3.8 Jaguar E-Type | Opalescent Gunmetal | ||||
Fixed Head Coupe | Red | ||||
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20 September 1961 | |||||
R 1447-9 | |||||
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21 August 1961 | United States | ||||
1961 | Opalescent Gunmetal | ||||
2022 | Red | ||||
Rest: Concours | |||||
Original | Austin | ||||
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B 11961C | JKZ3116 |
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Record Creation: Entered on 13 July 2022.
Originality: Noted for being in "original condition"
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2011-01-26 03:47:34 | XKE Data writes:
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2004-01-22 00:07:37 | pauls writes:
Info gathered with permission from:
www.hendi.nl/xke/main.htm
885018 was reported in 1991 to exist in California. In early 1993, it was advertised for sale.
2004-12-04 05:42:36 | Mueller writes:
885018 lives in a barn in Austin texas with 885008,885009and 885013. It is unrestoredat the present time.
2011-10-31 11:51:48 | Dave Kelton writes:
Would this be the Mike Mueller that I knew long ago in Vermont? The famous one that had parts crammed under his house? Back when he had an old drafty barn? Can you email me? Thanks, Dave
2015-03-02 10:24:13 | Stefan writes:
The unbelievable has happended. According to the JAguar E-Type magazine Feb. 2015 Mike Mueller has sold 3 of his 4 OSB FHC. An another source said, that he even sold no. 4 as well as he was simply offered too much money for the cars. The holy grail of early OSB FHCs has given them all away.....
The article also said that 2 of these cars will be restored and subsequently auctioned. Estimated price from the auctioneers: Between 1 - 1.7 mio US$ --> this is a hammer!
2015-03-02 10:33:06 | Stefan writes:
The estimated price range was meant per car - not both together!!!
2017-02-18 22:54:58 | Gordon B. Logan writes:
885018 was bought from Mike Mueller a few years ago. We have been collecting missing parts and it is now beginning the restoration process, should be done in next year (2018). It's in the Austin, Texas area.
2019-06-29 08:42:59 | pauls writes:
Car to be at auction 8/19
www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1961-jaguar-e-type-fixed-head-coupe/
Auction description:
Pebble Beach 2019
Lot 027
1961 Jaguar E-Type Fixed-Head Coupe
Chassis: 885018
Engine: R1447-9
This car, chassis 885018, is the 18th of the 20 outside latch Coupes, and today it stands among the most correctly restored and brilliantly finished examples in existence. In 2016, the Jaguar was the fortunate subject of a 4,250-hour restoration by the renowned Jeff’s Resurrections of Taylor, Texas. A particularly intact and undamaged example, retaining its original engine (block and cylinder head), gearbox, and differential, the Jaguar was disassembled and painstakingly renewed in its original, striking color combination of Opalescent Gunmetal – which was matched to a section of original paint found in the car – with a red leather interior. Exhaustive effort was made during the two-year, photo-documented restoration process to prepare the car exactly as delivered, including reproducing the factory chalk and grease-pencil markings that it received upon final inspection at the factory in August 1961.
Following more than a year of research and the gathering of numerous, all but unobtainable parts, including date-coded electrical components, proper hoses, clamps and clips, and period OEM American-market headlights, the restoration began in earnest. The E-Type’s interior was also painstakingly restored including its correct roadster-spec seats and rare chrome-trimmed sun visors. In all, well over $400,000 was spent to achieve the truly awesome result.
Since its completion in 2018, 885018 has competed at the highest levels of Jaguar Clubs of North America (JCNA) and concours competition; it has received three 100-point scores at JCNA events and has taken Best of Class honors or significant special awards wherever it has been shown. A true labor of love for its impassioned owner, this E-Type Coupe stands atop most all others for its impeccable restoration, original matching-numbers components, and its extreme rarity. It is worthy of a special place in any world-class collection.
