2015-11-03 11:57:26 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 11/15
www.silverstoneauctions.com/1974-jaguar-e-type-series-iii-roadster-6255

Auction description:
NEC Classic Motor Show Sale
Lot 621
Registration: RAU 193M
Chassis Number: 152595
Engine Number: 75154165A
Number of cylinders: 12
CC: 5200cc
Year of Manufacture: 1974

Offered here is a stunning 1974, right-hand drive, manual, Jaguar V12 E-type in the ever popular colour combination of Signal Red with a black interior. A note in the history file explains that the car had been little used over a period of twenty years and amongst a number of old MoTs, one dated April 1991 details a mileage of 34,000, which suggests that the current indicated mileage of around 47,000 may well be correct. Today it presents in a condition commensurate with that usage with excellent bodywork and interior, the latter being renewed in 1993.

Our vendor's focus over the last year has been on the car's driveability and road manners, in order to maximise his driving pleasure on those sunny days when he takes his classic Jaguar out to play. Like a golf swing, there are about 12 factors that have to come together to guarantee a good result, and setting up a high performance vehicle is just the same, so he entrusted his pride and joy to marque specialists, Abbott Racing, with a clear brief. The file contains a number of invoices from them detailing exactly the mechanical work that was carried out to ensure the car was as good as it looks.

He has told us recently that the car has "never driven better", however, as is often the way with enthusiasts, a new project has taken his eye and with limited garage space, reluctantly the E-Type must go. The car is accompanied with handbooks and a decent history file and is MoT'd until July 2016.

Anyone who has driven a number of early E-Types can explode the myth that they are good to drive unless they have been upgraded (brakes, gearbox, cooling etc.), however doing so on a very valuable original car may well have financial consequences. It makes so much more sense to open the garage door, start your Series 3, put the top down and go where you want to go, and at today's guide price it's an excellent option.