2010-07-05 09:32:27 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 7/10
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Auction description:
Lot 347
Registration Number: ABH88H
Chassis Number: 1R1508

This beautifully original 4.2 Roadster was first registered on 6th February 1970. The car’s original buff log book states that ABH88H was subsequently registered to a Gillian Edmonds, then wife of Noel Edmonds, and was bought as a present for her. The car was then purchased by its current owner in 1986 and has been enjoyed and pampered ever since.

Contained in the large history file are bills and receipts dating back to the 1970s, a collection of past MoT test certificates dating back to 1986, an assortment of original Jaguar E-Type sales brochures and a number of slides and photographs dated May 1990, showing the car stripped to bare metal and having specific work done to the sills and floorpans.

This charming 4.2 roadster is finished in Signal Red with black leather interior and is offered with a current MoT test certificate valid until April 2011 and was fully serviced in May 2010. Described by the vendor as an honest example in good condition, this E-Type would make an ideal vehicle for the remaining summer months.

Estimate: £23000 - £26000

2021-08-25 12:16:34 | pauls writes:

Car to return to auction 9/21

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Auction description:

1970 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Roadster

Lot 79 (Imperial War Museum Duxford, Wed, 8th Sep 2021)

Estimate £70,000 - £85,000

Registration No: ABW 88H

Chassis No: 1R1508

MOT: T.B.A.

1 of just 776 RHD examples made

Matching chassis and engine numbers and never allowed to deteriorate to the point of needing a full restoration

Extensive history file dating back to the 1970s

Purchased by TV and Radio star Noel Edmonds in 1977 as a gift for his then-wife and formerly registered as 'CIA 7'

One of just 776 Series II Roadsters made to right-hand drive specification, chassis 1R1508 was first registered with the Nottingham number plate ‘TAU 465H’ on February 2nd 1970. Resident in Northern Ireland thereafter, the Jaguar was treated to a thorough engine and gearbox overhaul by Oldham & Crowther of Peterborough at an indicated 70,644 miles before being bought by the television and radio star Noel Edmonds as a present for his first wife Gillian during 1978. Checked over by J.R. Etheridge Ltd who looked after Mr Edmonds’ Ford GT40 at the time, the E-Type bore the distinctive number plate ‘CIA 7’. Belonging to Mr C Metcalfe of Milton Keynes by 1984, the two-seater then passed to Paul Conway who kept it for over twenty years. Small bills Garage of Chiswick carried out a full mechanical and body inspection on the car at an indicated 86,171 miles in September 1986 concluding that: ‘Apart from the corroded sills this vehicle is a fine example of a sixteen-year-old motor car’. Minor bodywork restoration and a full respray in its original Red followed during 1990 but, unusually for a home market car, the Series II Roadster has never been allowed to deteriorate to the point of needing total renovation. Thus, it retains its original chassis plate, carburettor position tags and jack bag etc not to mention its factory-fitted engine. Having owned several E-Types in the past and as a veteran of various Concours restorations, the vendor purchased chassis 1R1508 from marque specialist Lanes Cars for £90,000 in 2018 with a view to returning it to showroom condition once more. However, another project intervened and he now feels that someone else should take custodianship. Re-trimmed at some stage, the Jaguar remains presentable and could certainly be enjoyed ‘as is’ especially given that the seller has just spent £1,927.20 with Aldon Automotive of Brierley Hill having the radiator flushed, one cooling fan motor renewed, new coolant hoses fitted, the triple SU carburettors overhauled and electronic ignition added. Starting readily upon inspection and running well during our recent photography session, ‘ABW 88H’ is more authentic than many of the E-Types we encounter. Understood to have covered some 102,000 miles from new, this rare and appealing Series II Roadster is offered for sale with a green logbook (showing Mrs Edmonds’ ownership), old MOTs dating back to 1978 at 76,835 miles, numerous bills, factory hardtop and fitted indoor car cover.

2023-05-28 08:44:03 | pauls writes:

Car returns to auction 6/23

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Auction description:

1970 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Roadster

Estimate £60,000 - £70,000

Registration No: ABW 88H

Chassis No: 1R1508

MOT: T.B.A.

1 of just 776 RHD examples made

Matching chassis and engine numbers and never allowed to deteriorate to the point of needing a full restoration

Extensive history file dating back to the 1970s

Purchased by TV and Radio star Noel Edmonds in 1977 as a gift for his then-wife and formerly registered as 'CIA 7'

Otherwise description and photos as 9/21 auction