2024-10-19 14:01:58 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 11/24

www.iconicauctioneers.com/1967-jaguar-e-type-roadster-rec14194-1-nec-1124

Auction description:

The Iconic Sale at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2024

Lot Number 225

1967 JAGUAR E-TYPE ROADSTER

Registration Number AHJ 923E

MOT Expiry Exempt

Chassis Number 1E14549

Engine Number 7E11905-9

Transmission Manual

Body Colour Black

A beautifully presented 1967 Series 1 4.2-litre manual gearbox Roadster with in excess of well over £100,000 spent on restoration by our vendor.

According to its accompanying Heritage Certificate, this Jaguar E-type Series I 4.2-litre roadster was built in left-hand drive with a manual gearbox and finished in Willow Green with black leather seating and a black hood. It was finished on 11th January 1967 and shortly afterwards despatched to Jaguar Cars, New York and onwards to its first proud owner, a William H Wilson.

We believe it returned to the UK around 2016 and was subsequently purchased by our vendor in need of a program of works. A full restoration commenced a little later and the work was extensive. Respected Martin Robey Engineering Ltd provided a compete new bodyshell for the car, with a new bulkhead, new doors, new bonnet, new boot lid all fitted. New engine side-frames and reinforced inner sills were also fitted as a part of the build process. The car was converted to right-hand drive, the engine rebuilt, the suspension and brakes were also fully rebuilt and finally the car was treated to a new interior and professionally finished in Gloss Black.

No expense appears to have been spared during this comprehensive restoration, one bill alone from Martin Robey Engineering Ltd dated 3rd January 2017 totalled £47,321 and our vendor believes that his total investment amounted to well over £100,000. When it was finally complete, the Jaguar was first UK-registered on 1st March 2020. All relevant invoices and documentation will be available to inspect at our Documents Desk during our sale.

Guided at less than the restoration cost, let alone the cost of buying the car in the first place, this beautifully restored 4.2-litre Roadster would seem to represent excellent value and we encourage your viewing at our NEC Classic Motor Show Sale.

2025-02-07 21:09:31 | Reno writes:

now for sale at Classic Motor Hub: classicmotorhub.com/jaguar-e-type-4-2/

2026-06-27 16:27:59 | pauls writes:

Now listed as sold at above vendor:

The beautiful example being offered for sale here has completed only a handful of miles since a complete restoration. Chassis number 1E 14549 was originally a left-hand drive car that was dispatched from the factory to Jaguar Cars New York on 24 February 1967. Finished in Willow Green with a black interior, it was then delivered to its first owner – a William H Wilson. 

During the 1980s and 1990s, the E-type was owned by an enthusiast in Alameda, California, but by the time it was exported back to the UK in 2015 via a Florida-based specialist, it was in need of a total rebuild. 

The work was completed with no expense being spared. Renowned specialist Martin Robey carried out a full restoration on the Jaguar’s bodywork, while new engine side-frames and the ‘picture frame’ crossmember were also fitted–plus reinforced inner sills. 

The car was converted to right-hand drive, the engine, suspension and braking system were all rebuilt, the interior was retrimmed in its original colour, and the bodywork was treated to a painstaking eight-layer paint process during which it was refinished in black.

The total cost of the restoration was more than £100,000, and the E-type was first registered in the UK in March 2020. It retains its matching-numbers engine (7E 11905-9) and is supplied with an extensive file of invoices and photographs that document the rebuild.

Few cars from any era can match the style of a Series 1 E-type Roadster, and this example remains in exceptional condition following its return to the road. It’s a beautiful, fast and extremely usable choice of open-top sports car – just as it was during the 1960s.