2023-05-28 12:39:44 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 6/23
www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1971-jaguar-e-type-v12-coupe/

Auction description:
14th Jun, 2023 Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire

1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Coupe
Estimate £35,000 - £40,000
Registration No: HBU 240K
Chassis No: 1S50247BW
MOT: Exempt

1 of only 2,116 home market examples manufactured
Matching chassis and engine numbers
Finished in Jaguar Ecurie Ecosse Blue, the colour made iconic by the Ecurie Ecosse racing Jaguars of the 1950s
89,700 recorded and credible miles
1 of only 2,116 home market examples of 2+2 V12 Coupe manufactured, this particular example has matching chassis and engine numbers. First registered on 8th September 1971 as ‘1 APW’, it retained that registration number up until 1983, ‘HBU 240K’s’ odometer displays some 89,700 recorded and credible miles. Evidently restored some years before the current vendor’s acquisition (believed to have been c.2018 from restoration relevant invoices, with restoration photographs on file), the Coupe is finished in Jaguar Ecurie Ecosse Blue, the colour made iconic by the Ecurie Ecosse racing Jaguars of the 1950s. Previously White, the current paint colour complements wonderfully with the mature Red leather interior and carpeting.

On file are a quantity of invoices for parts and work carried out. They include items from SNG Barrett; a stainless steel exhaust in 2011, an electronic fuel pump in 2012, a wire wheel and 4x splined hubs in 2013. In 2014 c.£16,000 was spent with Nottingham JagTech Limited, for an engine overhaul which included new exhaust manifolds, bearings, timing chains, cylinder liners and valve stem seals. A further 2014 JagTech invoice shows the purchase of sundry items including a head gasket set and service items such as bulbs and carpet set and a battery. There is a copy of correspondence dated September, 2014, on file from the then owner to Jagtech, commending them for their work, stating ‘fabulous job…Perfect!’. A later 2017 invoice with RH Classics of Melton Mowbray shows a £2,617.66 invoice for sundry parts which included parts related to cooling system fettling and, indeed, a new radiator. All of this work prior to the vendor’s ownership.

With an MOT certificate up to the 12th of November, 2023, there is also a collection of old MOT certificates dating back to 1989 accompanying. A copy of mid-1990s and a 1980s V5 and multiple invoices dating back to the late 1980s are also on file along with the current V5C.

2023-07-27 07:27:07 | pauls writes:

Car returned to auction 7/26

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-126---1971-jaguar-e-type-v12-coupe/

Auction description:

26th Jul, 2023 13:00

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire

Lot 126

PLEASE NOTE:

While this lot has been running while in our possession, the E-Type has developed a starting issue that is believed but not confirmed to be a starter motor issue.

Registration No: HBU 240K

Chassis No: 1S50247BW

MOT: November 2023

PLEASE NOTE: While this lot has been running while in our possession, the E-Type has developed a starting issue that is believed but not confirmed to be a starter motor issue.

1 of only 2,116 home market examples manufactured

Matching chassis and engine numbers

Finished in Jaguar Ecurie Ecosse Blue, the colour made iconic by the Ecurie Ecosse racing Jaguars of the 1950s

89,700 recorded and credible miles

Otherwise same as previous auction