2026-10-23 15:02:41 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 12/26

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1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2 Litre Coupé

Estimate £50,000 - £60,000

Registration No: TBC

Chassis No: 1E32828

MOT: Exempt

Chassis No: 1E32828

MOT: Exempt

Originally supplied to the US market, but extensively restored and returned the UK and converted to Right Hand Drive

Liveried in its original colour scheme of Old English White over the original red leather interior

Confirmed to display its matching number engine block

Supplied new to America but subsequently repatriated and converted to right-hand drive as part of an extensive refurbishment

Liveried in its original colour of Cream and pleasingly retains its original Red leather upholstery

Confirmed to display its ‘matching numbers’ engine block

This delightful E-type with ‘matching numbers’ engine block has survived well thanks to forty-five years with a single meticulous and sympathetic owner. It was manufactured on April 7th, 1966, in its present colour scheme of Cream with a Red interior, and despatched on April 26th to Jaguar of Eastern Canada in Montreal. The first owner is recorded as J. R. Davidson, who kept the car until around 1970. It was then retained and greatly enjoyed by the second owner, an airline pilot, until 2015. He did much of his own maintenance and detailing, and in the later part of his ownership he enjoyed taking it to classic car shows. When he sold the car, the mileage of 39,821 was reportedly genuine, and the car itself had been kept largely original, even down to its toolkit, besides having once been repainted. The interior was, and still is, in a particularly excellent state of preservation.

The E-type was spotted in Canada by Mike Abbas Classic Cars, who imported it during 2015 and almost immediately found a buyer, one Mr. Harrison, who had the car serviced and cosmetically refreshed during 2016, with the the bonnet, doors, wings and sill panels painted by RPS Body Repairs for £2,010. A new set of wheels, a replacement clutch master cylinder and an electric fan were fitted in 2016, and in 2017 the gearbox was overhauled with a new layshaft and synchro rings for £960 (labour only) by Porsche specialist Martin Reed. The Jaguar was also converted to right-hand drive shortly after arriving in Britain and had safety belts installed in 2018.

Our vendor purchased it in 2019 and since then has kept it in fine condition but has only ever driven it sparingly, so that the present mileage is just under 42,000. It was last MOT’d in 2018 and passed with no advisories, but it has subsequently qualified for historic exemption. Very nicely presented throughout, this E-type is sold with paperwork including present and past V5Cs, registration documents, assorted invoices, MOT certificates, a JDHT certificate and correspondence from Martin Abbas and Mr. Harrison.

PLEASE NOTE: The registration number displayed in the photographs is being retained by the vendor