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FZ1896

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Record Creation: Entered on 22 January 2004.

 

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2011-03-01 06:14:48 | XKE Data writes:

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  • Current Color was added: opalescent gunmetal
  • Current Interior was added: red
  • 2011-04-16 05:16:45 | XKE Data writes:

    The record was updated:

  • Registration numbers (raw data): was added: FZ1896|
  • Registration number location (raw data): was added: United States|
  • 2011-07-28 15:06:02 | XKE Data writes:

    The record was updated:

  • Car Condition was changed from Unknown to Rest: Concours
  • Last Seen was added: 2011
  • 2022-03-09 12:00:30 | XKE Data writes:

    The record was updated:

  • Body Number was added: V1015
  • Engine Number was added: R1116-9
  • Gearbox Number was added: EB419JS
  • Current Color was changed from opalescent gunmetal to Opalescent Gunmetal
  • Current Interior was changed from red to Red
  • Last Seen was changed from 2011 to 2022
  • Photos of 885008

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    2004-01-22 00:01:50 | pauls writes:

    Info gathered with permission from:

    www.hendi.nl/xke/main.htm

    Some info was given on this car in the June '99 issue of Jaguar World magazine in an artical written by Paul Skilleter. Paul says this car is in Texas in a collection held by Mike Mueller. It is the eighth LHD coupe.

    This car was reported to have been delivered to Jaguar Cars, New York. Nothing else 's known.

    2004-12-04 05:39:29 | Mueller writes:

    This car has been restored and I believe won Jcna class 5 (national) a total of three times. 885009 has not been restored contrary to what is written.

    2006-09-13 08:10:47 | Anonymous writes:

    Mr. Mueller,

    It is crazy how many rare and beautiful E-Type Coupes you own. Is there any chance that you could upload some photos from your cars in particular from this supposedly very beautiful one?

    Thank you

    2007-05-02 13:42:31 | Anonymous writes:

    Doesn't someone have fotos from this coupe and other early coupes? Unfortunately only 885020 and 885017 and 885013 are stating fotos!

    2007-10-17 05:44:09 | Pekka T. writes:

    Hello Mr. Mueller,

    Could you possibly add the colors of the cars (& interiors) especially the original colors as far as they are known, as this could be great help in identifying these cars that appeared in the early brochures and advertisements, like this one: which is from New Yorker (1962-04-07) but the picture is for sure from 1961 and has shows one of the early LHD FHC's in Cream/Red with external bonnet latch. Maybe 8850017 before it was "restored".

    Thanks for keeping up the heritage! -Pekka T.

    2011-01-31 03:05:41 | Pekka T. writes:

    Hi, the link had disapeared, surely no copyright violation as this was a paid advert by Jaguar Cars New York:
    idisk.mac.com/ptelivuo/Public/MK2-E-New-Yorker-62-04-07.jpg
    Cheers, Pekka T.

    2011-02-01 17:41:27 | Martin writes:

    Hi Pekka and @ all,

    is there any chance to find out the colours of all outside bonnet latch cars, especially the coupes? My current status is as follows:

    885002: gunmetal grey

    885003: british racing green

    885004: bronze

    885005: gunmetal grey

    885006: accoring to the black and white photos supposedly gunmetal grey?

    885007: I think I have once seen a b&w photo on which the car had also a darker colour - definitely not white

    885008: I can remember that the car was restored to black (I am just guessing but Mike would do it original, right?)

    885009: unclear

    885010: unknown

    885011: unknown

    885012: unknown

    885013: dark blue

    885014: unknown

    885015: unknown

    885016: unknown

    885017: cream

    885018: unknown

    885019: unknown

    885020: dark blue

    860001: dark blue

    860002: not white in case suede green interieur was original

    860003: dark blue

    860004: gunmetal grey (potentially original?)

    So we have 8 unknowns plus some guessing. It is just to find out if 885017 was the car in the add. If so the mirror was definitely changed to top installation in the meanwhile.

    Cheers

    Martin

    2011-02-02 11:20:44 | Pekka T. writes:

    Hi,

    Regarding 885006 guessing the colour is almost futile. Even with 885005 which was well documented it was impossible to say from the modern colour photos if it was Opalescent Gunmetal or Opalescent Silver Grey.

    It would be best to get all this info from the JHT build sheets. I know they will not likely share all the information, but I suppose someone like Jim Patten could find out about this, like he did about 860019. I would love to do it, but I am not sure Anders will trust me enough. I have a couple of other E-type puzzles that will most likely only ever get solved based on the build sheets.

    The owner of 885005 was happy to share that information with us and a JDHT certificate confirmed the original colours and other details.

