2015-07-23 23:44:17 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 7/15
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Auction description:
Lot number 113
Hammer value £34,000
Description Jaguar E-Type S2 4.2 FHC
Registration EMM 325J
Year 1971
Colour Red
Engine size 4,235 cc
Chassis No. 1R21033

The previous owner of this 1971 UK-supplied manual Series 2 Coupe purchased the car in 1982 by which time it had covered 50,160 miles. A string of subsequent MOTs indicates that it has spent much of its life in hibernation, the vendor being confident that the current reading of 63,070 miles is genuine.

It received a major body restoration in 1988 by P&K Thornton, which included a brand new bonnet, sills, boot floor, door skins and front floors, the bill amounting to over £5,500. There is evidence of many staged payments on file, including a period of storage afterwards. There is a further (large) bill for post-storage rectification, again by Thornton, dated 1992.

The vendor acquired the car in April 2009 and although it had an MOT, he felt that it probably shouldn't have! An aircraft engineer by trade, he spent the next two years bringing the car up to scratch, including a carburettor overhaul, distributor rebuild and replacement exhaust manifolds and studs which are mated to a full stainless steel system. He then gave the car a thorough rust treatment to all of the panels and box sections with ACF50 Anti Corrosion Fluid, a process which has been repeated several times.

He has fitted a new 'quick' steering rack with poly mounts, all new steering ball joints and track rod ends plus replacement universal joints to the steering shaft. Braided brake hoses are fitted all round, along with a solid state fuel pump, new engine hose set, new heater fan motor and replacement foam seat bases.

Most of the switch bodies were then rebuilt using the original (aged) switch rockers to blend into the nicely patinated dashboard. Finally the car was capped off with a set of gorgeous replica D-Type Dunlop road wheels fitted with 'period' high-profile tyres.

Back on the road in 2012, this fine looking, low mileage car has had four previous owners and is due to carry a fresh MOT by the time of the sale. We are advised by the vendor that it is in sound and usable condition, although could do with a respray as there is micro-blistering on the bodywork.

This looks like the perfect candidate to enjoy and use over the summer, while planning a repaint over the winter months so that it emerges in tip-top condition next year.

2015-12-21 13:03:59 | Harry Stevens writes:

A UK delivery car first registered with the Greater London Council on 4 January 1971. An older style restoration that underwent major works in 1988, it was sold in December 2015 by Arun Jaguar and Specialist Car Sales of Pulborough. 63,000 miles.