2004-09-13 20:36:16 | pauls writes:

Car was offered, not sold at auction in '04, I assume the "year 1987" should be 1967.
www.motorbase.com/auctionlot/by-id/1423237625/

Auction description:
Jaguar E-Type Series 1½ 4.2 Litre Roadster
Overview
A sound and importantly 'dry' example
Lot Details
Auction Exceptional Cars and Automobilia
Christies, Jack Barclay Showroom, Nine Elms, London
Type Car
Lot Number 91
Estimate £14000-£18000
Hammer Price -
Hammer Price (inc premium) -
Year 1987
Condition rating 2
Registration number XUR 7F
Mileage -
Chassis number 1E 1877
Engine number 7E 14039-9
Engine capacity (cc) 4235

2005-03-09 20:22:29 | Lofty writes:

Sports Car Monthly magazine (3/05) comment from Christie's auction 6/7/2004: "S/N 1E1877. Eng.# 7E14039-9. Red/beige. Odo: 2,840 kilometers. Mileage unlikely to be correct. Only two owners, one in Australia, where repainted four years ago. Paint good, panel fit poor. Non-original vinyl trim only fair, top frame shabby. Cond: 2-. Not sold at $23,920. Although the $25K minimum was realistic for the U.K., nobody here was prepared to jump that high. If left drive, could have brought more in the States."

2007-07-19 10:54:38 | pauls writes:

Additional auction info:

Registration No. (Previously) XUR 7F Chassis No. 1E 1877 Engine No. 7E 14039-9 Red with beige vinyl interior

This very early Series 1.5 was supplied new via Jaguar main agents Henlys through Park Garage Ltd. in Watford to a Mr. Colin Hind of Kenton in Middlesex with the registration number 'XUR 7F' and finished in Carmen red with beige leather interior and a black hood. In 1969 when the car was just two years old, the current owner (who was a friend of Mr Hind) purchased the car and it is with regret that the car is now for sale after thirty five years in his custody. Since the owning the car he spent many years living in Australia and the car had the benefit of travelling with him. The interior has been retrimmed using non-original vinyl and the car was repainted red 4 years ago (in Australia), we are also informed that the engine has been rebuilt. A sound and importantly 'dry' example ideal either to use or improve this E-Type roadster deserves inspection and a current MOT certificate will be attested to the vehicle prior to the sale.

2007-08-05 18:31:50 | Lofty writes:

Chassis 1E 1877 has been undergoing restoration since october 2005 and is nearing completion over 2500 hours have been spent returning this car to as new factory condition... more to follow

2015-05-24 20:49:43 | Anonymous writes:

1967 JAGUAR E-TYPE 'SERIES 1' 4.2-LITRE ROADSTER
Registration no. XUR 7F Chassis no. 1E 1877 Engine no. 7E 14039-9
£100,000 - 150,000
€140,000 - 210,000

AUCTION 22723:
THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED SALE
Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia

26 Jun 2015 14:00 BST

CHICHESTER, GOODWOOD

2015-06-21 00:39:43 | pauls writes:

URL for above auction:
www.bonhams.com/auctions/22723/lot/348/

Auction description;
Built at the very end of 'Series 1' production, this original, right-hand drive, UK-registered E-Type roadster is finished in the quintessentially period colour scheme of Carmen Red with light beige leather trim. The car was supplied new via Jaguar main agent Henlys and retailed by Park Garages Ltd of Watford. In September 1967, first owner Mr Colin Hind of Kenton, Middlesex took delivery of the E-Type, which carried the distinctive registration number 'XUR 7F'. Mr Hind owned the car from 1967 to 1969 when Mr Leonard Apps, a friend, purchased it from him. The E-Type was to remain in Mr Apps' ownership for the next 35 years before passing to the current vendor.

In 2005 a comprehensive, bare metal, jig-assembled body restoration was carried out by bodywork and paint specialists Matchbox Restorations of Liverpool. A dedicated E-Type chassis alignment platform supplied by RM&J Smith of Nantwich was used, with the body panels required sourced from Martin Robey. A factory-specification interior was supplied by the Trim Centre, and BAS International supplied the black mohair hood. Re-chroming was carried out by ACF Howells.

When planning the car's restoration, the third and present owner chose a number of sensible modifications including up-rated engine support frames; Gaz adjustable suspension; Coopercraft 4-piston front brake callipers; chromed wire wheels shod with high-performance Continental tyres; a Kenlowe electric cooling fan; halogen headlights; and a new galvanised fuel tank. Far too lengthy to reproduce here, a full list of all upgrades and new components fitted is available for inspection (recommended).The engine had been overhauled by the previous owner. In 2006 the cylinder head was removed to carry out an inspection of the engine block; all six cylinders were found to be unmarked, with pistons stamped '+20', indicating that the engine has had only one re-bore since new.

In the summer of 2014, the current owner re-commissioned Matchbox Restorations to refresh the bodywork. MR's experienced professional craftsmen spent hundreds of hours preparing the body and resetting the individual door, bonnet and boot gaps in preparation for the Glasurit supplied Carmen Red paint. In the process, the bonnet was disassembled into its ten major components, with every panel individually painted on each side before re-assembly. This time consuming procedure is the only way to ensure that paint is protecting every panel. Another indication of that same Matchbox Restorations attention to rust-proofing can be seen on the car's underside which was first fully primed to accept the under-seal before being painted in the Carmen Red body colour. The result is simply outstanding.

The new E-Type Fabs engine support frames were painted off the car, and cavity wax was generously sprayed through 360 degrees inside the frame tubing before they were attached to the bulkhead. All new body panels were sprayed with 'weld through' primer before assembly to the body, and all box sections including sill members were injected with Waxoyl after assembly.
A full photographic record of the 2005-2009 restoration is supported by a multitude of invoices detailing the hundreds of parts fitted. Photographs of the 2014 repaint are on file also together with a current MoT certificate and UK V5C registration document.

Presented in beautiful condition having covered only 1,000 miles since restoration, this cosseted example comes with the essential Jaguar Heritage Certificate confirming that it is a matching-numbers car, finished in its original factory colour, which to this day still has the original body number stamping on the boot panel.