2018-11-01 13:58:32 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 11/18
www.silverstoneauctions.com/1972-jaguar-e-type-slll-v12-fhc

Auction description:
NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 2018
1972 Jaguar E-Type Series lll V12 FHC
Lot No.: 650

Registration: CMJ 587L
Chassis Number: 1S51407BW
Engine Number: 7S8343SA
Number of cylinders: 6
CC: 5343
Year of Manufacture: 1972
RHD/LHD: Right Hand Drive
Estimate (£): 65,000 - 75,000

Matching-numbers UK/RHD example; believed to have covered just 34,000 miles
Subject to a recent bare-metal, fully documented restoration with photographs
Very genuine and drives superbly; looks resplendent in expertly finished paintwork
Smooth changing automatic gearbox which perfectly suits the lusty 5.3 V12 engine

The car presented here is a 1972 Jaguar E-Type Series lll V12 '2+2' Coupé, and is a UK-supplied right-hand drive car with an automatic gearbox. Our car-enthusiast vendor understands it to be to a matching-numbers example, which is believed to have covered just 34,000 miles (but is not substantiated).

With a view to keeping the car for the long-term, as it had covered so few miles, was very solid, and drove so well, our vendor thought it the ideal candidate for a comprehensive restoration. Subsequently, the Jaguar was subject to a bare-metal, fully documented restoration, costing approximately £40,000 and this was recently completed in June 2018. The quality of the paintwork can be judged from the photographs of the car as a bare tub. The majority of this work was carried out by specialists ‘Jentree Classic Cars’ of East Sussex, whilst mechanical work was entrusted to ‘Protran Garage Ltd.’ of Brighton. With his circumstances changing, this beautifully restored British Classic is now seeking a new home and the use it deserves.

With the reassurance of such recent work, this car represents a great purchase at a very tempting guide price.