2015-08-20 20:29:47 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction:
classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php

Auction description:
Lot number 0
Estimate £70,000 - £90,000
Description Jaguar E-Type S1 3.8 Coupe
Registration KEC 30
Year 1962
Colour Carmen Red
Engine size 3,781 cc
Chassis No. 860617
Engine No. R2986
Documents Heritage Certificate; V5C; 30 old MOTs; handbooks; service records etc.

2015-09-24 20:50:18 | Russ writes:

Sold for £108K. Engine was not the original - swapped a long time ago. Now with engine R2986

2020-08-05 23:23:17 | Anonymous writes:

Car for sale at:

www.thehairpincompany.co.uk/for-sale/cars/1962-jaguar-e-type-s1-3.8-coupe

An original lightly used unmolested E Type that is worn in, not worn out is a rare beast indeed, yet when found it will provide so much more pleasure on every level than a bland restoration even one to the highest quality. This coupe is just such a car, a 30,000 mile example nearly all of which were covered by the first owner who loved it until 2005. It has a full history and comes with everything that was supplied from new.

This early coupe, chassis 860617 was supplied to the ordering Jaguar dealer Windermere Engineering of Bowness on the 31st May 1962 via the main Jaguar distributor for the area, Ashton Preston Garages of Preston. The original ordering owner, a Mr R F Oxley of Priory Park, Ulverston, took delivery of his new E Type, registered KEC 30 on the 27th of June that year as confirmed on the original warranty card on file. 

Mr Oxley was a Director of Oxley Developments, a firm specialising in the production of electronic components for the Ministry of Defence. He clearly liked the E Type as he kept it until 2005, used it gently and maintained it well shown not only by its lovely original condition today but also by a detailed service history with 22 detailed worksheets and every MOT certificate from July 1976 to August 2014 on file. As is often the case, the car covered most of its miles early on, indeed it was 23,089 miles up by 1969, this rising to 28,900 miles in 1981. Very early in its life an engine failure led to a replacement by Jaguar, R2986 replacing R5752 as detailed in Production Trace Certificate No 43429 as issued by the Jaguar Heritage Trust. 

In 2005 the E Type passed to another Ulverston resident and possibly a friend of the original owner who registered it in his company name, John Morgan & Co. At this point the mileage was 30,138 miles and it rose to just 31,300 miles during his ten years of ownership. He obviously understood the importance of the cars originality as it continued to be carefully looked after and stored as we can ascertain from today’s condition.

The last owner, a real motoring enthusiast with an eye for a special car bought KEC 30 in September 2015 from a Brightwell’s auction in Leominster. Great interest and fierce bidding meant he had to pay £120,960 for the car, but once he got it home it quickly became clear it was worth every penny. The E Type although beautifully original and usable was clearly in need of some mechanical work if it was to be used as intended. To this end the car was sent to Jaguar specialists Winspeed Motorsport for a full inspection which led to a full mechanical overhaul to the highest standards. Invoicing on file amounting to in excess of £60,000 details the work completed. A pair of handmade leather bucket seats, an exact copy of those in the famous E Type Lightweight racer CUT 7 provide the only visual change and are so much more comfortable than the originals which have been preserved in perfect original order and accompany the car of course.

The work completed has ensured that KEC 30 does not spend its days as a static museum piece like so many, indeed a continental tour was completed following the overhaul during which the car performed perfectly, the sheer ability of a well sorted original E Type shining through.

So here we have the best of both worlds, a carefully preserved original low mileage E Type with all of the patina, look and smell that a restored example cannot hope to replicate but with fully rebuilt mechanicals ensuring the continued grace and pace that has made the model a deserved icon. The body remains original and lovely with the rarely seen factory weld lines and body stampings. This is also true of the interior which retains that wonderful original smell unique to a Jaguar, a tube of polish and cotton wool clearly from the period have been left where found in the glovebox. 

In addition KEC 30 comes with the original items one rarely sees anymore including all manuals and service coupon book in the original owners wallet, factory guarantee card, original Jaguar Salesman’s Data Book, complete original toolkit, original steering wheel, original wheels, lubrication chart mounted on board as presented to the first owners of early E Types, very rare Jaguar fitted luggage as delivered new with KEC 30, original perfectly patinated undamaged front seats. Two history files as referred to above detail the life of KEC 30 from new. 

On the road KEC 30 is simply extraordinary performing with a pace, lightness of feel and essentially a rightness that belies its years and serves to remind what a world beating car the E Type was and indeed still is.

