2004-08-21 11:02:31 | pauls writes:

Car offered at auction in 1996. Info at:
www.classicauctions.co.uk/car_search_index.html

Auction description:
Status NOT SOLD
Estimate £20000 - 23000
Mileage 65000
Colour RED
Trim Colour BLACK
Chassis No 850244
Engine No R22019
Registration MRA 363
CC 3800
M.O.T APRIL 1997
This 1961 Jaguar 'E' type 3.8 flat floor roadster is a very early car - chassis number 244 - and it has been one owner since 1968 and the mileage of 65000 miles is confirmed and guaranteed.
The car is painted in Red and has Black trim and was restored in the early to mid 1980's including a bare metal respray, new sills, new floors removing the flat floors and a new boot floor was fitted. The front wings were de-seamed at the same time and a new hood and tonneau cover were recently fitted and there are invoices for over ú2000 for work recently carried out.
Although this is not a concours contender it drives extremely well with good oil pressure and it has the benefit of a superb pedigree and an M.O.T. certificate until April next year.

2011-07-18 21:10:08 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 7/11
www.motorbase.com/auctionlot/by-id/1584479004/

Auction description:
Auction Classic & Vintage Cars & Motorcycles
Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers, Leominster, Herefordshire
Type Car
Lot Number 079
Estimate £65000-£75000
Outcome SOLD
Hammer Price £53000
Hammer Price (inc premium) -
Year 1961
Condition rating 0
Registration number MRA 363
Mileage -
Chassis number 850244
Engine number R2201-9
Engine capacity (cc) 3781

This particular car is number 244 of the run and being such an early example is one of the original 'flat floor' models. As its accompanying Heritage Certificate confirms, it was built in October 1961 and was supplied to its first owner by Henlys of London on 14th November 1961 in Gunmetal with a dark blue interior.

Not much is known of the early history of the car but documents on file show that it was fully restored between 1982 and 1984 by a previous owner. Since then it has had just three owners, the current vendor acquiring it about two years ago in a dismantled state from a garage who had owned it since 2004. A professional coachbuilder, the current owner set about reassembling the car and rebuilding it as necessary.

The extent of the work carried out to date is too extensive to list in full but highlights include: new floorpans, bonnet and sills; new windscreen; new wiring loom; new suspension; new brake discs and calipers plus servo upgrade; new stainless steel exhaust; new red leather interior, hood and hood bag by BAS of Cwmbran; new brightwork and chrome wire wheels; respray in the original Gunmetal.

The original Moss gearbox was examined and found to be in good order and a new clutch fitted, while the original engine (no. R2201-9) was dispatched to Anderson Racing Engines of Bath for a meticulous rebuild including six new Hepolite pistons and a balanced crank which cost some �9,500 and results in a unit that is thought to be somewhat more powerful than standard. During the course of the rebuild it was discovered that the original head was cracked so a replacement item was fitted, although the original head is supplied with the car.

Needless to say the car is now in superb condition throughout with excellent panel fit and is said to drive beautifully with a notably quiet gearbox and a good turn of speed. Since it was returned to the road in May this year it had only covered about 50 miles when we went to view it, but the vendor intends to put another few hundred miles under the wheels before the auction in order to iron out any teething troubles that may arise.

Altogether a superb matching numbers example of a rare 'flat floor' Roadster that is sure to be of interest both to the serious Jaguar collector and to the keen driver who will appreciate that meticulously rebuilt engine.

2011-07-20 09:21:39 | pauls writes:

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classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php