1967 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Coupe
1 of just 1,583 RHD examples

Registration No: PHH 125E
Chassis No: 1E21432
MOT: May 2026

• Highly desirable ‘home market’ 4.2 Fixed Head Coupe that was first supplied new by Henlys of London
• Finished from the factory in Carmen Red paintwork with Black leather interior upholstery
• Restored to ‘fast road’ specification with the engine benefitting from an uprated head with 9.5:1 compression ratio, and braking by four-pot callipers by Coopercraft
• Full bare-metal restoration by an E-Type specialist in 2006
• 1 of just 1,583 RHD examples

Triumphantly launched at the March, 1961, Geneva Salon, Jaguar’s ‘150mph’ E-Type was the sports car that (a) put the swinging into the ‘swinging sixties’, (b) no less a man than Enzo Ferrari dubbed ‘the most beautiful car in the world’, and (c) transported a galaxy of stars from Brigitte Bardot to George Best, Tony Curtis to Donald Campbell and Roy Orbison to Steve McQueen. Though not designed as a racer, the E-Type was nevertheless a direct descendent of the all-conquering D-Type and thus had motorsport embedded in its DNA. Equipped with all-round independent suspension, rack and pinion steering and four-wheel disc brakes, its handling and roadholding proved more than a match for most rivals. Just one month from launch, Graham Hill and Roy Salvadori drove the Equipe Endeavour E-Type (‘ECD 400’) to victory at Oulton Park and some fifty-six years later the model remains a force to be reckoned with in historic racing. Updated during August, 1964, the Jaguar gained a larger 4,235cc XK DOHC straight-six engine and more user-friendly manual gearbox with synchromesh on each of its four forward speeds. Thankfully, the Big Cat’s beautiful styling remained unaltered until the introduction of the so-called Series 1.5 cars during September, 1967, by which time just 1,583 RHD E-Type 4.2 Fixed Head Coupés were made.

Our example was manufactured on 14th September, 1966, originally finished in Carmen Red with a Black interior, and was despatched for sale through Henlys London, the famous distributor of Jaguars, Rolls-Royces and other prestigious marques. Little else is known of its early life, but at some stage it ended up in America, from where it was repatriated in 1990. As time progressed, it naturally started to grow tired, until it had the good fortune to fall into the hands of E-Type specialist Stuart Oliver in 2006, who proceeded to give it a whole new lease of life. Mr. Oliver commenced a very thorough overhaul, which included extensive mechanical and bodywork renovations.

The engine was totally disassembled and overhauled to an advanced state of tune. Its final specification comprised a high-compression (9.5:1) cylinder head with enlarged valves, high-lift cams, wide-blade rods, short-skirt pistons, a high-pressure oil pump, an alloy flywheel, a two-inch branch exhaust manifold and stainless exhaust, an alloy radiator with electric fan, adjustable shock absorbers, uprated torsion bars, Coopercraft four-pot callipers, a close-ratio gearbox, a 3.0:1 limited-slip differential and competition wire wheels. The body shell was stripped to the bare metal and resprayed in Porsche Guards Red – a close match for the original Carmen Red – while the interior was kept in the original Black.

We are profoundly satisfied with the quality of Mr. Oliver’s work, but we are by no means the only ones. Once the Jaguar had been fully renovated, it entered the Wigton Motor Club’s Classic Car Show in Dalemain every year from 2008 to 2011, and on each occasion was placed First in Class. The E-Type went back on the road in the summer of 2008, when its mileage reading stood at 12,716 miles. Since then, it has been kept in continuous use and MOTed annually, even though it has been exempt from testing since 2018 and only used lightly, primarily as a weekend car, hence it is offered for sale having covered only 3,000 miles since 2008. Mr. Oliver sold the car to its next owner in 2013, and he continued to have Mr. Oliver service and maintain it.

In 2015, the cylinder head was removed to receive an upgrade in the form of a competition-specification head gasket. A more thorough overhaul was undertaken in June, 2021, which involved fitting a new brake servo, rear radius arm bushes and bonnet sealing strips. The engine bay was cleaned at the time and the underside was Waxoyled for good measure. A new brake master cylinder was fitted in 2022, and the car was again treated to a very comprehensive session of servicing, greasing, fluid changes and general pre-MOT checks in March, 2024. At the same time, the carburettors were cleaned and rebuilt with new floats, needles and gaskets, some minor repairs were effected to the floor mats and carpets, and a few small electrical faults were rectified involving the indicators, the horn, earthing and some of the wiring along the steering column. Some new brake hoses were fitted, the cam cover gaskets were replaced, the top ball joints received new gaiters, a new rear interior lamp assembly was installed and the driver’s door was adjusted.

That ought to give some indication of just how meticulous the upkeep of this E-type has been, especially considering it has only covered around 200 miles since 2022. Further evidence of this is that it received not a single advisory at its most recent MOT test, which remains valid until May, 2026. Complete with the V5C, some original sales literature, many old MOTs and a Jaguar Cars heritage certificate, this really is a superb specimen of a Series I 4.2 which is ready for immediate use and enjoyment.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452