2015-11-01 10:25:36 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 12/15
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Auction description:
New York - Driven By Disruption
10 December 2015
1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-Litre Roadster
Chassis no. 1E 10804
Engine no. 7E 3286-9
Body no. 4E 1997
Without Reserve

The car offered here is a later-production Series 1 example, chassis number 1E 10804. Manufactured in March 1965, its all-important Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust certificate records that it was delivered new through Jaguar Cars in New York to Homer W. Guernsey the following month. The current caretaker and restorer acquired the Jaguar from who is believed to have been the second owner, a gentleman who had acquired it from a Ford dealership to which its original owner traded it in on a Mustang. At the time, it reportedly had recorded 23,000 miles, and in 1987, it was taken apart for restoration. The owner tired of the work, and the project spent many years in storage before the present owner purchased it and proceeded to restore its every nut and bolt to their original condition.

Sandblasting revealed a few delicate areas in the floor, resulting in the owner fitting new floors and sills to ensure a perfect, solid body shell with a fine panel fit. The body was then properly prepared and finished in elegant Opalescent Silver Grey, with each panel separately painted to avoid masking lines. The interior was sewn together in the United Kingdom using correct Connolly-type leather, Wilton wool carpeting, and British vinyl, as original. New six-inch-wide wheels with Michelin tires were installed.

The engine was rebuilt using new pistons, a re-ground crank, resized rods, and new rod bushes, and it was dynamically balanced to ensure smooth operation. The gearbox, when disassembled, was found to be in excellent condition, verifying the car's low mileage, and was reassembled using new gaskets and seals. The differential was rebuilt with a new, higher-ratio 3.31:1 gear set, improving acceleration and cruising abilities. Similarly, the brake system has new components throughout, including the master cylinder and servo, as well as the brake lines and hoses. An aftermarket alloy radiator and a new water pump with a 16-inch fan were installed to avoid any cooling concerns.

The car is offered with the incredibly rare option of a correct removable hardtop, as well as its correct tool kit, jack, JDHT certificate, and original chassis plate. The certificate also confirms the originality of all of the major components within the car, including, crucially, both the engine block and head, stampings of which appear original.

Restored to the highest standards of detail, this is a restoration deserving of a significant E-Type, perhaps the most groundbreaking car of its era and a design that can still stop anyone who views it in their tracks: styling disruption in its most elemental form.

2015-12-12 22:34:31 | pauls writes:

Lot 207
1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-Litre Roadster
Chassis no. 1E 10804
Engine no. 7E 3286-9
Body no. 4E 1997
Sold for $297,000