2023-11-24 11:13:13 | pauls writes:

With help from Steve Kimber car found at:

www.evoke-classics.com/auction/

Auction description:

Vehicle Registration KPA 148K

Engine Size 5343

Transmission Automatic

Fuel Type Petrol

Colour White

Interior Colour / Material Red Leather

MOT expiry date 2024-11-06

Location Culverstone Green, Kent

Vehicle Registration KPA 148K

Engine Size 5343

Transmission Automatic

Fuel Type Petrol

Colour White

Interior Colour / Material Red Leather

MOT expiry date 2024-11-06

Location Culverstone Green, Kent

History and paperwork 

£20,000+ spent on recent mechanical, electrical and interior work

With our vendor since 2016

First registered 2 December 1971

Prior to our vendor, a father and son owned this E-type, then one other

Two previous owners, three registered keepers

A very recent MOT passed on 7 November 2023

Paper MOTs going back to 1996

Mechanicals 

The centre piece of this Series 3 is that engine. 

V12 5.3 litre, 272bhp, 295 ft-lb of torque

Four Zenith Stromberg carburettors

The V12 in this E-type had a thorough overhaul just a couple of years ago. 

The cylinder heads came off

One was replaced

The carbs were stripped, checked and overhauled

Valve shims set up

Carbs set up and balanced

Front suspension overhauled

Radiator and cooling system replaced where needed

Cooling fans and motors replaced

That work came to just over £10,000.

Inside 

Classic black and chrome dash

Original Smiths dials

Three spoke steering wheel

The additional floor coverings that were fitted to the Series 3 are all fine

The red leather complements the exterior very well

Door cards and chrome architecture in good condition

Cream headlining fixed firmly and in good condition

Significant sums have been spent improving this E-type's interior. Weatherstrips, external and internal door and window rubbers, and A-pillar fittings, have all been replaced. Additionally, electrical work has been undertaken which includes overhauling the heating system - no mean feat on an E-type. Detailed invoices for £1,000s are included. Here is an overview. 

Remove, strip and refit doors

Remove and replace perished seals

Replace A+B pillar weatherstrips and seals

Renew sill step rubbers

Bonnet seals replaced

Rectify heater box fault

Remove and strip front seats and replace head rest foams

As many of you will know, a lot of work goes into doing these jobs on an E-type. 

Outside 

It is all in generally good order. There are the usual age-related marks as well some minor cosmetic matters on the outside edge of both doors. 

As well as the work carried out above, the bumpers have been removed and refitted with new flush fitting rubbers. That job isn’t one undertaken lightly. 

The exterior chrome around the door frame and body is all in place and looks clean and bright. 

The classic knock-on wire wheels look very good.