Lot details Registration No: HUC900N Chassis No: 1S2588BW Mot Expiry: Aug 2007
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 sports car 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 without even a gearchange to interrupt one's headlong dash into the distance". (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 together with wider tracks front and rear, new anti-dive front suspension geometry and fatter tyres gave improved road holding. Imbued with a more muscular stance thanks to its flared wheelarches, re-profiled wings and larger grille, it also benefited from vented disc brakes and a restyled interior.
Finished in dark blue with tan hide upholstery, this particular example is described by the vendor as being in "good" overall condition. Reportedly treated to various new components including "rear discs / shock absorbers, new water pump and ignition conversion kit costing over £1,600" since entering the current ownership three years ago, 'HUC 900N' is believed but not warranted to have covered just 43,087 miles from new. That said, the low odometer reading would appear to be at least partially substantiated by the comparative lack of wear to its interior and a stack of old MOT certificates. Riding on steel wheels and equipped with automatic transmission, this handsome V12 E-type roadster is offered for sale with history file, MOT certificate valid until August 2007 and road tax until September 2006.
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