2021-02-06 16:36:06 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 3/21

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A rare and original Series 1 4.2 E-Type Roadster

LIVE AUCTION: Saturday 27th March | 11.00am GMT

Only five owners from new with continuous history

Very original and honest

Believed to be the original colours, engine and gearbox

Celebrity provenance, low mileage

Once the property of famous TV and film actor - and British National Treasure - the Honourable Nigel Havers, this rare and highly original Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Roadster 4.2 was first supplied to the UK market as a right hand drive car on 18-3-1965. Since then it has only had four subsequent owners, all of whom have kept the car for an extended period of time.

Always red with black leather it is perhaps the ultimate symbol of British sports cars in the 1960s and today displays all the signs of a very original and honest car. It has certainly been seriously enjoyed throughout its life, as both the widow of the current deceased owner, and Nigel himself, recently confirmed to us. Over the years many happy and treasured memories of trips away both in the UK and Europe were recalled during current ownership, which commenced back in September 2004.

The car has received enthusiastic owner maintenance over their tenure with the history file showing regular annual MOTs and parts acquired all in the car’s history file. In fact, MOTs found in the file, the oldest of which dates back to 1975, suggest that the indicated mileage of 30,374 may indeed be correct, although the lack of every single certificate means that we cannot warrant that.

The file also shows a picture book of an earlier restoration, as well as many bills for regular maintenance and parts acquired throughout its life. Passing an MOT in late Jan 2021 with a few advisories, the car is now ready and ripe for a full restoration. It could be enjoyed as is and maintained and improved over time, or it could form the basis of a very worthwhile restoration with the potential to become a Concours contender when finished, as all the right ingredients for a pedigree E-Type are there.

Lot Number 0

Registration Number HPD 501C

Chassis Number 1E 1140

Body Colour Red

2021-03-28 08:23:08 | Anonymous writes:

That chassis/data plate is a shocker! The engine and gear box are clearly out of a later car. A simple glance at the engine/gearbox chronology on XKE Data reveals that.

2021-08-17 12:50:50 | paul writes:

My dad owned this car from 1975-78 in Pontcanna near Cardiff it was his pride and joy he gave it partial resto and an engine rebuild we used to go everywhere in it i was only a kid and i used to sit on a speaker between the seats

we have great memories of this car and would be keen to speak to the current owner if possible thanks