2017-08-19 10:29:05 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 8/19/17
www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Jaguar-E-Type-XKE-/253103230046
Current bid US $30,200 reserve not met 4 bids 6 days left in auction, seller bankscar0, 63k miles.

Sellers description:
1969 jaguar xke OTS with only 63,322 miles. A true "barn find". I purchased from an estate containing a carefully acquired car collection. This car was purchased in 1969 by a very well loved and decorated Special forces Green beret when he returned from Vietnam. He purchased the car in England and was the only owner until this year. The car is original, and has not been restored except that a few panels were repainted many years ago. It is very solid, has always been stored and maintained until it went into the barn and under cover. The body has a couple of minor body work areas under one quarterpanel and a little on the nose. The trunk has no rust outs and floors appear to be very complete, never repaired and strong. A really great restoration candidate. Tires hold air, oil is clean and engine turns. Panels are very straight and gaps appear to be what they should be. Chrome is straight and undamaged but may be a little faded, i cant tell without cleaning. Interior appears to be untouched as well. I believe it is all matching numbers, i have confirmed the engine, and the only replacement or non original parts appear to be the air cleaner( which may in storage in the barn) and wiper motor, tires. There are jag tools and some spares. The car has a luggage rack and hardtop that has hazing cracks in rear window. There are some upgrades to the car that were purchased by owner but never installed like performance manifold and carborators. The pictures on this listing do not look great because of the dirt and lighting, but they are authentic. Documentation and additional history is available.

Excuse the long narrative, but most of it is relevant and hopefully will lead to purchase by the right person. I toyed with either restoring it myself or just cleaning it and getting the mechanics sorted. But i think the car and owners story is interesting enough for me to market it as is -where is, uncleaned, not moved from the second floor of a the dry barn, on dry wooden floors, with years of light dust and dirt . Yes i completely understand the uncertainty of a sitting car but i have looked at so many cars in my life that have less going for them. A running, painted up car with replacement parts or a car that had normal rust and more miles is not as good a starting point as this car. I also realize that the highest values for barn find cars are ones that have zero repaint, but at least this car has not been repainted in over 30 years.There is still some original paint. My reserve is well under $45,000 so in this hot market this is a car worth investing in.