Registration No: BME 63H
Chassis No: 1R35848
MOT: Exempt

• Supplied new to the Daily Express newspaper and first registered as 'JAK 449' on 20th May 1970
• Rumoured to have been JAK's company car (JAK being the Daily Express's cartoonist, Raymond Jackson)
• Uprated with 6.5-inch wire wheels, stainless steel exhaust, 1-2-3 dual point distributor
• Current (third) ownership since 1976

The Jaguar E Type wowed the world upon its launch in 1961. Here was a sportscar which offered performance to beat Ferrari and Aston Martin at just half the price, wrapped up in a cigar-like body which was unlike any other contemporary sportscar. This combination of style, speed and value endeared it to the world’s elites, and the E-Type was one of the coolest cars in which to be seen throughout the 1960s. The range expanded with a 2+2 derivative joining the coupe and roadster, and evolved through steady stages until the final Series 3 V12s bowed out in 1975.

According to its accompanying Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate, chassis 1R35848 was manufactured on 23rd April 1970 and despatched to dealer Henlys of London a few days later. Finished in special order Porsche Tangerine with Black leather upholstery and sporting the preferred four-speed manual gearbox, the Jaguar was supplied new to The Daily Express and first registered as ‘JAK 449’ on 20th May. Given his love of fast living and personalised number plates, it is thought that the E-Type was bought as a company car for the newspaper’s celebrated cartoonist, Raymond Jackson (better known by his byline ‘JAK’). Re-registered as ‘BME 63H’ prior to entering the current (third) ownership in 1976, the 2+2-seater has become an established member of the family over the past forty-five years even being used for camping trips with a roof rack! Professionally resprayed in 1994, the Jaguar has also been subtly enhanced with XJ6 6.5-inch wire wheels, stainless steel exhaust, stainless steel brake/clutch master cylinder brackets, 1-2-3 dual point distributor, spin-on oil filter conversion, Spax adjustable shock absorbers and single point accessible rear brake bleeders. In 2010 the engine was given an overhaul using a brand-new crankshaft, big end bearings, clutch, flywheel and uprated oil pump. It also had its chain followers and tensioners replaced. Since then, the only mileage covered has been to and from MOT stations.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415871189