1974 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster
Entered from the Aberaeron Collection

Registration No: YDA 200M
Chassis No: 1S2329
MOT: Exempt

• Owned by the vendor from new and just 44,215 miles
• Offered with a collection of old MOT certificates plus JDHT document
• Matching chassis and engine numbers
• Manual gearbox and offered with hard top
• Supplied new by Hewitts of Wolverhampton
• Finished in Jaguar Green Sand with a Cinnamon interior,

By 1971, Jaguar's jaw-dropping E-Type had been in production for a decade. Despite continual improvements, new emissions legislation in the all-important American market threatened to strangle the big cat's performance. Jaguar responded by giving its revered sportscar fresh claws in the shape of a 5343cc V12 developed from the stillborn XJ13 Le Mans project car. The new engine was both effortlessly powerful and eerily refined. "The turbine-like smoothness with which the engine provides a sustained shove in the back is almost uncanny, the more so when one accelerates hard in top gear." (Autocar 5th July 1973).

With some 272bhp and 304lbft of torque on tap, the Series III E-Type once again had 150mph in its sights. A revised wheelbase yielded better cabin space, and in conjunction with wider front/rear tracks, new anti-dive front suspension geometry and fatter tyres gave improved road holding. Imbued with a more muscular stance thanks to its flared wheel arches, re-profiled wings and larger grille, the model also boasted vented disc brakes and a restyled interior. Supplied new by Hewitts Garages Ltd of Wolverhampton and first registered on 26^th March 1974, there is just one former recorded keeper from new on the V5C, and that was in the vendor’s name at his electrical services company (at least prior to 1976) making the E-Type a ‘one-owner’ example. Finished in Jaguar Green Sand with a Cinnamon interior, it’s a manual gearbox example with correct matching chassis and engine numbers. On July 5th 1984 the mileage recorded at the MOT was 43,164 miles. A November 2018 MOT certificate records the mileage at just 44,148 miles and just 44,215 miles are currently displayed which is the total mileage from new.

On file, there is an invoice on file for brake work and an MOT from Celtic Garage, Llanllwni for the total of £1,717.67. It is offered with a large collection of old MOT certificates back to 1981, some old DVLA paperwork, a current V5C Registration Document and three older V5C & V5 documents plus JDHT document.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
[email protected]
07943 584760