2013-10-25 08:32:11 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 10/25/13
www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-E-Type-2-2-CUSTOM-1969-Jaguar-E-Type-2-2-with-Ford-302-V ...
Opening bid $30,000, no reserve, no bids 9 days left in auction. 5k miles.

Sellers description:
1969 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 Coupe

There are just to many goodies to list here. Our customer has well over 100K invested in this car.

Let's start with the custom interior. Leather seats reworked on the original frames, custom center console with built in speakers, electronic speedometer & tach, Secretaudio radio by Custom Autosound with remote and ready for a CD changer if you so chose, plush velour headliner, Vintage air A/C unit that will freeze you out of the car, built in speakers on the b-pillar behind the doors and much, much more!

Body: All metal work is done including new floorpans. This is a rust free car. Very nice paint job with only a few small flaws. Custom reworked bonnet (hood), the wings (fenders) were welded to the center section and the chrome strips were omitted. The bonnet center section was raised to allow the Ford 302 crate motor room and is open facing rearward like cowl induction. Koolmat lines the underside of the bonnet to protect the paint from heat. The front of the bonnet has a modified mouth opening and the headlamp area was reworked to omit the chrome eyebrow trim, also the front bumpers were removed. Door chrome has also been removed. Hotrod style turn signal & brake lights are installed front & rear.

Mechanical: Top of the list here is the Ford 302 Crate Engine topped with a Holley 4-barrel carb. Fitted to the V8 is a rebuilt Ford C6 automatic transmission so even your wife & kids can drive this car! New wiring and a new fuse panel behind the glovebox door, easy access! The 302 is fitted with headers and a custom stainless steel big bore exhaust system, sounds as good as it looks too! Mallory Ignition. Optima battery with power cut-off switch. Heavy duty power steering rack & pinion. Cross flow aluminum radiator with high powered electric cooling fan, she runs nice and cool! Multi groove accesory belt with March style pully setup. Chrome alternator. These are just a few of the upgrades! Everything is done on this car including new brakes, suspension, tires, wheels, rear suspension overhaul including new fulcrum bearings & seals.

Drivability: The car runs out flawlessly. No vibrations at all speeds. Very strong runner and extreamly fast as you would expect. Starts easily on the first revolution even when cold!

The only fault we could find on this car is the passenger door opens with some difficulty. We may be able to fix that if you so choose.

2013-12-13 10:25:16 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 12/13/13
www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-E-Type-2-2-CUSTOM-1969-Jaguar-E-Type-2-2-with-Ford-302-V ...
Opening bid $27,000, no reserve, no bids 9 days left in auction.

Previous auction received no bids.

2015-11-24 14:11:19 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 11/24/15
www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-E-Type-/151891837195
Current bid $4,550 reserve not met 15 bids 6 days left in auction. Seller l891969, 7k miles. Car now said to be in New Paris, Ohio.

Sellers description:
1969 Jaguar E type 2+2
This car started as a very low mile (7266 actual miles!), solid driver that the previous owner drove for awhile and then decided to go all out and have a frame off restoration done without regard to expense. It was born silver with dark blue interior. Automatic with air conditioning. He had the car built for his wife and wanted it to be more comfortable, ride and handle better, and be more reliable than factory. He also wanted to show it as well. The restoration bills alone totaled over 100k! Every piece was touched!

The engine was swapped with a new ford crate 302 (the original matching numbers 6 come with). A new TCI ford automatic with overdrive trans was installed (the original Matching numbers Jaguar automatic is included). The rear end is the original but it was completely gone thru. Every area of the car was touched! It has an upgraded aluminum radiator. Ice cold Vintage air system. Power steering and brakes. All that was done in the engine compartment can be reversed to stock if you choose so. As it is right now, it fires up right away and cruises down the road straight, you can run 80 with ease. No rattles whatsoever. As I said, the previous owner built it for his wife so he wanted it to drive easy and be reliable. The car is very well sorted out.

The paint work was done by a high quality builder with a long standing reputation of building quality cars. It is a very straight, but does have a couple chips around the edges of the rear boot. There has been a little over 5k miles put on the car since completion. It is a dark grayish- green color. I have paint for touch ups if the new buyer needs The undercarriage is just as clean as the top. There was no undercoating applied. All the chrome, glass, weather striping, etc was all redone. He chose to remove the front bumper corners but they are included with the car as well.

The interior was completely reworked as well. The seats were recovered in leather over top the original frames. The seats and headliner and absolutely beautiful. The console was reworked with built in speakers and a secret audio unit. All gauges work. New Ron Francis wiring. They did replace the Jaguar speedometer and tachometer with new, but the originals are included. The title states 7266 actual miles and original speedometer matches, however I am selling 7266 NON ACTUAL miles due to the fact that the speedometer was changed. The aftermarket speedometer in it now shows the miles accumulated since the frame off which is just over 5000. This is a common practice when classic cars are completely restored, I just like to keep things straight. One of the pics is of the car prior to restoration. In hindsight, they would have been wise to not touch the car, keep as a very low mileage survivor and save the over 100k they spent on the restoration, but this is where it is now. He just wanted to start with the best car he could find to have his car built upon. The guy was extremely picky and precise.

This is an stunning car. Upon inspection the high build cost is evident. I like to try to disclose all issues I know of, so when the new owner comes to pick the car up there are no surprises. The few things I see are, the couple chips in the paint as previously mentioned. These are not at all excessive, just what you would expect from the limited usage the car has had since completion 5000 miles and 7 years ago. The passenger exterior door handle sticks. I have not had it looked at yet. I feel a little hesitation going into overdrive. It does go, it just seems to me it takes a sec longer than it should. This may be indicative of these transmissions when adding overdrive, but I'm not sure, this is the first Ive owned with this kind of set up. I am a purist and all the cars in my collection are bone stock. I thought of swapping the original engine and trans back, reinstalling the original front bumper corners and speedometer and tachometer, but this car is way too nice to touch. I will be more than happy to show the car to serious buyers and send any additional pics needed. The car, title, and any of the extra parts will not be released until all funds are accounted for.