2018-08-03 16:27:34 | pauls writes:

Car offered at:
1961etype.com/

Seller's description:
CHASSIS 45

Chassis number 860045 was manufactured on 22 November 1961, and is a matching numbers UK delivered car, one of only 91 FHC's produced in 1961. What makes chassis 45 so special is that she is both highly original, and retains all of the early features that make 1961 cars so sought after. Chassis 45 has been recently thoroughly but gently re-commissioned by the current owner, and now presents and drives beautifully. The car represents a possibly unique opportunity to purchase a very early E-type in ultra-rare original, but fine driving condition.

Chassis 45 is that rarest of all things, an important motor car that is in substantially unrestored but in fine mechanical condition. On purchasing the vehicle, the current owner undertook a substantial programme of sympathetic re-commissioning. These works focused on addressing those aspects of the car which needed attention in order to make the car fully roadworthy and reliable. As such, mechanical items were checked and re-commissioned as necessary. Importantly, no attempt was made to "upgrade" any of the mechanical components, and so the car retains all of the features which makes 1961 cars so special. It should be noted that the paintwork had been refreshed at some point, and still remains in Carmine red. Only those works necessary to bring chassis 45 back to a fully useable driving car were carried out by the current owner, in order to retain as much originality as possible. Apart from new carpets, the interior was left untouched from the 1972 makeover.

Importantly, the car comes together with its original tool kit and Shelley jack, items which are hugely collectable in their own right.



Chassis 45 retains the vast majority of the 1961 pre-mass production elements which collectors seek, including dynamo, smooth airbox, knife fan-blade, flat floors etc, and therefore represents an incredibly rare opportunity to purchase a largely original UK delivered 1961 FHC E-Type. With only 91 FHC cars delivered in 1961, it is likely that if not unique, Chassis 45 will be literally amongst only a handful of such original and fully functioning, UK cars remaining.

Chassis 45 is not a "nut and bolt" restoration ... it is much, much rarer than that! With originality the new gold standard of the classic car market, chassis provides a unique opportunity to own, drive and enjoy one of the last remaining unrestored 1961 Jaguar E-types

2022-06-27 11:16:33 | Harry Stevens writes:

Sold by Classic Motor Cars of Bridgnorth in June 2022. Seller's description below.

www.classic-motor-cars.co.uk/carsales/3308-2/

Built on 22 November 1961 chassis 860045 was dispatched to W Watson and Co of Liverpool who sold the car to K W Burton in December of that year. After a change of owner our car was next recorded undergoing a colour change in 1972, duly recorded in the car's buff log book which still exists. Four further owners then appear on the modern V5 for the car and in 2016, CMC sold MCM303 to its current owner, who has covered only a few hundred miles in the car since, largely storing the car but assuring it was kept MoT'd up until a few years ago.

Now with a fresh MoT, MCM303 is returning to the market. As an unrestored but running and driveable E Type from the ealiest days of production, she is a rare car indeed. Supported by a Heritage certificate and the original log book, she makes a fantastic case for preservation or restoration. Originally finished in Opalescent Gunmetal, some traces of this original finish are still visible on areas such as the car's engine frames. Gunmetal is probably the most sought after colour for Series 1 E Types and is comparatively rare amongst the early cars.

To find an example that can justifiably wear this colour, as recorded on the Heritage Certificate, is a reason to consider this car. If you are looking for an early car with potential, this could be your opportunity.