2017-06-29 12:35:26 | Lofty writes:

1965 Jaguar E-Type 'Series 1' 4.2-Litre Roadster with Hardtop
£70,000 - 100,000
€80,000 - 110,000

The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia

30 Jun 2017, 14:00 BST
www.bonhams.com/auctions/24120/lot/284/

1965 Jaguar E-Type 'Series 1' 4.2-Litre Roadster with Hardtop
Chassis no. 1E1298
*Sold new in the Republic of Ireland
*One private owner from new
*Genuine circa 54,000 miles recorded
*Registered in the Republic of Ireland

The 298th right-hand drive 4.2-litre roadster off the production line (the chassis number sequence commenced with '1001'), this 'Series 1' E-Type was sold new in the Republic of Ireland and was delivered finished in Opalescent Silver Blue with dark blue interior trim and blue hood. Its accompanying Jaguar Heritage Trust certificate shows that the E-Type was sold via distributor Frank Cavey in Dublin, and the private vendor advises us that he bought the car new from Murphy & Gunn, a dealership that had registered the car and used it as a demonstrator (see registration document). The dealer's sticker - 'Murphy & Gunn, another satisfied customer' - is still in the rear window. Re-sprayed some 30 years ago, this one-owner car has covered circa 54,000 miles from new and is presented in generally very good condition. A rare opportunity to acquire an unmolested, low-mileage, one-owner example of the iconic Jaguar E-Type in - arguably - its most desirable form.