5.3 Jaguar E-Type | Regency Red | ||||
Open Two Seater | Biscuit | ||||
Right Hand Drive | |||||
British Leyland, Ireland | |||||
19 October 1972 | |||||
7S6267SA | |||||
4S2550 | |||||
11159 | |||||
3 October 1972 | Great Britain | ||||
1972 | Regency Red | ||||
2024 | Biscuit | ||||
Nice Driver | Black | ||||
Wandsworth | |||||
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WEU122L |
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Record Creation: Entered on 19 February 2024.
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2020-04-18 14:14:25 | XKE Data writes:
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2020-04-14 11:18:05 | Jon Rollit writes:
Saw this car on 20th March 2020 at Mathewsons in Thorton Le-Dale where it was due to be auctioned the next day. It failed to sell.
The car appear to be in good condition with some micro blistering to the main body paintwork but the bonnet appeared to be in very good condition. Looked like the radiator might be on its last legs though. Just gave the car a quick look over.
2024-02-19 10:40:09 | pauls writes:
Car offered at:
www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1972-jaguar-e-type-v12-roadster-series-iii-8qLZP4
Seller's description:
1972 Jaguar E-Type Convertible
Colour Red
Odometer 34,804 Miles
Engine size 5343
Auction Details Seller Type Trade
Town Wandsworth
Location London
Country United Kingdom
Matching-numbers example
UK right-hand-drive car
Heritage certificate
Low mileage showing of just 34,000 miles, believed correct
Recent mechanical recommissioning – receipts for c.£10k
The History and Paperwork
V5
Heritage certificate (issued 2024)
2023 – invoice for £1,716 – check-over, coil amplifier, etc
2022 – invoice for £1,641 – alternator overhaul, speedo drive unit, etc
2021 – invoice for £1,645 – ignition barrel, locks etc
2020 – invoice for £4,995 – radiator, carb service, seat tilt mechanism, fuel pump, batteries, pipes, bushes, steering wheel, etc
The Condition
Original factory colour scheme
Lovely condition inside and out
The combination of Regency Red coachwork and Magnolia leather makes for a truly beguiling combination, and this British classic presents extremely well indeed, both inside and out. The Heritage certificate confirms that this was the car’s original colour combination.
Externally, we find the car to be very impressive indeed, with a gorgeous lustre to the paint, and all of the correct chromework present and gleaming. The wheels are equally neat and the tyres have plenty of tread. The light lenses and window glass are in good order, and the soft-top is a quality item in good condition, which is simple to raise, affix and lower.
Inside the cabin, things are equally impressive. The leather trim is in lovely condition throughout with very few marks save for a couple of scuffs on the sides of the seat-backs, and the seats are pleasantly supportive. The car has a tasteful wood-rim steering wheel, the carpets are complete, the dash is tidy with no evident sun damage, and it’s all in period-correct specification save for the addition of a modern CD/radio head unit.
Inside the boot it’s all dry and tidy, with the correct spare wheel under the floor.
The Mechanics
Recent mechanical overhaul
Impressive V12 performance
The impressively tidy engine bay acts as a good marker of the quality within. The running gear of the Series III is its party piece; the V12 is a sonorous and muscular thing, and here we find it running beautifully; it fires easily on the first turn of the key, idles evenly, pulls strongly through the revs, and the gearbox is smooth and slick.
It’s a pleasure to drive, and the automatic transmission perfectly complements the grand-tourer experience. We can see from the history file that a large amount of money has been spent in recent years on finessing the mechanicals, and this is evident in the drive.
The suspension and brakes feel as robust and effective as they ought, and the package overall is supremely pleasing – the E-Type fulfils its sports/tourer credentials with verve.