2018-06-18 12:03:30 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 7/18
www.artcurial.com/en/node/1098014

Auction description:
Lot 110
1963 Jaguar type E Série 1 Coupé 3.8L Configuration Lightweight FIA GTS-Class
Italian title
Chassis #887169

- Great racing track record
- Well prepared
- Legendary and powerful model

This E-Type was delivered new in the United States and was imported to Italy in the 1970s. Acquired in 1997 by a Michele Miano, boss of the Catania's Sports Car Club, it was prepared in its current configuration by Marco Burato to race. The engine is placed slightly further back than the original version in order to get better balance, suspensions and powertrains were also completely reworked. Prepared and fitted with large Weber carburetors, the engine produces around 320 horsepower. Mainly used for hill climb races but also for circuit racing, it won its class (GTS) in the 1990s. In its Italian CSAI logbook, 21 hill climb races are mentioned, including the famous Trento-Bodone, Catania-Etna, Pergusa, Gubbio and races on various circuits such as Vallelunga. It is delivered with its CSAI papers and its Class GTS FIA passport, which needs to be updated in order to take part in historic racing events.

Estimation 100 000 - 150 000 €