2017-03-09 18:34:34 | Harry Stevens writes:

Lot 656 at Silverstone Auctions Classic Motor Show sale of Classic Cars and Motorcycles held at The National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham on 12 November 2016. Sold for £70,875. Catalogue description below. The URL is
www.silverstoneauctions.com/1969-jaguar-e-type-22

Imported from California in 1993, SRY479G is a striking 2+2 Series 2 Fixed Head Coupe and has been with its owner ever since. Its a matching numbers car and comes with a Heritage Certificate to confirm its authenticity. The car was the subject of a meticulous nut and bolt rebuild to the original factory specification over a 15 year period, using mainly new old stock parts tracked down from all over the country to keep the build as pure as possible. The Jaguar sits on a set of pristine chrome wire wheels fitted with correct Dunlop Sport Tyres, and finished in a special order metallic silver paint look amazing. The long term restoration was obviously fastidious and every nook and cranny on the car has been carefully detailed. An 8 track Cassette player sits where it always has and the focus on period authenticity is enhanced by the period tool kit, jack and appropriate handbook and manuals.

Having been restored to a concours standard, it must have been particularly satisfying that the car was the winner of the international E Type Concours d' Elegance at Prescott in 2008 and was the first to win al three awards, Best E Type, Endeavour Award and Car of the Day. Also in 2008, SRY competed in the JDC Championship at the NEC and just missed first place by only 10 points. This lovely car has been cared for and cossetted since its Concours heyday and remains in superb condition. Could this be one of the best available on the market today?