2004-08-12 11:14:09 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 8/12/04
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Current bid $565.00 (Reserve not met), 7 bids, 5 days left in auction.

Sellers description:
1963 JAGUAR XKE THAT HAS BEEN FITTED FOR A 302 FORD AND FORD 4 SPD TRANSMISSION WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SALE BUT HAVE SOME AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THIS CAR CAME TO US WITH OUT THE MOTOR AND TRANS AND HAD BEEN A GENTLEMAN'S LONG PROJECT FOR 30 YEARS. HE HAD A FORD ENGINE AND TRANS SITTING IN IT BUT TOOK IT OUT TO PUT IN HIS MUSTANG. THERE IS MANY PARTS. THE BODY HAS BEEN WORKED AND THERE IS RUST AREAS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF WORK WAS DONE. THE FLOOR UNDER NEAT HAS HAD METAL LAID OVER IN THE FLOOR AND THEN INSULATED. THERE IS A DENT IN THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER AND A SMALL HOLE IN IT. THE BONNET HAS BEEN MODIFIED FOR THE 302 FORD AN EXTRA BUBBLE TO CLEAR THE CARB. THE SEAM ON THE BONNET HAS BEEN WELDED AND BELIEVE HE LEAD THE SEAM. MOST OF THE PARTS ARE HERE AND THERE IS LOTS OF NEW PARTS LIKE L&R OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES AND SOME LENSES AND GASKETS. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL JAG REAR END AND WHEELS ALL THE WAY AROUND AND 1 EXTRA FOR SPARE. THE SEATS HAVE BEEN REDONE AS WELL AS A LOT OF THE INTERIOR PANELS AND DASH. THE SPEEDO (shows 37,660)AND TACH ARE THERE AND ALL THE GLASS EXCEPT ONE OF THE HEAD LIGHT GLASS. THE DRIVE LINE MADE FOR THE 302 4 SPD IS THE AS WELL AS THE MOUNTS. THE SPECIAL HEADER PLATES TO WELD ON TO FOR YOUR PIPES IS THERE FROM HUSLER. THE FRAME WORK IN FRONT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND MAY NEED SOME HELP.

2007-11-27 09:27:41 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 11/27/07
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Current bid $1,584 reserve not met, 7 bids, 6 days left in auction.

Sellers description:
This 1963 Jaguar XKE Coupe is ready to be restored, or just put back together with your engine and trans and driven and enjoyed. The car at sometime in the past had been converted to a Ford 302 V8 and 5 speed for power, so the original engine and trans are missing, the V8 and 5 speed are no longer with the car either. I have seen a couple of original engines and trans around recently so you should be able to come up with one fairly easily.

The car has some rust but very little for its age and condition. The worst of which is in the drivers side rear trailing arm mount. It is still attached but there is some rust. There is also some rust in the floor pan. The front part has been replaced but the rear part is still in need. The body of the car is nice and solid. and ready to be stripped and body work done. There is one dent in the passenger rear quarter, but should be an easy fix. There is bondo on the car, it looks like someone tried to fill the seams at sometime in the past. I have no idea what is under there. The bonnet is in decent shape the lower lip has been dented, and of course there was a round hole cut in the top to allow the V8 to breathe. The hole has been repaired with fiberglass and looks really decent. One of the glass covers for the headlights is missing but both chrome rings are there.

The glass in the car all looks good. The interior looks to be mostly there and the front seats have been recovered in a high grade vinyl. It looks like most everything is there to put the car back together. The center gages have been removed and replaced with some aftermarket ones when the V8 was added, but the original speedometer and tach are still there.

The wheels look decent but do have some surface rust, and will need to be cleaned up. The tires are old, but they still hold air