2010-02-01 22:05:42 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in '09
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Auction description:
Sale 17263 - Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia, 18 Nov 2009
Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate
Lot No: 448
1971 Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 Coupé
Registration no. NCK 506J
Chassis no. 1S50021
Engine no. 7S1411SA

Sold for £18,975 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

This Series III E-Type was acquired by the current vendor in 1989 and has undergone substantial refurbishment since then. Work carried out has included a bare metal repaint, engine/gearbox rebuild, new headlining and an electronic ignition upgrade. Finished in Regency Red with biscuit leather upholstery, the vehicle is described as in generally good condition with the engine running well. Tax-exempt, 'NCK 506J' is offered with current MoT/road fund licence, Swansea V5 registration document and sundry receipts and expired MoTs dating back to 1984.

2012-11-13 11:32:32 | Pekka T. writes:

Car to be auctioned again on Nov. 14th 2012:

www.bonhams.com/auctions/20147/lot/560/

2024-10-08 11:32:11 | pauls writes:

Car returning to auction 10/24

carsonline.bonhams.com/en/listings/jaguar/e-type-s3-22/898e167c-fa2a-4328-a1a7-0 ...

Auction description:

Older Restoration

Webasto Roof

Heritage Certificate

1S50021

112800 miles

5343cc

manual

Regency Red

Beige leather

Right-hand drive

A lovely E Type with Heritage certificate and good history file. ”

Coming from 10 years of ownership.

Finished in its original colours of Regency Red and Beige leather, ‘NCK 506J’ is a heritage-certified Series III Jaguar E Type with matching engine and chassis numbers (“although it’s probably correct I've never bothered to check the gearbox number”).

An older ‘bare metal’ restoration that’s holding up well, it’s been in the seller’s hands since 2014.

Beautifully specified with a manual gearbox, chrome wire wheels, and a maroon Webasto sunroof, this is a V12-powered E Type 2+2 Coupé that stands out from the crowd for all the right reasons.

Exterior

Gosh, it looks magnificent, doesn’t it? The combination of very good Regency Red coachwork, excellent chrome, and sparkling wire wheels makes for an arresting combination.

This sort of thing doesn’t happen by itself though. In this case it started with a full bare metal respray in the hands of the chap who owned it between 1989 and 2009. Clearly a top-notch job, it still sports a healthy shine to it even now.

It’s obviously been well curated over the years since; E Types tend to be looked after well anyway but this one looks to have been pampered even by classic Jaguar standards.

Because it’s all very impressive. Take the Webasto roof for example, which slides fore and aft as it should, seals well, and is free of holes, rips, and other damage. It also matches the coachwork when most would have plumped for the presumably cheaper option of fitting a plain black one.

The badges, lamp lenses, and window glass are all good too, and the presence of a window sticker for the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club is another reassuring sign.

The 15-inch chromed wire wheels are in great shape with no serious rust or pitting and a great shine. They’re also fitted with good Uniroyal Rain Expert 3 tyres on the front (date-stamped 2018), and Vredestein Sprint Classic on the rear (2014).

As for flaws, there is some micro-blistering on the boot lid, the offside C-pillar is a bit wobbly, there’s a small dink in the bonnet to the right of the offside bonnet louvre, and a repair to the metal around the driver’s door lock is starting to fail.

Interior

While the exterior wears its years lightly, the interior’s patina is more developed. Not unattractively so as you can see, and we think a day’s-worth of elbow grease would make a huge difference to how it looks.

Because underneath a thin veneer of grime is a nice interior, and given we can’t find any mention of it having been replaced or restored, it may well still be the original.

The rear seat and boot are both grubby and look to be even less worn than the passenger seat – and that’s only gently softened and creased.

Sadly, the same cannot be said of the driver’s seat, which is well worn and almost certainly in need of recovering thanks to a combination of holes, heavy marks, and a loss of colour.

The wood-rimmed Moto-Lita steering wheel is nothing short of magnificent in both looks and the way it feels in your hand, and it sits in front of a rather nice dashboard that’s stocked with the usual comprehensive array of instruments and switches.

A modern Blaupunkt Alicante head unit and Pioneer speakers are fitted along with an immobiliser.

The spare wheel well is solid and contains a matching wire wheel fitted with aUniroyal Rain Expert 3 tyre.

As for your To Do list, there is a short split in vinyl covering the instrument binnacle, and another on the far end of the dashboard on the nearside. Neither are really visible when you’re sitting in the E Type.

The driver’s carpet is worn but as it is covered with a good rubber mat you could postpone dealing with that until motivation and money coincide.

The offside door pull is also mucky, and while the headlining is taut and free of damage, it too could do with being cleaned.

Mechanical

The Jaguar was treated to a new battery in September of this year, which followed on from a change of brake fluid and differential oil in the preceding July.

There are lots more recent invoices for work over the years, so why not make a brew and sit down to leaf through them?

Previous auctions listings online suggest a previous owner, who owned it between 1989 and 2009, treated it to a full restoration that included “a bare metal repaint, engine/gearbox rebuild, new headlining and an electronic ignition upgrade”.

As you can see it starts well and shows good oil pressure and a healthy charge to the battery. It could probably do with a service and/or a tune up but then the seller has barely used it in the past five years, so some low-rev fluffing is only to be expected.

The engine bay is grubby but serviceable; while we’d normally suggest that only those of a demanding nature would feel the need to detail the engine, in this case we think most might like to ask their preferred valeter to deal with this while they’re onsite to clean the interior.

Having said that, there are some nice features under the bonnet including what looks like the original chassis plate, a Lumenition electronic ignition system, and that recent Bosch battery we mentioned earlier.

The underside has clearly had some repairs over the years, and these are protected by underseal. The protective coat is wearing off in other places, so a session with a wire brush and some rust killer would be in order. That said, it’s been a decade since an MoT tester mentioned structural corrosion, which is another plus in its favour.

You will need to attend to the paintwork on the underside of the bonnet though as it is cracked and rusted.

History Highlights

The E Type’s MoT certificate is valid until July 2025, and it was issued, like so many before, with no advisories.

The recent Vehicle History Check is clean, and the car comes with a Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Production Record Trace Certificate confirming the specification and numbers it left the factory with, a thick wad of old invoices, and many years’ worth of expired MoT certificates.