2015-06-20 21:17:05 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 6/15
www.bonhams.com/auctions/22723/lot/360/

Auction description:
Lot 360
1964 Jaguar E-Type 'Series 1' 3.8-Litre Coupé
Registration no. 777 MOL Chassis no. 861664 Engine no. RA6692-9
£70,000 - 90,000
US$ 110,000 - 140,000

Auction 22723:
The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale
Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia
26 Jun 2015 14:00 BST
Chichester, Goodwood

Manufactured in April 1964, this 'Series 1' E-Type was supplied new via P J Evans, Birmingham to one W J Whale Esq of Sutton Coldfield. The late owner purchased the E-Type from its second owner, Peter John Harris of Surbiton, Surrey in July 1982. We are advised that since then almost £150,000 has been spent on making the car perfect in every way, although it should be noted that the radio is not working. This full restoration was completed in November 2010 and all invoices are available. A five-speed gearbox is the only notified deviation from factory specification (original 'box available).

Finished in opalescent silver blue with dark blue leather interior, the car is offered with the aforementioned invoices, current MoT certificate and a V5 registration document. One of the finest examples of a 'Series 1' E-Type currently available.

2022-09-24 13:20:02 | pauls writes:

Car lidted as sold at:

www.classic-trader.com/fr/voitures/annonce/jaguar/type-e/type-e-3-8/1964/281545

222,116 EUR

• 1964 Jaguar E-type Series 1 FHC

• Ex-Ron Modell and Neil Corner

• More than £170,000 spent on full restoration

• Presented in its original colour combination

• Getrag five-speed gearbox – original Moss ’box includedPreviously owned by Jaguar collector Ron Modell and motoring aficionado Neil Corner, this Jaguar E-type fixed-head coupé is a late example of the 3.8-litre Series 1. Chassis number 861664 was built on 21 April 1964 – from October of that year, the Series 1 would be fitted with an enlarged 4.2-litre version of the straight-six engine.

The accompanying Heritage Certificate notes that the E-type was finished in Opalescent Silver Blue with a Dark Blue interior. An original right-hand-drive UK car, it was dispatched from the Browns Lane factory on 25 April 1964 and supplied via PJ Evans in Birmingham to its first owner – a Mr WJ Whale, who was based in nearby Sutton Coldfield.

The Jaguar’s second owner kept it until July 1982, when it was sold to Ron Modell. Over the course of the next 25 years, more than £170,000 was spent making the E-type perfect. Finally completed in 2010, the restoration process utilised some of the most well-respected specialists in the classic Jaguar world. The bodywork was entrusted to Martin Robey, who carried out a bare-metal respray at a cost of more than £20,000, while Guy Broad rebuilt the engine (RA6692-9) to fast-road specification. This included 10:1 forged pistons, plus a gas-flowed, ported and polished cylinder head.

Lightweight competition valves were used, along with D-type camshafts, the valve springs were uprated, and a fully balanced flywheel, clutch, con-rods and crankshaft were fitted. The straight-six also benefits from electronic ignition and a high-flow oil pump, and the paperwork notes that it was built ‘to show finish’, while the exhaust has been ceramic-coated.

A Getrag five-speed gearbox was also specified. This is a popular conversion among enthusiastic E-type owners and makes the car a much more usable proposition in modern conditions. The original Moss gearbox (EB 14621 JS) was retained and is being sold with the car.

After Modell had sadly passed away, the E-type was acquired by Neil Corner at Bonhams’ Goodwood Festival of Speed sale in 2015. It’s therefore had only four owners in almost 60 years, and retains its original colour combination. There are discreet BRDC badges on the front wings – Corner is a lifetime member – and its chrome wire wheels are shod with Pirelli tyres.

Now being offered for sale by the Classic Motor Hub, this is an exceptional example of the E-type Series 1 3.8 FHC and would be equally well-suited to fast touring as it would to being displayed on the finest concours lawns.