2017-03-12 18:55:05 | Site Robot 0R1GIN writes:

1E31457 and/or some of its content was moved to 1E31547 on Sunday 12th of March 2017 10:55:05 PM with this note:

Seller posted wrong VIN by swapping digits, should be 1E 31547

• Created destination car as it was not in database (C48241)
• Moved dataplate information to destination car (M46145T48241)
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2026-06-05 00:53:22 | pauls writes:

Note, the data plate on this car is not original and no proof or factory stampings are provided to verify the numbers are original

Car offered at:

www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1965-jaguar-e-types-series-1-fia-approved-street- ...

Seller's description:

1965 Jaguar E-Types Series 1 FIA-Approved Street Legal Race Car For Sale (picture 65 of 65)

Purpose-built FIA-approved historic race car

FIA approval renewed in 2021

3,800cc inline-six engine fully rebuilt in 2024 by Vintage Motors in Finland

Street-legal and registered in Finland

Approximately 500 km covered since engine rebuild

Supplied with a quantity of spare parts

VIN number confirms the car as a 4.2L Series 1 LHD FHC built in 1965

Rebuilt in Germany in the early 1990s as an FIA-approved historic race car

Imported from Sweden by the current owner in 2018

Registered in Finland in 2019

FIA approval renewed in 2021

A quantity of spare parts included in the sale

VIN number: 1E31457

Various FIA and related paperwork confirming authenticity, as shown

The Condition

Silver metallic paintwork with twin central black stripes, racing roundels, and decals

Described by the seller as a race car rather than a show car, presenting accordingly

Some scrapes and marks to the exterior, consistent with competition use

New windscreen recently fitted

Stripped interior with a full roll bar, bucket seats, and four-point race harnesses

The car is equipped with a quick-release steering wheel

The roll bar affects ease of entry and exit from the cabin

The car is street-legal, but of course quite noisy and harsh

This de-bumpered fixed-head coupe apes the uncluttered style of the E1A, the slippery Malcolm Sayer sports car prototype that begat the E-Type. It is in good condition following its 1990s restoration, but is clearly intended to be a working race car. As such, it sports a few scuffs and marks from its circuit outings.

The Mechanics

3,781cc Jaguar XK inline-six engine

Triple Weber twin-choke carburettors

Four-speed manual transmission

Engine fully rebuilt in 2024 by Vintage Motors in Finland

Approximately 500 km covered since the rebuild

The vendor reports the car is ready to race, with everything in working order

No overheating issues reported by the vendor

This car left the factory with the later 4.2L XK unit, but is now equipped with the more sweet-revving 3.8L unit. That engine was fully rebuilt by specialist Vintage Motors in 2024 and is said to have covered only 500 km since. It features 10:5 compression, RBCD441 race cams and Westwood cylinder pipes.

We are told that the car starts and runs well, with no overheating issues.

€67,000

Reserve not met

Auction ended: 4 June, 10:05