2019-10-11 17:37:49 | pauls writes:

Car to be auction 10/19
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Auction description:
Lot 78
1967 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Roadster
Estimate: £90,000 - £110,000
Registration No:VBY438E
Chassis No:1E15044
MOT:June 2020

- Matching chassis, engine and gearbox
- Subject to an extensive restoration and engine overhaul
- Offered with both hard and soft tops

This smartly presented lefthand drive E-Type came off line at Browns Lane on March 8, 1967 and at the time sported Maroon paintwork matched to Black interior trim. Twenty-two days later it was despatched to Jaguar Cars New York and then to its first keeper, Raiford A Blackstone Junior. Little of this matching numbers Jaguar's history is then known until it was purchased six years ago in Tampa, Florida and exported to Spain. There it was treated to a comprehensive body-off restoration during which numerous new parts were installed, including: clutch, alloy radiator, brake master cylinder and pipes, heater box, stainless steel exhaust, windscreen, bumpers, front and rear lights, chrome wire wheels and spinners, low profile tyres, and Black mohair hood. In addition, the 4.2 litre engine was completely overhauled and the Jaguar re-liveried in Carmen Red. Since its return to the road three years ago, `VBY 438E' was only used for weekend jaunts, and car shows in Malaga in particular, before arriving in the UK in June 2017. The odometer currently reads a very credible 54,953 miles and the car is being sold complete with its original Black hardtop, period radio and an MOT valid into June of next year.