Estimate: £50,000 - £60,000
Registration Number: KBV 871F
Chassis Number: IE21640
One of the greatest post-war sports cars, Jaguar's E-Type made immediate headlines on its launch in March 1961. The E-Type quickly became a sensation, and even today remains one of the most famous and beloved classic cars of all time.
Built in 1967, this Series 1 has been the subject of extensive race preparation by one of the Midlands top classic race specialists, with spends in excess of £30,000. The specification includes:
Fully race-prepared 4235cc engine by Ron Beatty/Forward engineering (300bhp+)
Triple 450 DCOE Webers on taper bored gas flowed Lynx E Type manifold. Aluminium Long-range with competition facet fuel pump
Re-cored and restored SII radiator with new dual Kenlowe fans
Warren Pearse 6 branch performance exhaust
10 inch AP racing clutch and lightened and balanced flywheel.
Close ratio 4 speed all syncromesh gearbox.
GN Power-Lok Limited Slip Differential (fully re-built)
Uprated twin servo