on display in California, Aug. '11. There is a photo by Paul McNabb in November edition of "The E-type" magazine. Car appears to be opalescent silver grey.

2013-12-11 15:28:23 | Michael Scott writes:

This car is mentioned in the 'August 1980 issue of "Jaguar Driver" magazine in a letter written by the then owner-Steve Cantrell of Peoria, USA.
He had just purchased the car and gave details as follows:- Chassis 875073 (refitted with subframe from 887976), body R1100, cylinder head R1122-9 and confirmed that the car had bonnet side latches and inset louvres.

2023-01-26 12:00:12 | pauls writes:

Car at auction 1/23

www.goodingco.com/lot/1961-jaguar-e-type-competition/_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Gooding+%26+Company&a ...

Auction description:

1961 Jaguar E-Type Series I ‘Competition’ Roadster

Chassis 875073

Asking Price: £1,250,000

Extensively Campaigned in Period by David Dooley with 15 SCCA Wins

Competitive Entrant and Front Row Starter in the RAC TT Celebration

Race Prepared by Valley Motorsport and Eligible for the Best Historic Race and Tour Events

Extensive History File Including a Wealth of Period Documentation

Current FIA Papers and UK Road Registered

Offered for Sale from the Collection of Three-Time Le Mans Winner Andre Lotterer

Technical Specs

3,868 CC DOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine

Lucas Fuel Injection

390 BHP at 5,750 RPM

5-Speed Manual ZF Gearbox

4-Wheel Servo-Assisted Dunlop Disc Brakes, Inboard Rear

Front Independent-Wishbone Suspension with Torsion Bars and Telescopic Dampers

Rear Independent Coil-Spring Suspension and Telescopic Dampers

Jaguar Cars, New York (acquired new in June 1961)

David Dooley, Oklahoma (acquired in 1963)

James Temme, US (acquired by 1969)

Ladd Motors Inc, Pennsylvania (acquired by 1974)

Stephen Cantrell, Illinois (acquired by 1978)

Bob Bodine, US (acquired by 2011)

David Hinton, Florida, US (acquired by 2019)

Andre Lotterer and Rupert Clevely, UK (acquired from the above in 2020)

This car, chassis 875073, a LHD Series I Roadster, was originally supplied on June 1, 1961, to Jaguar Cars in New York. While the first owner is not known, the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust production record shows the car was dispatched on June 22, 1961, and finished in Opalescent Gunmetal with a Light Blue interior. Following great success with his Jaguar XK150S, David Dooley of Oklahoma City acquired the car in late 1963, intending to race it in the same manner.

Correspondence on file shows that Dooley wrote to Sir William Lyons (chairman and managing director of Jaguar Cars) requesting competition parts from the factory. While parts were not offered, technical advice was and further correspondence details Dooley’s attempts to prepare the car for the 1964 SCCA season included engine, gearbox, and brake upgrades.

Dooley raced the car extensively throughout the 1964 SCCA season, winning the BP Class his first time out in March 1964 at Seguin. He subsequently achieved nine class wins and an overall win at the Lake Garnett round, followed along with the Mid-West Division BP Championship. Success continued in 1965 with more class wins, eight podium finishes, and an overall win at the 90-minute enduro at Green Valley, underlining the great achievements of 875073 in period. Significantly, Dooley also raced the car during Bahamas Speed Week where he lined-up alongside the likes of Peter Revson (Brabham BT8), Peter Gregg (Porsche 904 GTS), and Hap Sharp (Chapparal 2A). Dooley’s SCCA Competition logbook and driver’s record, which accompany the car, show that for 1966 he moved on to racing a Lotus Cortina, Ford Mustang, and Corvette C3 with the same levels of success that he enjoyed with his Jaguars.

While Dooley moved on to other pursuits, 875073 remained a well-campaigned car and was enjoyed on track and at events by a number of different custodians. Robert Ladd who raced the car in 1974 and 1975 won his class in every race he entered and added another championship to the car’s accolades when he won the C Production class in 1974. Bob Bodine took the car to the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca as part of their celebration for Jaguar in 2011.

By 2020, the car was purchased by Rupert Clevely and three-time Le Mans winner Andre Lotterer who intended to race it at the Goodwood Revival’s RAC TT Celebration – what is regarded to be the “Jewel in the Crown” of its race line-up.

Clevely and Lotterer tasked renowned specialists Valley Motorsport [located where?] to restore and race prepare 875073 to “Semi-Lightweight” specification using its original monocoque and FIA-correct parts including an alloy block engine. The car was finished in a livery that celebrates David Dooley’s successes in period and subsequently earned an invite to the 2021 and 2022 Goodwood Revival Meeting. Invoices on file total over £240,000 and the resultant pace in the car was obvious from the first race in its new guise, but more so in the 2022 running of the TT. Lotterer qualified 875073 on the front row of the grid alongside 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button in a full “Lightweight” specification E-Type and his former Audi teammate Romain Dumas in a 289 AC Cobra. Run in a Pro-Am manner, the owners netted a very respectable Top 10 finish in arguably one of the most competitive contemporary historic races in the world. Of the car Lotterer commented, “Not only am I in love with the way this car looks, but it is also perhaps the best balanced and comfortable historic GT car to drive and push on the limit.”

Offered today with a wealth of paperwork and documentation that covers the car’s history from 1961 to present day, it is also accompanied by a current FIA HTP which was issued in October 2021. The car is also UK road registered. 875073 represents a wonderful opportunity to buy a front-running, racing E-Type which has a competition background from nearly new. For the next custodian, whether it is the TT at Goodwood, Peter Auto events such as Le Mans Classic and Tour Auto, or the Spa 6 Hours, this car is eligible and sure to be competitive.

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