Lot details Registration No: ECL 76D Chassis No: 1E50225 Mot Expiry: T.B.A.
Jaguar's now immortal E-Type made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show of 1961. Like the XK 120 before it, the newcomer was the fastest production car of its time - its 3.8-litre straight-six engine allowing a 0-60mph acceleration time of just over seven seconds and a top speed nudging the magic 150 mph. The model underwent its first major surgery in 1966 when, feeling there needed to be a version in which customers' children could share the E-Type experience, Jaguar introduced the 2+2 Fixed Head Coupe (known as the XKE Family Coupe in America, where most examples were sold). A rear bench seat was accommodated by increasing the wheelbase by nine inches and adding two inches to the roofline. The airy 2+2 however benefited from the same fully independent suspension, rack and pinion steering and disc brakes as its two-seater sibling. By now, the E-Type range was powered by a 4.2-litre version of the company's ubiquitous DOHC, straight-six engine, which developed a quoted 265bhp and 283lbft of torque. The first E-type model to list automatic transmission as an option, the Series 1 2+2 was in production for three years, during which time some 5,600 are understood to have been built (1,379 RHD and 4,221 LHD)
The Series 1 Coupe offered was manufactured to right-hand drive specification during the first year of 2+2 production, and features Yellow coachwork complemented by a Black leather interior and chrome wire wheels. We understand it was extensively refurbished in the 1990s and then stored before being recommissioned in recent months - this work apparently included the replacement of the brakes, steering rack and cooling system. The vendor now classes the engine and four-speed manual transmission as "very good" and the coachwork, paintwork and interior as "good". The E-Type has been furnished with a new MOT and 12 months' tax and is said to be "all working and ready to go!".
PLEASE NOTE: The clutch slave cylinder is leaking on this vehicle.
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