2011-10-01 21:45:47 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 9/11
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Auction description:
Lot number 71
Hammer value £43,500
Description Jaguar E-Type S1 3.8 Roadster
Registration 395 EYV
Year 1963
Colour Red
Engine size 3,781 cc
Chassis No. 850598
Engine No. R7367-9

This particular car is number 598 of the run and, as its accompanying Heritage Certificate confirms, it was delivered to dealer KDM & Cherrington of London W1 in October 1962 and first registered to a Mr R Hayman of Northants on 5th February 1963.

Not much is known of the subsequent history of the car but an old green log book from 1976 shows that the car was then owned by an Edward Rees of Llanelli from whom the current vendor acquired it in 1979 (in partnership with a friend in whose name it remained until early last year). When acquired the car had only some 50,000 miles on the clock which was believed genuine at the time, although there is insufficient history to verify this.

The vendor and his partner had the car restored in the early 1980s (including fitting an all-synchro gearbox) after which it was put into storage where it was to remain until about a year ago. Since then it has been fully recommissioned with all new brake pipes, new wheel bearings and a cylinder head overhaul. It is now said to drive beautifully - on the occasion of our visit to take these photos we were treated to a short test drive and can confirm that it went very well indeed with excellent ride and handling, a notably sweet and punchy engine and a very smooth and quiet gearbox. A new hood was due to be fitted by CMC of Bridgnorth shortly after we took these photos and this should be in place by the time of the sale.

Now with some 54,800 miles on the clock, the car is MOTd and taxed until June 2012 and is ready for immediate use. Altogether a really good example of Jaguar's finest car, with matching engine and chassis numbers, at a very realistic guide price.

2011-10-25 19:24:34 | pauls writes:

SOLD Hammer Price £43500

2013-09-02 18:59:04 | Russell writes:

Now being sold via Ebay for price in excess of £56,000