Lot details Registration No: YND840M Chassis No: IS52056BW Mot Expiry: June 2005
An even more torquey 5343cc 272bhp V12 engine first appeared under the bonnet of the Series 3 E-Type Jaguar from 1971. This was the first quantity production 12-cylinder engine since the 1948 demise of the Lincoln Continental and, most importantly for the Midlands car maker and exporter, Jaguar's twelve was fully compliant with emission regulations on both sides of the Atlantic. The V12 E was readily distinguished by having a cross-hatch radiator grill and had power-assisted steering as standard. Available in open roadster or 2+2 fixed head form, 15,287 were made.
This Series 3 E has had three keepers from new in 1973 when the V12-engined, righthand drive, 2+2 coupe first left the Browns Lane, Coventry, factory, to be supplied to the first owner in Manchester. The fixed head is still in its original and distinctive heather colour scheme, the headlining having been renewed and new wire wheels and tyres fitted in the recent past.
The monocoque is currently described as OK, the body panels and paintwork as seen, the leather good, the 5.3-litre twelve and 3-speed auto-shift transmission reportedly excellent, the electrical equipment good and the wheels and tyres still nearly new. The 43,000 mileage displayed when entered for this sale is certified by the vendor to be the genuine total mileage for this car from new. The latest MOT was passed only last month, so the certificate will not require renewing until next June.
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