SOLD $626,500
2019-06-29 17:30:51 | Gordon Logan writes:
Complete restoration 2017-2018 by Jeff's Resurrections, Taylor, Texas. Judged 100 points at three different JCOA events in 2018, Best in Show at four. Corporate Award at Amelia Island Concours 2018. First in Class (E Types) San Marino 2019.
2019-08-18 13:49:32 | xke7 writes:
www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1961-jaguar-e-type-fixed-head-coupe/
1961 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Fixed Head Coupe
Estimate: $650,000 - $750,000
SOLD $626,500
Chassis: 885018
Engine: R1447-9
2019-08-20 08:09:52 | Anonymous writes:
Such a shame that the Godding description has the car as a 3 time 100 point show winner.....then in their photos have a close up photo of the wheel spinners....clearly cheap reproduction parts........also other parts shown that are incorrect.....Im sure the new owner would rectify these problems if he knew about them....probably $500 would make it a real 100 point car
2019-08-21 03:46:52 | Innes writes:
Don't think the tool above (who's clearly too insecure to leave his name) knows what he's talking about. Just a bitter little troll
2019-08-21 05:16:16 | Stefan writes:
No, he or she is not.
The wheel spinners are repro (can easily be identified through the squeezed "u") and neither tool roll, nor grease gun wrapping are original either.
I would not bother and imho the price for this car is a bargain. It is so rare and one of the most beautiful cars on earth. If it were a Porsche with that rarity (only 24 OBL FHC ever made), we would easily talk about 2-3 millions. But for a 100% assessment at concours events, I would expect these things to be correct....
2020-04-30 04:51:38 | Andrew Smith writes:
Engine block for No RA1447-9 is for sale on Ebay. If I was the owner of 885018, I would purchase it.
2022-07-13 13:42:04 | pauls writes:
Car is returning to auction 8/22
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Auction description:
2022 | Pebble Beach Auctions
1961 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Fixed Head Coupe
Chassis 885018
Engine R1447-9
2022-07-22 13:28:13 | xke7 writes:
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Lot 135
2022 | Pebble Beach Auctions
1961 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Fixed Head Coupe
Estimate
$600,000 - $700,000
Chassis
885018
Engine
R1447-9
Car Highlights
A Very Early Production Outside-Bonnet-Latch Coupe
One of 12 Known Survivors of the 20 Left-Hand-Drive Examples Built
Retains Its Matching-Numbers Drivetrain per JDHT Certificate
Finished in Its Original Colors; 4,250-Hour Concours Restoration by Jeff’s Resurrections
Recipient of Multiple Best of Show Trophies and 100-Point Judging Scores
One of the Rarest and Most Significant Road-Going Jaguars
Technical Specs
3,781 CC DOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
Three SU HD8 Carburetors
265 BHP at 5,500 RPM
4-Speed Manual Gearbox
4-Wheel Servo-Assisted Dunlop Disc Brakes, Inboard Rear
Front Independent-Wishbone Suspension with Torsion Bars and Telescopic Dampers
Rear Independent Suspension with Coil Springs and Telescopic Dampers
Robert W. Hiller (acquired new in 1961)
Carl Beverly, Oakland, California
Glen Zamanian, Lafayette, California (acquired from the above in 1989)
Mark Miller, Los Altos, California (acquired from the above in 1994)
Dr. Michael Mueller, Austin, Texas (acquired from the above in 2000)
Gordon Logan, Georgetown, Texas (acquired from the above in 2016)
Current Owner (acquired from the above)
Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, 2018 (Most Advanced Styling)
JCNA Concours, Dallas, May 2018 (Best of Show)
JCNA Concours, Oklahoma City, June 2018 (Best of Show)
Concours d’Elegance of Texas, 2018 (First in Class)
JCNA Concours, Houston, September 2018 (Best of Show)
JCNA Concours, Texas, October 2018 (Best of Show)
San Marino Motor Classic, 2019 (Best in Class)
Upon the introduction of the E-Type, yet another masterpiece by Sir William Lyons, Jaguar’s own advertising described their newest sports model thusly: “You don’t have to be a competition driver to drive a Jaguar. You don’t have to be a celebrity. You don’t have to be rich, but just slide behind that racing wheel, ease back into the butter-soft glove-leather seat, turn the key, reach down and slip into first, hear that unmistakable Jaguar roar and you’ll be the fastest, most famous, richest man in the world.”
