2016-06-16 10:50:52 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 6/16/16
www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-E-Type-XKE-2plus2-/222154740496
Car has a buy it now price of $30,000 for 20 days. Seller i-deal-it, 64k miles.

Sellers description:
1973 Jaguar XKE 2 plus 2, V12 4 speed Transmission, has a 1969 Corvette 350 - 350 h.p with a later model 5 speed install in the car. This combination makes for a reliable source of driving with inexpensive tune ups and repairs. The true great part of this car is the owner when doing the engine up grade kept the numbers matching V12 with the original numbers matching 4 speed. I was told by the owner that the V12 power plant was to expensive to tune and was not reliable for true driving. I believe it also was complicated to keep running correctly and did not want to spend the money to tune correctly by the people that know how. So they installed a good old reliable Chevy power plant with it mated to a gas saving 5 speed. Now that's easy to maintain. I was told that the engine has been rebuilt by a reliable and professional engine build in his area, I don't remember the name of the shop. I am sure all that information is in the piles of paperwork and manuals I was given with the car. He also supplied me with 4 large boxes of parts for the V12 and every piece from the swap. These parts are all tagged and itemized as to what they are. Nothing was damaged in the swap of this engine so no cutting or damage was done to the car in this swap.

Forgot to mention the rarest thing of all, the factory installed moon roof how many have you seen with this option.

The car is a Canadian car that has had 3 owners since new. It looks to have had a good life do to the body and underside being very solid with out lots of rust. It has a few little spots that can be repaired in an afternoon by a capable person. The glass is all original, the chrome is not bad condition with one small dent on back bumper. Front nose trim has some dents. All lights and gauges are in working order. With exception of Speedometer no cable should be easy fix never bothered me drive by tach. Seem is split in drivers seat. Air is not working do to the engine swap. There are 3 small dents on left quarter fender do to falling object no bad dents but their there. The paint is old and in need of a repaint but maybe serviceable for several years yet. Tire are brand new. Wheels are in decent shape.

This is a very decent car as Jags go. In my opinion after having it with a Chevy it a great car to drive, its faster, handles as good I believe much better, way better on fuel, and much cheaper to repair and pulls like a bear. If you don't open the hood nobody knows cant even look through the vents that's what the aluminum shields are for. LOL. The beauty is if you want the Jag engine and trans its there. Not at the scrap yard.

2016-09-23 04:03:04 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 9/16
www.brightwells.com/classic-motoring/past-results/classic-vintage-past-results/p ...

Auction description:
Lot number 73
Sale Price Not Sold
Make & Model Jaguar E-Type S3 V12 Coupe Manual
Registration N/A
Year 1973
Colour Silver
Chassis No. UD1S74762
Engine No.
Documents NOVA reference; import papers; service history etc

Dating from 1973, this LHD E-Type V12 Manual has recently been imported from Canada where a previous owner had fitted it with a 350bhp V8 engine from a 1969 Chevrolet Corvette plus a 5-speed manual gearbox from a later Corvette. The Corvette engine swap is a well-known conversion in North America and the V8 slots neatly into the Jaguar engine bay with no modifications needed to the structure of the E-Type so it can easily be reversed if desired. The original V12 engine and manual gearbox are also included in the sale.

While a V8-powered E-Type may not be everyone's cup of tea, it certainly has its attractions, being substantially quicker and cheaper to maintain than the standard Browns Lane product. This car could easily be put back to factory specification with all the necessary parts believed to be present. The sale of the Corvette engine and 'box would no doubt allay most of these costs as a recently rebuilt 350bhp Chevy V8 has a significant value of its own.

Supplied with a good file of paperwork and proof that all duties have been paid, this car will just need an MOT and the relevant DVLA form to get it UK registered. It will certainly start a few conversations when the new owner pops the bonnet down at his local classic car show...

2016-09-30 18:22:19 | pauls writes:

Not sold