2022-10-12 17:18:23 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 10/22
www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-223---1970-jaguar-e-type-42-roadster/

Auction description:
20th Oct 2022 Imperial War Museum, Duxford
Lot 223
1970 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Roadster
Estimate £40,000 - £50,000
Lot details

Registration No: WWU 223J
Chassis No: 1R13091
MOT: Exempt

Current ownership since 1998
Notably sound bodywork and mechanically well sorted
Very nicely re-trimmed interior
A thoroughly usable example
According to its accompanying Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust certificate, chassis 1R13091 was initially finished in Regency Red with Beige upholstery (the same combination it pleasingly sports today). Completed on 23rd March 1970 and shipped to New York the following month, the two-seater had relocated to the Isle of Man via a lengthy sojourn in California by the late 1990s. Sent to appraise the Jaguar on behalf of his then employer who had a significant car collection, the vendor was so impressed with the lack of corrosion that he asked to buy it for himself. The E-Type’s sole UK registered keeper to date and used to working on all sorts of exotica, he methodically went through the engine, gearbox, back axle, steering, brakes and suspension. The older repaint was deemed presentable enough but the interior was very nicely re-trimmed and a new mohair hood installed. Uprated with UK specification triple SU carburettors and exhaling via a tubular exhaust manifold, the factory-fitted straight-six sounded smooth and powerful during our recent photography session. Covering a modest 6,000 miles over the past twenty-four years and riding on MWS wire wheels, recent work has seen the brake servo replaced, a new clutch slave kit installed and even a gear lever bush renewed. Retaining its original LHD configuration and thus ideally suited to Continental touring, ‘WWU 223J’ has much to recommend it. As sound underneath as it is on top, this tempting E-Type Roadster is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, owner’s wallet / handbooks, assorted invoices and MOT certificates dating back to 1998 (the current certificate remaining valid until August 2023).