2010-12-26 23:29:55 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 12/10
http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=4827727&iSaleNo=18220&iSaleSectionNo=2#
Note: Auction VIN disagrees with VIN associated with this registration number. This entry is based on the registered VIN, not the VIN listed in the auction.

Auction description:
Sale 18220 - Important Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia, 6 Dec 2010
Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands
General Sale Information
Lot No: 576
1972 Jaguar E-Type Series III 2+2 Coupé
Registration no. 678 GAL
Chassis no. 1S.56585B
Sold for £16,675 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Finished in Azure Blue with matching leather upholstery, this original, right-hand drive Series III Coupé was manufactured for the UK market and supplied new via Henlys Jaguar in Manchester. The car displays a believed-genuine total of 56,000 miles on the odometer and comes complete with its original tool kit, two sets of keys and a history file containing the original Jaguar service passport and no fewer than 24 expired MoTs. Described by the vendor as in generally good condition – its engine displaying healthy oil pressure – the car is offered with MoT to November 2011, (tax exempt) road fund licence and Swansea V5 document for the cherished registration '678 GAL'.