2012-11-07 15:04:48 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 5/12
classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php

Auction description:
Lot number 68
Hammer value £39,500
Description Jaguar E-Type S1 4.2 Roadster
Registration CAD 457E
Year 1967
Colour Maroon
Engine size 4,235 cc
Chassis No. 1E15721
Engine No. 7A34224-8

According to the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, chassis number 1E15721 began life as a 1967 Series 1 left-hand drive roadster. Its open headlights and ribbed cam covers would suggest a Series 1 ½ model, however it is widely known that Jaguar produced some Series 1 cars, very late on, with open headlights. It is understood that some 1,350 - 1,400 left-hand drive roadsters were made with this configuration, the last left-hand drive Series 1 roadster wearing chassis number 1E15888 according to the Jaguar Club of North America concours guidance notes.

CAD 457E was first registered in the UK in 1990 and was extensively refurbished by Allan Lloyd Motors in Surrey and Four Ashes garage in Stratford. Invoices totalling some £25,000 accompany the vehicle which show that it was converted from left to right-hand drive, along with new sills, a full engine rebuild, new radiator, fans, sump, brake discs and a differential overhaul.

The vendor purchased it in 2003 from the E-Type Centre in Loughborough. Since then it has had only light use and has been well cared for. He purchased it as a reliable and well-sorted classic car and so it has proved, always starting instantly and running faultlessly during his ownership. He has decided to sell it simply because he does not get the time to use it as he would like.

His loss could be your gain, as this late Series 1 is ready to go, being a rare interim model offered in very good condition at an attractive guide price.