2020-08-12 12:25:07 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 9/20
www.bonhams.com/auctions/26494/preview_lot/5373329/

Auction description:
1968 Jaguar E-Type 4.2-Litre 'Series 1½' Roadster
Chassis no. 1E17004
Engine no. 7E16015-9
€ 85,000 - 100,000
US$ 100,000 - 120,000

•Delivered new to the USA
•Matching numbers
•Restored in Italy in 2013
•Air conditioning fitted

Manufactured in February 1968 during this transitional period, this outstanding Series 1½ E-Type was despatched on 18th March '68 to Jaguar Cars, New York, USA. The accompanying JDHT Certificate confirms matching numbers and records the original colour scheme as opalescent silver blue with dark blue interior and blue top.

Following the car's importation from the USA to Italy a few years ago, the owner commissioned a comprehensive restoration of the mechanicals, bodywork, and interior by a specialist workshop in Italy. During the restoration the colour was changed to the most attractive combination of black exterior and hood with a beautifully finished dark red leather interior. The result can only be described as stunning, and a selection of photographs taken at various stages of the restoration is on file, documenting all aspects of the rebuild. On the restoration's completion in 2013 the E-Type was registered in Italy. An Italian specialist's report dated 2014 testifies to the car's generally excellent restored condition. Importantly, the car retains its original engine block, which corresponds to the number on the Heritage Certificate.

Offered with Italian registration papers and the aforementioned documentation, this beautifully finished, original left-hand drive E-Type Roadster deserves the closest inspection.