2026-09-01 15:31:47 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 9/26

handh.co.uk/vehicles/1962-jaguar-e-type-series-i-3-8-fixed-head-coupe-2/

23rd Sep, 2026 Kelham Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire

1962 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8 Fixed Head Coupé

Unrestored and 37,000 miles from new

Estimate £70,000 - £80,000

Registration No: KEC 30

Chassis No: 860617

MOT: Exempt

Highly desirable home-market example with a suite of paperwork dating back to its early life

1 of just 1,799 RHD 3.8 Fixed Head Coupés manufactured

In time-warp unrestored cosmetic condition, including the remarkably preserved original interior

Subject to a top-to-toe mechanical overhaul in recent years by specialists such as WinSpeed of Guildford and Chicane Aston Martin

Complete with original, well preserved fitted luggage

Accompanied by a Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust certificate

Jaguar E-type chassis 860617 was manufactured on May 31st, 1962, finished in Carmen Red with a Red interior, and was despatched on June 13th to Ashton Preston Garages in Preston. From there, it was sold through Windermere Engineering in Bowness, Westmoreland, to R. F. Oxley of Ulverston, Lancashire. Retaining its original registration number ‘KEC 30’, it stands out as one of relatively few E-types to remain substantially unrestored.

Robert Frederick Oxley (1909-88) was born in Antwerp to a Yorkshire merchant family. Fascinated by radio communications, he assembled his first radio set when he was a schoolboy, and by 1931 was the youthful export manager for the Telegraph Condenser Co. Before the 1939-45 war, British radio equipment over-relied on imported ceramic condensers from Germany. With the collapse of international relations, in 1940 Oxley started to produce condensers for military equipment from his shed in Ruislip, but due to the bombing of London, in 1942 he moved to Lancashire and set up Oxley Developments in Ulverston, establishing his headquarters at Priory Park in the 1950s.

By July, 1976, Oxley had covered 28,879 miles in the E-type. For many years thereafter, it was maintained but seldom used, even after his death. Despite being MOTed most years, the mileage only climbed to 30,138 by the time it was sold out of the Oxley family in 2005. Detailed maintenance sheets completed between 1969 and 1981 indicate that Oxley cherished it, even when he no longer had the appetite for driving it.

When the family sold it, it was bought by another enthusiast in Ulverston who retained it until 2015, keeping it in use but covering barely more than 1,000 miles. With its new owner, it was treated to an extensive overhaul, which was mindful of the Jaguar’s significant originality. Between then and 2019, it received around £60,000 worth of expenditure with WinSpeed Motorsport. Of that, over £35,000 was spent in 2016 on work including fitment of a new stainless exhaust, the stripping, blasting and powder-coating of the rear suspension cage, fitting new bushes and overhauled ball joints to the front suspension, replacing the steering rack mountings, replacing the distributor, fitting an alternator, converting the electrics to negative earth, and installing LED lights. The cylinder head was overhauled to an enhanced specification with new valve seats and guides. The head and the block were both refaced, the cylinder bores were honed, and the carburettors were renovated. Also in 2016, £1,300 was spent with Driveline Motorsports on gearbox refurbishment, with a new layshaft, bearings, oil seals and gaskets. Work in 2018 and 2019 included new rear brake callipers and discs, replacement of the rear main oil seal, plus light cosmetic improvements.

The present ownership commenced in 2020, and during 2021 and 2022, just under £12,500 was spent with Chicane Classics, mainly on various minor tasks, such as a service and fluid change, an overhaul of the steering column with new plastic bushes and new universal joints, new universal joints for the rear driveshafts, new tyres, and a steering geometry check. Invoices from SU provide evidence of carburettor refurbishment early in 2026.

With the car now on 37,500 miles, it remains well preserved and largely original. Although the engine block has been changed, the original head remains in place, and the interior is pleasingly patinated. Modifications have been restricted to discreet upgrades, such as an alternator and electric fan, and competition-laced wheels. A 15in. steering wheel has been fitted, but the original is supplied. Further equipment includes a tool roll and a period fitted luggage set which may have been a bespoke commission—there certainly cannot be many others. The paperwork folder is suitably thick and includes the original owner’s wallet with material including the warranty card, Jaguar Drivers’ Club pamphlet, service vouchers and Sales and Service Facilities book. Also supplied are an original sales brochure, a salesman’s data book, maintenance records from 1969 to 1981, MOTs from 1976 to 2014, a JDHT certificate, the V5C, a copy of Robert Frederick Oxley: A Scientific Businessman, and even Mr. Oxley’s broadcast receiving licence for ‘KEC 30’ from 1971.