2015-08-09 21:07:51 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 9/15
www.rmsothebys.com/lf15/london/lots/1965-jaguar-e-type-series-1-42-litre-roadste ...

Auction description;
London 7 September 2015
1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-Litre Roadster
Without Reserve

Chassis no. 1E 12273
Engine no. 7E 1543-9
Iconic Series 1 example with desirable 4.2-litre engine
Beautiful Carmen Red over a black leather interior
Older, well-maintained restoration by Italian specialists

The Jaguar offered here is a magnificent example of one of the most sought-after versions of the E-Type: the Series 1 4.2-Litre from 1965. According to documentation available on file, it was exported from the US to Italy in the late 1980s. It later joined a large collection of '50s and '60s sports cars and was then subject to an extensive restoration in Italy starting in 1992. The car was completely finished more recently and has seen very little use since. It is currently presented in the iconic colours of Carmen Red over a black leather interior, as restored in Italy, and of course, it sports beautiful Dunlop chrome wire wheels. Notably, the seats are not of standard design, as the seat squabs are of custom construction to provide additional driving comfort. This E-Type offers the highly desirable above-mentioned mechanical improvements but still retains the original design's most appealing stylistic features, such as covered headlights, a small bonnet air-intake, turn signal lights and taillights above the delicate horizontal blade bumpers, and exhaust tips that protrude under the number plate in the rear.