2015-10-23 21:10:11 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 5/16:
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Auction description:
Lot number 0
Estimate £28,000 - £30,000
Jaguar E-Type S2 4.2 2+2 Coupe Automatic
Registration XRH 91H
Year 1970
Colour Red
Engine size 4,235 cc
Chassis No. 1R35950BW
Engine No. 7R40337-9
Documents V5; MOT May 2016

2015-11-21 15:29:56 | pauls writes:

Car to return to auction 11/15
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Auction description:
Wednesday 25th November 2015
Lot number 141
Estimate £28,000 - £30,000
Description Jaguar E-Type S2 4.2 2+2 Coupe Automatic
Registration XRH 91H
Year 1970
Colour Red
Engine size 4,235 cc
Chassis No. 1R35950BW
Engine No. 7R40337-9
Documents V5; MOT May 2016; heritage cerificate; handbook; photographs; invoices

As the accompanying Heritage Certificate confirms, this original right-hand drive E-Type 2+2 Automatic was built in early June 1970 and sold new via Kennings of Shrewsbury to first owner Major Reginald Waugh Harris of Pontesford House, Shropshire, on 9th July 1970. [Serving with the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry in WW2, Harris was a talented jockey and racehorse owner, completing the 1947 Grand National on his own horse, Toyette, at odds of 100/1, coming home 11th out of 19 finishers and 57 starters].

Originally registered TAW 772J and finished in British Racing Green with a Suede Green interior, not much is known of the subsequent history of the car but it apparently spent many years in the Shropshire area before moving to Holland about 25 years ago where it was to remain until fairly recently. While in Holland we are told that it was restored by a Ferrari garage and put on display in their showroom, hence the colour change to red.

It then passed into private hands, the Dutch owners keeping it well maintained with various bills on file dating back to 1990, one for 2,500 Euros as recently as February 2015 - although you will need a good knowledge of Dutch to decipher the extent of the works carried out! Recently brought back to the UK, we are told that it has had much money spent on it to prepare it for sale, including a thorough service, a brake overhaul, overhaul of the carburettors, engine tune, new windscreen seal, new front bumper, various new suspension rubbers etc, although there are no bills for this.

Now registered XRH 91H, it sailed through its MOT in May 2015 with no advisories recorded at a mileage reading of 86,681 since when it has covered another 258 miles to settle everything in, reputedly driving very well indeed and cruising at three-figure speeds with ease (on private land of course, officer...).

Almost as handsome as the two-seater version but far more practical, the 2+2 is increasingly sought-after today and values have risen sharply in recent times. This thoroughly sorted example looks most tempting at the sensible guide price suggested.

2026-09-05 15:29:47 | pauls writes:

Car returns to auction 9/26

www.manorparkclassics.com/auction/lot/226-1970-jaguar-e-type-42-coupe-22/

1970 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 2+2 Coupe

Estimate £30,000 - £35,000 (results awaited)

Manor Park Classics - Runcorn, UK, 5 September, 2026

Lot 226

Chassis: 1R35950BW

Odometer: 87,510

Transmission: Manual

MOT: Exempt

Terrific history file

Heritage certificate

Restored about 10 years ago

Interesting story

Thanks to the Jaguar Heritage certificate, we know that this E-Type was manufactured on the 3rd of June 1970, the first owner was Major R Waugh Harris from Shropshire, its original registration number was ‘TAW772J’, it was British Racing Green in colour and it had an automatic transmission… it’s not now, more later.

What happened after the Major took delivery is unknown, but we believe it was taken over to Holland sometime later, by a Dutch born member of the British armed forces. There are some handwritten pages in the file that may shed some light, but they are in Dutch and beyond our linguistic team. However, there are some photographs showing the Jaguar, now red, on Dutch number plates.

Fast forward to 2015, and we have proof that it was returned to the UK and issued with its current registration number.

Now we start the interesting part of the story. There is a large and very well-known Jaguar parts specialist called SNG Barrat based in Shropshire, and in our file there are a huge amount of invoices for hundreds and hundreds of new parts, the invoice address on all of these invoices is the company BRITPART, best known for their Land Rover and Range Rover spare parts. We couldn’t work out what the connection was until we spotted a ladies name on the old style V5c certificate. Her surname is the same as that of a director of BRITPART, possibly a coincidence and we do not have any proof, but we would assume the E-Type was subject to work at BRITPART. If we are correct, then that would explain the quality of our E-Type’s finish.

Looking resplendent in red with black leather interior, its manual gearbox and chrome wires with Pirelli tyres, it is very much an example ready to be used and is only offered for sale due to bereavement, so see for yourself just how well a properly turned out E-Type this is.