2010-01-15 09:53:02 | nerd writes:

On Craigslist in Phoenix, AZ.

phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/1553193804.html

Rare “Back Yard” find located in NE Phoenix, AZ. Registered as a 1962, has many features that indicate that it could be a late 1961.
Shown by appointment only, total restoration needed. Not driven since 1981. Engine, transmission, headlight glass etc stored in garage. 3.8L engine/head have matching #’s. The head S/N is R3155-9 ( it is a "Gold", 9:1 compression head). ID# 885300
Engine was pulled in 1981 to install later model transmission and new throw-out bearing family illness brought project to a halt. Original bell housing machined to accommodate late model transmission’s front bearing. Louvers in bonnet are riveted in place and not punched into bonnet sheet metal. 99% complete. Contact me to arrange appointment. Car is located at North 32nd Street and East Cactus Road in NE Phoenix, AZ.
$17,500 OBO

2025-06-06 14:25:53 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 6/25

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1961-jaguar-e-type-38-coupe/

Auction description:

25th Jun, 2025, The Millbrook Sale, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire

1961 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 Coupe

Estimate £75,000 - £85,000

Lot details Registration No: 398 YUC

Chassis No: 885300

MOT: June 2026

Finished in its original shade of Opalescent Silver Blue

Subject to much expense in current ownership

JDHT certificate plus a large collection of invoices

Dispatched on the 28th December 1961 to Jaguar cars, New York

As recorded on the accompanying Heritage Certificate, this Series One 3.8 flat floor coupe, chassis 885300, was manufactured to left hand drive specification on 12 December 1961 and despatched on 28th December to the East Coast distributor Jaguar Cars, New York. Finished in Opalescent Silver Blue with red leather interior, it was subsequently sold it its first owner, a W. M Oltmer of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, who must have cut quite a dash at the time in the stunningly shaped newcomer. Remaining in the States for the next fifty years the car was then imported to the UK around 2011 by Cleevewood Garage, Bristol. Known for their restoration work and sales of classic cars, the E-Type was restored and converted to right hand drive before being acquired by the vendor in 2016. It remains resplendent in the original shade of Opalescent Silver Blue although the interior has been retrimmed in Sky Blue. The result is a far more pleasing colour combination in our view. The often recalcitrant Moss gearbox has also been replaced with a more user-friendly 4-speed synchromesh unit which greatly enhances the driving experience. It is assumed the odometer was zeroed at the time of restoration and it currently displays some 5,070 miles.

Since coming into the current ownership the car has mostly been serviced and maintained by The Splined Hub of Oundle, renowned specialists in the field of 1960s Jaguars. Numerous invoices are contained in the history file evidencing the not inconsiderable amounts that have been lavished on its ongoing care and upkeep. These include an engine and gearbox strip down and overhaul in 2017 carried out by sports & performance car specialists Templeton’s Garage of Rushden, Northants, together with a cylinder head refurbishment and carburettor overhaul in 2019 undertaken by The Splined Hub. In 2018 the car was fitted with a 123 electronic distributor together with replacement door locks. Although exempt, added peace of mind as to its usability comes from a fresh MOT certificate expiring on 7th June 2026. Indeed, it is said to “run very well” - as all properly maintained E-Types should! '398 YUC' now represents as a delightful example of the E-Type in perhaps its purest form, that has been subject to much expense in the current ownership. Consequently it is accompanied by a large collection of invoices and is worthy of close inspection.