    But I would like to know too, which car is in that photo of the advert. The photo is retouched, but the OBL is real, and so are the rear view mirror, wing mirror (or it could be also on the scuttle/door?) and even an aerial (antenna) on the LH side of the body. Those could be good clues for anyone who has that car today. If the body is original on 885017, it turns out to have been shipped to New York, was originally Cream with Red interior and the holes for the aerial and external mirror are there then that would most likely be that car in the ad. Mike Mueller will know what his cars were like when they left the factory or can sure find that out from JHT. I think it would be great for all of us enthusiasts to publish that information (ext./ int. colours, build dates and when and where dispatched) and can't really think of any negative effects. I can understand they do not wish to publish all the numbers as then every engine, picture frame and body would magically turn into a "matching numbers" car which has happened in the past. Cheers!

    2011-02-28 16:47:09 | mike mueller writes:

    885008 is gunmetal/red and will be on display at Amelia Island March 13 2011. 885018 is gunmetal /black 885009 looks like darkblue/blue as does 885013. I visited with 885005 with the owner Christian and George the day I inspected 885017. It is a very well done car, not overrestored and I believe the body color is gunmetal and the interior beige. I believe 885017 is the only white/red car made. Mike Mueller

    2011-03-01 03:41:40 | Pekka T. writes:

    Hello Mike! Thanks for the colours, I hope Stefan and Martin can verify the original colours of 885017 from JHT. if it would turn out to be the only Cream/Red early car made, then it would have to be the car on the advert. The holes for the wing mirror and aerial would most likely be found in the scuttle and the dash mounted reverse mirror can be seen in the advert photo. I can send a higher res scan per e-mail if someone wants one. Cheers!

    2011-03-17 15:31:59 | Greg Wells writes:

    This vehicle was part of the Jaguar Cars display commemorating the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the E-Type at the Amelia Island Concours on Sunday, March 13, 2011.

    2011-03-17 16:09:10 | Mark writes:

    Any photos of the car?

    Would be curious to see!

    2011-04-12 09:09:26 | Stefan writes:

    According to my information 885011 and 885012 are believed to have been originally delivered in cream / red as well. So not sure, that 885017 was motive of the advert.

    2015-03-02 10:05:06 | Stefan writes:

    The unbelievable has happended. According to the JAguar E-Type magazine Feb. 2015 Mike Mueller has sold 3 of his 4 OSB FHC. An another source said, that he even sold no. 4 as well as he was simply offered too much money for the cars. The holy grail of early OSB FHCs has given them all away.....

    The article also said that 2 of these cars will be restored and subsequently auctioned. Estimated price from the auctioneers: Between 1 - 1.7 mio US$ --> this is a hammer!

    2015-03-02 10:35:18 | Stefan writes:

    The estimated price range was meant per car - not both together!!!

    2020-05-14 05:57:53 | SB writes:

    885019

    Opalescent gun metal

    trim red

    engine R1509-9

    23 august 61

    from hertitage in my hand

    2023-02-04 15:32:37 | pauls writes:

    Car to be at auctioin 3/23

    www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am23_054/1961-jaguar-e-type-series-1-3-8-outside-bonnet-latch-fixed-head-coupe

    Auction description:

    Lot 143 The Amelia Auction

    One of only 20 'outside bonnet latch' left-hand drive Fixed Head Coupes ever produced, and one of only 11 examples still in existence

    The eighth left-hand drive Fixed Head Coupe ever produced, the sixth to leave the factory

    Retains its original engine block, differential, and radiator

    JCNA national award-winning restoration completed by marque expert Jeff Snyder of Jeff's Resurrections in 2001

    Benefits from a recent cosmetic refurbishment by Jeff's Resurrections and a complete engine rebuild by Bill Terry of Terry's Jaguar in 2015

    Owned by leading early-production E-Type expert Dr. Michael Mueller for almost two decades

    By early 1961, four pre-production E-Types – two Open Top Roadsters and two Fixed Head Coupes (FHC) – were complete, with chassis 850003, 885002 and 885005 due to appear in Geneva for the unveiling. With the exception of Heynes, Jaguar vastly underestimated demand for the new sports car. As orders flooded in, the small team at Browns Lane produced bespoke, hand-assembled examples one by one, amounting to just 372 Roadsters and eleven Coupes by August 1961. Among collectors, these early E-Types – distinguishable by their outside bonnet latches, welded bonnet louvers, and flat floor – are the most significant and coveted non-competition Jaguars in existence. According to Dr. Michael Mueller, the acknowledged world authority on early E-Types and co-author of the seminal book 'Jaguar E-Type Six-Cylinder Originality Guide,' only 500 'outside bonnet latch' E-Types were produced in 1961, of which just 20 were left-hand drive FHC. Of those 20, the first was dismantled (885001) and another destroyed in a fire (885007) before they could leave the factory, leaving a total of just 18 factory-built examples.

