2026-07-06 18:40:52 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 7/26

handh.co.uk/vehicles/1975-jaguar-e-type-v12-roadster-4/

29th Jul, 2026

Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire

1975 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster

£70,000 of expenditure in the current ownership

Estimate £40,000 - £45,000

Registration No: KUL 850P

Chassis No: 1S2739BW

MOT: Exempt

Offered from a deceased estate

Just two previous keepers prior to the late owner

A genuine British-market, right-hand drive example fitted with a Borg-Warner automatic gearbox

Subject to extensive restoration work including a complete repaint in 2016 and extensive engine bay restoration at a cost of over £70,000

Thick history file detailing expenditure, plus many items of literature such as handbooks and a workshop manual

Offered with one of the most comprehensive history files of any E-Type that we have had the pleasure of offering, chassis 1S 2739 BW was manufactured on the 30th January 1974 and despatched to Henlys Limited of London on the 7th May. Interestingly, tastes were evidently changing, as it did not attract a buyer until 1st August 1975, when it was sold and delivered to its first owner, Mr Malcolm Bayliss of Bristol and registered as ‘KUL 850P’. The original service book shows that Mr Bayliss used the car extensively, and records that it had been seen to no fewer than 11 times (including the PDI) by December 1978, by which time it had covered 25,280 miles.

Further servicing invoices from Sovereign Motors of Bristol suggests that by 1984 he was quite sentimental about the car, as he opted to have it fully mechanically overhauled by them over the course of the next decade, which included the removal of the engine frames from the bulkhead, painting and rewiring plus several other large scale tasks. Bayliss kept the Jaguar until his death in 2009, when his wife Carey became its second owner due to DVLA formalities.

The late owner, Alan Auty acquired 1S 2739 BW from the Bayliss family later in 2009, and he would lavish the vehicle with attention for the rest of his life. Initially using Averys Garage of Bristol to perform servicing tasks, by 2014 Catcott Garage of Bridgwater was entrusted to begin repairs to the body, and eventually by 2016 they had performed a complete bare metal respray and colour change to the current British Racing Green Livery. Furthermore, Auty entrusted them with performing work to preserve the original leather work, including re-foaming the driver’s seat base. Catcott also fitted chrome wire wheels to Mr Auty’s taste, plus an SU carburettor conversion in place of the troublesome Strombergs, whilst Downfield Garage fitted an electronic ignition kit. Later, in 2016 and 17, Auto Classico Ltd and Swallows Jaguar Specialist had been commissioned for servicing and tuning work, plus the fitment of a new radiator and expansion tank. Between 2018-2019, Exeter Engineering performed a comprehensive engine overhaul which included a crank regrind and balancing, new pistons, new timing chains, the replacement or refurbishment of each external engine component including the water pump, starter motor and alternator, plus significantly more. Finally, in 2024 the transmission was subject to a complete overhaul by TES Transmissions Ltd and it was last serviced the same year by EM Classic Cars before Auty passed away. The total invoiced expenditure during Mr Auty’s custodianship has been worked out to over £70,000 and amounts to near enough a complete restoration bar the preservation of the sumptuous original interior.

Now, this gorgeous E-Type can truly be considered a stand-out example and after a check over by a new owner, should make a finely presented and eminently usable machine. It is sold complete with a black hard top, plus its history file documenting all of its expenditure since new, including a heritage certificate, original book pack and sales receipt, a complete set of MoT certificates up to 2021 warranting the current mileage of just under 46,500 miles from new, plus the current V5C.