2005-06-25 00:52:51 | Lofty writes:

For sale at Christies Auction UK on July 1, 2005 (Lot # 685)

Engine 7E535419.
Sale description states engine matches the JDHT certificate. Manual gearbox

Registration date October 20, 1967. Requires restoration work

2005-07-25 21:18:20 | pauls writes:

Above auction description:
Opalescent Blue with black interior

Engine: six cylinders in line, twin overhead camshafts, triple SU HD8 carburettors, 4,235cc, 265bhp at 5,400rpm; Gearbox: four speed manual with synchromesh; Suspension: front, independent with double wishbones and torsion bars, independent coil spring and damper units; Brakes: Dunlop servo-assisted discs all round. Right hand drive.

This example, first registered on the 20th of October 1967, is one of the very early Series 1½s; it bares a chassis number just forty digits higher than the first of its line (1E50975). As such it brandishes naked headlights but retains the unfederalised engine fed by its three SU carburettors. Inside, it features the rocker switches that replaced the original toggles (the Nineteen Sixties' idea of "crash protection"), but not the optional automatic gearbox, instead retaining the much-preferred four speed manual. The black leather upholstery, though generally in good condition, is slightly worn on the side of the driver's seat. The Opalescent Blue paintwork worn on the exterior is original but showing some evidence of discolouration and rusting, particularly behind the off-side rear wheel arch, and the exhaust is in need of replacement. Sold with a Jaguar Daimler Heritage certificate confirming it as a matching numbers vehicle, and with a V5 document, this car represents a rare permutation of the legendary E-Type, and as such is an interesting and worthwhile restoration project.

Lot Details
Auction The Sharpe Family Collection
Christies, Essex
Type Car
Lot Number 685
Estimate £7000-£10000
Hammer Price £12337
Hammer Price (inc premium) -
Year 1967
Condition rating
Registration number SYV 434F
Mileage -
Chassis number 1E51015
Engine number 7E535419

2005-12-10 00:15:24 | Anonymous writes:

At Jul 1 2005, SCM reports odo 99,485. Original paint discolored and rubbed through in places. Rear wheel arch crusty. Pitted chrome. Driver's seat and steering wheel worn and scuffed.