2019-03-14 13:00:55 | Harry Stevens writes:

For sale at Total Headturners Classic Cars of North Weald Bassett for £135,000. Abbreviated seller's description below.
www.totalheadturners.com/detail/jaguar-etype-288436

A right hand drive manual UK car! One of only 692 home market cars. This stunning E Type was manufactured on 11th September 1969 and dispatched to Fletchers Swansea on 19th September 1969 where it was registered TCY860H to its first owner. This car was beautifully restored in 2018 and is in as new condition. The history folder includes a photographic detailed restoration record with invoices, MoT's and service receipts that prove the mileage of 98,523 since 1969. The car is matching numbers. The gearbox has been uprated to 5 speed Getrag and it has power steering making this a truly superb driving E Type. The superb finish and attention to detail is amazing. This is an E Type that must be seen, as perfect underneath as on top.

2023-01-28 06:42:45 | pauls writes:

Car returns to auction 1/23

www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1969-jaguar-e-type-roadster-nPGxBg_aaid=

Auction description:

1969 Jaguar E-Type

Colour White

Odometer 98,935 Miles

Engine size 4235

Auction DetailsSeller Type Private

Town Stevenage

Location Hertfordshire, previously North Weald Bassett, Essex

Country United Kingdom

Rare original UK-market right-hand drive

Finished in its original colour scheme of Cream/Old English White over a Black interior

Desirable upgrades for modern driving

Less than 1000 miles covered since 2006

Over £30,000 spent on refurbishment in 2022

Manufactured on 11th September 1969 and originally finished in Cream with black hood, black interior and manual gearbox

Despatched on 19th September to Fletchers of Swansea and originally sold to a Mr. James

Fully restored in the 1990s, with five-speed and power-steering upgrades and colour changed from Cream to Mars Red

Later repainted in Cream/Old English White (the two names having sometimes been used interchangeably by Jaguar)

Subjected to an extensive cosmetic and mechanical overhaul in 2022 costing over £30,000

Bought by the present owner from Total Headturners in September 2018

Paperwork includes the current V5, the original Operating, Maintenance and Service Handbook, a large number of recent invoices, numerous old MoT certificates, a Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust certificate and various photographs dating back to the 1990s restoration, including a photographic record of the work completed in 2022

The Interior

Presented just as it left the factory, with all-black upholstery

Desirable aftermarket Moto-Lita steering wheel

Extremely well-preserved following 1990s restoration

The E-type’s interior is simple, spacious and stylish, which makes for an extremely pleasant environment in which to be taking a nice, long drive. Though this car is now 54 years old, you wouldn’t know it from its interior, which barely shows its age. That’s hardly surprising, though, considering that it has spent the last 30 years at least being cherished by enthusiasts, and has received sympathetic restoration and renovation when appropriate.

We understand that the interior was completely refurbished and reupholstered during the car’s 1990s restoration but, even so, the years have been extremely kind to it. You might ask, ‘How has it lasted so well?’ Quite simply, the E-type has only been used very, very sparingly. MoT records show that it covered under 500 miles between 2006 and 2018, and has covered only a further 420 miles since then. It looks, to all intents and purpose, like the only mileage it was doing between 2006 and 2018 was travelling to and from the MoT centre…

Consequently, we have not been able to find fault with anything in the interior. It is in superb condition all-round. The seats, doors, carpets, dash and centre console are all excellent, and the leather has just reached that point where it is beginning to mellow nicely and take on a bit of character. Apart from the desirable and period-correct Moto-Lita wood-rimmed steering wheel, everything appears to be exactly as it left factory, right down to the original radio.

The boot space is extremely clean and appears barely to have been used. The restoration may be 25-30 years old, but you’d think it was only finished yesterday.

The Exterior

All chrome replaced

New hood fitted

Repainted just a few years ago in its original Cream

Further cosmetic refurbishment completed in 2022

When this E-type emerged from its 1990s restoration, it looked phenomenal. The paint was fresh, everything had been rechromed, and the whole thing was as pretty as a picture. There was just one thing – it had been painted Mars Red, which is fine, but more enthusiasts today find they prefer their cars to appear as they left the factory, and this E-type left Browns Lane painted Cream.

Accordingly, the previous owner had it repainted in Cream/Old English White (the two names being used interchangeably between 1969 and 1971), and it still looked fantastic – at least until you started to look closely. The present owner found that the finish was less than perfect, so in 2022 he went over the car from head to tail, having it professionally repainted again so that it now appears virtually showroom-fresh.

Take a look at the inside of the bonnet, or the underside of the car. Examine the suspension components and you’ll see what we mean. Everything has been finished to an extremely high standard, and the result really speaks for itself.

The chrome has evidently been replated at some point in the past, and with the car having always been well-stored since its restoration, most of it could pass for brand-new. There may be some light patination in one or two places but, generally speaking, it displays an immaculate mirror-finish. We can even say that of the wire wheels, which have been kept scrupulously clean.

A new hood has been fitted at some stage and, again, still appears nearly-new. It’s an excellent fit, too, being extremely easy to raise and lower. A tonneau cover for the interior is also included.

The Mechanics

Extensively overhauled in 2022

Upgraded with five-speed and power-steering

Last MoTed in 2017 with no advisories

There is nothing like taking to the road in an E-type in fine fettle and this, we believe, is in very fine fettle, indeed. As we’ve established, it benefitted from extensive restoration in the 1990s, but when the vendor bought it, he found it was not quite in the best state of tune. He therefore treated it to an extensive mechanical overhaul in 2022, all of which is detailed in an large collection of invoices, and we are told that it now drives beautifully.

While we haven’t been in a position to take it onto the road, we can well believe that it’s nothing other than an unmitigated delight. It fires up readily and settles into a very happy idle, and it’s apparent from the photographs of the engine and suspension just what good condition everything is in. The fact that it passed its last MoT test in 2017 with no advisories is also reassuring. Besides all that, the upgrades it received in the 1990s – power steering and a five-speed gearbox – make it a far nicer car to drive under modern conditions, along motorways and around town.

With such little use since its initial restoration – under 1000 miles have been covered since 2006 – we expect everything still to be in excellent condition. Now, following its recent refresh and tune-up, it’s all ready to be used and enjoyed.