2022-05-20 05:14:06 | Lofty writes:

For sale on Collecting Cars online auction May 2022

collectingcars.com/for-sale/1964-jaguar-e-type-series-1-3-8-fhc-1

Seller's description:

1964 JAGUAR E-TYPE SERIES 1 3.8 FHC

This Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8 FHC is a fine example of the iconic British sports car, which has been meticulously maintained, and benefits from a previous restoration and engine rebuild.  

Under the bonnet is the numbers-matching 3.8-litre straight-six, which delivers around 265bhp to the rear wheels through a four-speed manual transmission.  

The odometer currently shows 52,277 miles from new, however this is not warranted. 

The last 3.8-litre engined E-Types were delivered in August 1964, with the new 4.2-litre models being rolled out from September. 

Built in July 1964, this is one of only 25 examples to leave the Brown Lane factory that month, and it is believed to be one of the last few 3.8-litre cars produced. 

It has benefited from an older restoration, as well as a more recent £20,000 top-end engine overhaul and cylinder head rebuild, which was carried out in 2018.  

EQUIPMENT AND FEATURES 

This E-Type Coupe is finished in its original factory colour scheme of Opalescent Silver Grey over a red leather-trimmed cabin. 

It rides on a set of 15 inch polished wire wheels with two-eared knock-off hub nuts, which are shod in vintage-style Blockley tyres. 

The cabin is equipped with a Retro (modern) Motorola stereo, manually operated windows, and Smiths dials.  

A Golde Continental sunroof was installed one month after the car’s original delivery, at the scheduled 500-mile service at Henlys. 

A new stainless steel exhaust system has also been fitted. 

The vehicle will be accompanied by a large history file, containing the original Henlys bill of sale, 12-month warranty card, service book and registration card, as well as its Jaguar Heritage Trust production trace record certificate, and a sunroof instruction card and invoice, plus MOTs going back to 1978.  

Its original toolkit and wire wheel adapter will also be supplied.  

CONDITION 

There has been no known bodywork damage.  

The Opalescent Silver Grey paintwork has been resprayed and is in excellent overall condition, with just a few minor blemishes on the front bumper and wheel arches.  

Some small bubbles can be seen in the corner of the boot lid, along with some discolouration around the edges of the sunroof, and wear and surface corrosion inside the wheel arches.  

Inside, the original leather seats have been refurbished, and now present with just a few faint creases.  

The black dashboard plastics have some very minor patches of discolouration, and the instruments and controls have a charming light ‘patina’. 

No electrical or mechanical faults have been detected, and there are no warning lights showing on the dashboard. 

The car is exempt from mandatory MOT testing due to its age, and its most recent test was conducted on 9 May 2019 at an indicated 50,939 miles, which resulted in a clean, first-time pass.  

SERVICE HISTORY 

This E-Type’s most recent service was carried out in November 2021, which included comprehensive fluid changes.  

The cylinder head was rebuilt as part of a £20,000 engine overhaul in 2018, at 50,718 miles.

2023-02-13 20:38:05 | Captain RD writes:

£62,500

SALE PRICE

30/05/22

SOLD

2023-09-16 19:13:41 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 9/23

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-427---1964-jaguar-e-type-38-litre-fixed-head-cou ...

Auction description:

20th Sep, 2023, 30th Anniversary Sale at The Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire

Lot 427

1964 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 Litre Fixed-Head Coupe

Estimate £80,000 - £90,000

Registration No: BLW 768B

Chassis No: 861682

MOT: Exempt

1 of just 1,799 RHD examples made

Exceptional history file dating back to the original purchase invoice

A home market car with matching chassis, engine block and gearbox numbers

Finished in the desirable combination of Opalescent Silver Grey with Red leather upholstery, chassis 861682 was supplied new by Henlys of London to Robert Holton Esq on 23rd July 1964 for the princely sum of £1,955 10s 2d. The Jaguar’s accompanying paperwork dates back to the original purchase invoice. It also encompasses the initial green logbook and 12 months’ manufacturer’s guarantee plus a bill showing the seatbelts and Golde Continental Sunroof that it retains today were installed by Henlys during August 1964. Mr Holton kept the E-Type until April 1978 with a MOT certificate issued the same month quoting an odometer reading of 11,505 miles. Briefly belonging to John Panton Esq, the Fixed Head Coupe was bought by RAF officer M.R.L. Philiips in December 1978 for £2,000. Documentation accumulated during Mr Phillips’ tenure includes correspondence with Smiths Instruments relating to a speedometer repair in 1981. The MOT certificate issued during July that year gives the mileage as 00008, a figure which had risen to 11,308 twelve months later suggesting daily usage.

Acquired by Peter Lunardi Esq of Elgin during 1983, the Jaguar enjoyed a far quieter life prior to being thoroughly restored at the decade’s end. The work was overseen by the local Sherriffmill Motor Company but also involved the assistance of E-Type specialist Martin Robey and the Milton Bros. bodyshop. Owned by Gary A. Scott Esq. prior to being sold to Gordon Henderson Esq. - proprietor of the Laichmoray Hotel - during 1999, the Fixed Head Coupe had another £10,000 lavished on it over the next nine years by R.M. & J. Smith of Crewe, Martin Robey and BAS. Passing to local garagiste Neil Miller in 2008 and Graham Bull of Camberley Marine & Sports Cars some three years later, the Jaguar was then purchased by Guy Manners a senior manager at Estee Lauder Cosmetics who lavished some £20,000 on it including an engine overhaul at an indicated 50,718 miles (the latter being completed some five years and 2,000 miles ago). Owned by the proprietor of a historic racing team thereafter, ‘BLW 768B’ appealed to the vendor because of its history file which is apparently the best he has ever seen. A long-term E-Type enthusiast through whose collection almost every conceivable variant has passed from external bonnet locks cars onwards, he could not resist adding his mark to the car’s refurbishment history via a respray, new dash top and re-coloured seats etc.

Pleasingly retaining its original, ‘matching numbers’ engine cylinder block, the Fixed Head Coupe started readily and ran well during our recent photography session. Although, it looks period the Motorola 114 radio has been reworked with modern internals. A notably late, ‘home market, Moss ‘box Series 1 car with an amazing history file which has been well maintained throughout its life, ‘BLW 768B’ has much to recommend it.