The effect that the E-Type had on the motoring public around the world is difficult to overstate. It truly was a civilized, road-going version of Jaguar’s Le Mans-dominating D-Type that had been made approachable enough for most any driver, yet was capable of 150 mph straight out of the showroom; and it was, for many, one of the most beautiful automobiles ever put into production.
Early in the development process, Mr. Lyons authorized the addition of the coupe version, which was later chosen to be the debut car at the Geneva International Motor Show in March 1961. These pre-production examples were built on a much-accelerated schedule to be completed in time for the show, and the first few coupes were handmade from roadster bodies. History records the E-Type as the runaway hit of the Geneva show, and another Fixed Head Coupe was delivered after a now-legendary all-night drive, to give rides to the beguiled automotive press outside the showground. In the months following the event, Jaguar completed the tooling for the coupe’s body panels while production of the roadster was already underway.
It is well known in collecting circles that the most coveted E-Types are the flat-floor, welded-louver, outside-bonnet-latch cars of 1961. Hundreds of roadsters were built in this configuration and command a substantial premium over cars built after the bonnet latches were relocated inside the passenger compartment, but only 20 left-hand-drive and four right-hand-drive examples of the coupe were built with outside latches. Today, the 12 known surviving left-hand-drive cars from this tiny group are the most highly prized of all road-going E-Types.
This car, chassis 885018, is the 18th of the 20 outside-bonnet-latch coupes, and was acquired in 2016 by dedicated Jaguar enthusiast Gordon Logan. He immediately retained the acclaimed Jeff’s Resurrections of Taylor, Texas, to perform what was to become a 4,250-hour restoration on the rare coupe, and today it stands among the most carefully researched, correctly restored, and brilliantly finished examples in existence. A particularly intact restoration candidate, as it retained its original engine block and cylinder head, gearbox, and differential according to a copy of the JDHT Certificate on file, the Jaguar was disassembled and painstakingly renewed in its original, striking color combination of Opalescent Gunmetal – which was reportedly matched to a section of original paint found in the car – and a red leather interior. Exhaustive effort was made during the two-year, photo-documented restoration process to prepare the car as it was delivered, including recreating the factory chalk and grease-pencil markings that it received upon final inspection at the factory in August 1961.
Following more than a year of research and the gathering of numerous, all but unobtainable parts, including date-coded electrical components, hoses, clamps, clips, and period OEM American-market headlights, the restoration began in earnest. The E-Type’s interior was also painstakingly restored, including its correct, roadster-specification seats, and rare, chrome-trimmed sun visors. In all, well over $400,000 was spent to achieve the truly awesome result.
In 2018, following its completion, 885018 competed at the highest levels of Jaguar Clubs of North America (JCNA) and concours competition, received three 100-point scores at JCNA events, and took Best of Show honors or significant special awards wherever it was shown. In 2019, it was purchased by the consignor and has been maintained as a featured part of his magnificent collection of sports cars, spanning from the prewar era to the present day. This E-Type Fixed Head Coupe stands atop most all others for its 100-point restoration, original matching-numbers components, and of course, its extreme rarity. It is worthy of a special place in any world-class collection.
2022-08-20 15:16:20 | Simon writes:
The car just sold at Pebble Beach for US$570,000 so under the lower estimate. Someone grabbed a good buy for such a rare example.
2022-08-21 12:21:22 | xke7 writes:
www.goodingco.com/lot/1961-jaguar-e-type-series-i-38-litre-fixed-head-coupe/
Lot 135
2022 | Pebble Beach Auctions
1961 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Fixed Head Coupe
SOLD $632,000
Estimate
$600,000 - $700,000