2017-08-18 10:06:52 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction
www.saratogaautoauction.org/vehicles/90/1971-jaguar-e-type-2-2

Auction description:
Body Style Coupe
Vin 1571248
Lot Number LOT# 91

This particular 2+2 is a very desirable example of an E-type Jaguar that has yet to be fully appreciated by collectors. It remains a relative bargain when compared to the skyrocketing prices of the earlier series. This carefully maintained coupe has all the features that make the E-type so collectable.

This example has been carefully maintained by the second owner who bought the car in 1974 with only 41,000 miles on the odometer. It now has exceptionally low mileage at 58,000 miles. For a number of years this coupe was in dry storage and stayed there until 2015.

When the car went back on the road, the owner made a number of mechanical upgrades including new brakes, new radiator, new gas tank, complete exhaust system, new power steering pump, rebuilt the carbs and replaced the hoses and belts. The tires are also new.

The car has been repainted in the original factory and popular Regency Red. The rest of the body and interior is all-original and in excellent shape. The interior is Biscuit colored leather with tan carpets.

This car features several highly desirable factory options most notably the Jaguar made 4-speed manual transmission, factory air conditioning and 72-spoke chrome wire wheels.

This mechanically sound and beautifully presented E-type represents an exceptional opportunity to own an E-type before the market for these iconic British sports cars makes them unobtainable for most collectors.