2025-01-30 17:53:35 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction:

www.iconicauctioneers.com/1964-jaguar-e-type-rec14570-3-stoneleigh-0225

Auction description:

The Iconic Sale at Race Retro 2025

Lot Number 516

JAGUAR E-TYPE Series 1 4.2-Litre

GUIDE PRICE: £70,000 - £100,000

Registration Number AKV 20B

MOT Expiry Exempt

Chassis Number 1E20022

Transmission Manual

Body Colour Old English White

The 1964 Earls Court Motor Show car, subsequently used for development at Jaguar before being purchased by our late vendor in 1972 directly from 'Lofty' England.

Owned by our late vendor, Jim Graham, for over 50 years, his purchase in 1972 was not the first time he was involved with the car. In a previously published article, Jim recalled 'I have driven the car from new in 1964 when it was the Earls Court Show car and I was on the stand as a Jaguar Apprentice. Although it was the new 4.2-litre, I think it had a 3.8-litre engine, with the proper engine fitted post-event and Lofty England had it as his personal transport'. Some time later he mentions that 'Along with Peter Taylor, we used to set up the carbs and test from time to time for Lofty'.

Subsequently, it was sent to 'Jaguar's Experimental Department' for Trevor Crisp, the first Emissions Chief Engineer to use for final development of the modified induction and carburation system, required for the new 1966 Californian Emission regulations. The car was taken to the Californian Government Testing Facility and on passing, Jaguar could continue to sell E-Types in California with Twin Strombergs and an additional water rail in the induction manifold. It then became an experimental hack with 'odds and sods' fitted and in 1972, Jim bought the car directly from Lofty. In Jim’s words 'Inevitably it has a mix of fixtures and fittings, but that is the car’s history and what makes it special'.

The car was then prepared for competition and Jim and AKY 20B were well known and much respected around UK circuits. It was extensively raced, sprinted and hill climbed at Silverstone, Prescott and Barbon in the early 1970s and was rebuilt in 1995, followed by outings at Oulton Park, Mallory, Donington, Shelsley Walsh, Copenhagen and the Isle of Man. We understand that its last day out was in 2019 at Classic Nostalgia at Shelsley Walsh.

Although not used recently, it started and ran at the time of photography and naturally we encourage interested parties to inspect the venerable racer and make up their own mind in which direction they would like to take the car, to fully restore it and pop it into a Browns Lane Collection or hopefully give it a wash and brush-up, a mechanical refresh and get it back on the competition circuit.

This is a wonderful Classic Jaguar with many a story to tell, an important part of Jaguar development history and was owned by two of motor racings great characters.