2002-12-24 04:25:09 | Anonymous writes:

Williams/Clyn auction, 11/6/1992, Las Vegas, NV lot #141. Sports Car Market report:

"Red/black; chrome wire wheels, original toolkit; early, early outside latch, welded louver, flat floor car with thinback dead butt seats; carefully restored to showroom condition"

2004-01-23 11:03:50 | pauls writes:

Info gathered with permission from: www.hendi.nl/xke/main.htm

In the early 1990's 875227 was seen at Laguna Seca.

2008-02-13 13:07:44 | Nick writes:

I owned this car in the 80's and started the total restoration. I went to England and painstakingly researched the details. It is supposed to be Opalescent Bronze with a Tan interior which I purchased from Suffolk and Turley the guys who did the first etypes. Shame to see someone whored it up for profit.

2026-10-07 18:19:04 | pauls writes:

10/26 car now offered at:

classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1961/jaguar/xk_e/102540860

1961 Jaguar XK-E

$215,000

Hyman LTD, Saint Louis, MO

According to the accompanying Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate, chassis 875227 was produced on July 14, 1961, completed to left-drive, USA specifications, making it the 226th of 385 External Bonnet Latch roadster built. Initial demand was so high that these cars were largely hand-assembled before production was streamlined. Production records show this car was delivered new to Louis Gould Associates of Studio City, California surely making quite a splash in its original shade of Opalescent Bronze over Beige trim.

In the early 1990s, this car was restored and refinished in its current Carmen red over black trim, and records on file show that the most recent owner acquired it from a Florida dealer in 1994. Shortly after acquiring it, the car was handed to Brian Joseph of Classic & Exotic Service in Troy, Michigan, for additional detailing, and sorting of the restoration. Records show consistent service and maintenance over the past 30-plus years in the owners care, and while the restoration is older, the excellent presentation reflects those decades of enthusiastic stewardship.

The body retains the all-imported outside bonnet locks operated via a T-handle wrench and the welded-in louvers are evident when you lift the bonnet. The build is set off by new wide whitewall tires, as often fitted to early E Types when new, but rarely seen today. The original, numbers-matching 3.8-liter XK engine resides in a gleaming engine bay, with beautifully polished cam covers, carburetor dashpots, and a proper pumpkin-orange cylinder head. New porcelain exhaust manifolds were fitted in preparation for sale, maintaining a near show-quality presentation. Similarly, the interior is beautifully finished in black leather on the proper early-type seats, showing only minimal signs of use.

Offered for the first time in over 30 years, this rare and desirable early external bonnet lock E-Type roadster has clearly been cherished since its restoration, and it represents an outstanding opportunity to add one of the most coveted variants of the Jaguar E-Type to your collection.