2024-10-25 02:40:43 | anthony sharpy writes:

this car is a 2+2 that’s been converted to a roadster

2025-04-14 09:20:49 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 4/25

www.ebay.com/itm/167450162748

Current bid $10,100, 3 bids, no reserve, seller zak_at_zombiemotors, 241 miles stated

Seller's description:

My friend recently discovered this 1972 Jaguar in an airplane hangar near us here in Eugene , Oregon.     He was able to contact the owner, and talk him into selling the vehicle to him.   I have pictures of that day, uncovering the jag and pulling it out of the hangar. 

    He brought the car home, cleaned it up a bit,  drained old fluids, presented clean fluids and new battery and it started easily.    

    Car was originally a 1972 Jaguar XKE V12 2+2 coupe.   This was was professionally modified sometime in the 1990s (?) he was told, and not driven much after.   Engine and transmission rebuilt at that time, suspension rebuilt, all new hoses and hose clamps, bodywork made, interior made or recovered, dash made, everything new, or as new.   I do not know why the car was never used after this, as it runs perfectly.  Hour meter on the dash shows 14.8 hours, and odometer shows 241 miles.   We do not know the history or original mileage beyond this.  The car does present as new, both inside, out, and underneath.

     Paint is metallic british racing green, and has hand painted pinstriping.  Detailing is excellent.  I would say car is perfect, except there are some blemishes from sitting idle in the hangar for about 15-19 years, and a couple of very small nicks / dings. 

      Car starts easily with the choke engaged, and warms up easily with great oil pressure as expected.    Once warm, runs excellently.  Lots of power, and has side-exiting exhaust.  Side pipes are mild steel with surface rust present.   Chrome dress shrouds would be appropriate and look great here.

   Brakes feel great and appear to be factory original style.

   When car was rebuilt, wiring was redone and is the only thing that appears to be, visually,  not top notch.   Some wires are not in a loom, and are loose. Everything works, but some areas are visually not perfect and appear to be amatuerish.

    Seats, carpet, door cards, etc are perfect, soft and look new.

    Chrome wire wheels look excellent/ as new.

     Dash is custom and looks great, as new.

     Windshield is curved plexiglass and looks like a Jaguar D-Type Style.

   There is no weather protection.  No top .  No top frame, no accomodation for a frame or top.  This is strictly a good-weather only car.

     Oddly.... There is a clutch pedal fitted to the car already.... I believe there was going to be a manual gearbox fitted, but they did not get around to that.  So, a clutch pedal is hanging in the driver's footwell.  If you like, I can remove this for you.    Also, if you like, I could fit a manual transmission for you here at my shop (Zombie Motors).

     We hold signed, clear California title in hand.  I can help arrange transportation anywhere in the world for you .  In theory , you can fly in and drive this home, anywhere, but it would probably get uncomfortable, especially if it were to rain, or hail, or be smoky along the route home...   

     While this is in some ways like a kit car,  it is actually an original Jaguar XKE, and is still numbers-matching , and the level of quality of parts put into making this a speedster is very high quality.  It must have cost north of $100,000 to build this car, and it has only been run 241 since.  The v12 engine was rebuilt and is beautiful. The car is beautiful, and it is not a fiberglass copy/ replica/ etc. Seems to be a bespoke roadster made on a 2+2 coupe original donor.

   By the way, there is absolutely no rust anywhere in the car, and has never been .  Body/ doors/ shell/ floors/ etc are all absolutely perfect, you could really eat your lunch out of any of them.  I have many dozens more pictures of all of this, including the car up on a lift.