    This car, chassis number 885008, is the eighth left-hand drive FHC E-Type ever built, the sixth to leave the factory, and one of only eleven known to exist today. Furthermore, 885008 is significant among them as the first to be offered for sale to a private owner, as chassis 885001 – 885007 were all either development vehicles or press cars for display at the Geneva and New York Motor Shows. The Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate on file indicates that this car was completed on 2 June 1961 – just months after the E-Type's debut in Geneva – and finished in the gorgeous color scheme of Opalescent Gunmetal Grey over Red Connolly leather it wears today. The E-Type was subsequently dispatched to Jaguar Cars New York on 24 August 1961, and while its first owner is not known, it is understood to have been discovered in a potato field in Youngstown, Ohio by a Mr. Renaldo Sanchez in the late-1970s. Sanchez retrieved the car and its various parts from the field, neglected and separated from its original engine, with the intention of conducting a full restoration. When the project proved too challenging, he sold the car to Bill Welch, who then passed it on to its next owner in Florida. In 1997, heart surgeon and noted Jaguar historian Dr. Michael Mueller responded to a print advertisement for 885008, purchasing the incomplete Jaguar. Shortly thereafter, realizing the importance of these very early E-Types, Mueller smartly acquired chassis numbers 885009, 885013, and 885018 — over a third of the existing holy grail outside bonnet latch FHC E-Types — and with them, an unrivaled frame of reference with which to correctly and accurately restore 885008.

    In an effort to return the E-Type as close to original specification as reasonably possible, Mueller contacted Sanchez, whose name still appeared on the title, and met with him in Ohio where he had initially disassembled the car 20 years earlier. There, they found the wiring harness, air cleaner, and commission plate among other valuable and important components thought to be missing. Two hours South in Steubenville, Ohio, Mueller also visited Bill Welch, who had recovered the Jaguar's original engine block and tucked it away in his workshop. What followed was the most exacting and historically-correct restoration of an outside bonnet latch FHC undertaken at the time or since. The exhaustive two-year effort was conducted by multiple Jaguar Clubs North America (JCNA) award-winning restorer Jeff Snyder of Jeff's Resurrections, Taylor, Texas. Guided by Mueller's expertise and unrivaled access to early-production FHC parts, Snyder painstakingly brought the E-Type back to life in accordance with factory specifications. The car was carefully reunited with its original engine block, differential, and radiator, as well as numerous other unobtainable parts including a correct outside bonnet latch cylinder head. Cosmetically, the exterior was renewed in its exquisite factory shade of Opalescent Gunmetal while the interior received new Red hides. Every aspect of the restoration was faithful to the delivery specifications, down to the factory pencil and chalk markings where they originally appeared on various components.

    Since its completion in 2001, 885008 has seen tremendous success at the highest levels of JCNA competition, winning three national awards and receiving multiple 100-point scores in Class C05 (Jaguar E-Types, Series 1) events. In the ultimate endorsement of the restoration, Mueller was also approached by Jaguar North America to display 885008 at the 2011 Amelia Island Concours, where it was a featured car in Jaguar's 50th Anniversary Celebration of the E-Type. After nearly two decades of ownership – the latter 13 years spent showing the Jaguar in competitions and concours d'elegance across the country – Mueller's focus turned to restoring the other rare Jaguars in his collection which saw him relinquish 885008 after a private offer, changing hands to its current owner in 2014. In the years since its restoration, the E-Type had begun to carry some signs of its age and use, prompting the new owner to return the car to its original restorer, Jeff's Resurrections, to conduct a sympathetic cosmetic refurbishment in 2015. Simultaneously, the original engine was sent to Terry's Jaguar, Benton, Illinois where it was carefully disassembled and completely rebuilt by Bill Terry – a trusted restoration partner of Dr. Mueller and one of the preeminent classic Jaguar mechanics in the country. An immense portfolio of photographs, service invoices, and dyno test sheets documenting the work performed is on file and available for review.

    Of the eleven surviving outside bonnet latch FHC E-Types in existence today, 885008 stands head and shoulders above the rest for its national award-winning restoration, incredibly rare original components (completed before the abundance of reproduction parts), and stunning provenance linking it to the foremost expert on early-production E-Types. Owing to the individualized, hand-crafted nature of the earliest FHC, they remain some of the most unique and highly sought-after sports coupes in existence, many of them remaining closely held in private collections. This offering presents a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire chassis number 885008, a masterfully-restored outside bonnet latch FHC, and in doing so, an incredible piece of Jaguar history as well.

    2023-03-05 17:18:45 | Captain RD writes:

    Reserve NOT met - 3/4/2023 | The Amelia Auction 

    Lot 143 | The Amelia Auction | Now Asking $630,000

    contact RAMSEY.POTTS@BROADARROWGROUP.COM

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