• Baujahr 
    1964
  • Chassisnummer 
    861330
  • Motornummer 
    LBZ669-8
  • Losnummer 
    163
  • Lenkung 
    Lenkung links
  • Zustand 
    Gebraucht
  • Zahl der Sitze 
    2
  • Standort
    Vereinigtes Königreich
  • Außenfarbe 
    Sonstige
  • Antrieb 
    2wd
  • Kraftstoff 
    Petrol

Beschreibung

1964 Jaguar E-Type 'Series 1' 3.8-Litre Coupé
Registration no. 141 HJJ
Chassis no. 861330
Engine no. LBZ669-8

'If Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans has been responsible for the new E-Type Jaguar, then that Homeric contest on the Sarthe circuit will have been abundantly justified. Here we have one of the quietest and most flexible cars on the market, capable of whispering along in top gear at 10mph or leaping into its 150mph stride on the brief depression of a pedal. A practical touring car, this, with its wide doors and capacious luggage space, yet it has a sheer beauty of line which easily beats the Italians at their own particular game.'

There have been few better summaries of the E-Type's manifest virtues than the forgoing, penned by the inimitable John Bolster for Autosport shortly after the car's debut. Conceived and developed as an open sports car, the Jaguar E-Type debuted at the Geneva Salon in March 1961 in Coupé form. The car caused a sensation - spontaneous applause breaking out at the unveiling - with its instantly classic lines and a 150mph top speed. The newcomer's design owed much to that of the Le Mans-winning D-Type sports-racer, a monocoque tub forming the main structure while a tubular spaceframe extended forwards to support the engine. The latter was the 3.8-litre, triple-carburettor, 'S' unit first offered as an option on the preceding XK150. Its engine aside, only in terms of its transmission did the E-Type represent no significant advance over the XK150, whose durable four-speed Moss gearbox it retained.

With a claimed 265bhp available, E-Type's performance did not disappoint; firstly, because it weighed around 500lbs less than the XK150 and secondly because aerodynamicist Malcolm Sayer used experience gained with the D-Type to create one of the most elegant and efficient shapes ever to grace a motor car. Taller drivers though, could find the interior somewhat lacking in space, a criticism addressed by the introduction of foot wells (and other, more minor modifications) early in 1962. Today, the E-Types graceful lines live on in modern Jaguar sports cars, and there can be little doubt that William Lyons' sublime creation would feature in any knowledgeable enthusiast's 'Top Ten' of the world's most beautiful cars of all time.

This 'Series 1' E-Type coupé was fully restored in the early 1990s and comes with the relevant bills and a photographic record of the work carried out. In 1997 the engine was fully rebuilt by recognised specialists VSE, the original damaged cylinder block being replaced with one from a 3.8-litre Jaguar Mark 2 saloon. The electrics have been converted to negative earth and further up-rated with a dynamo-style alternator, while ignition is via a 123 electronic distributor. Further upgrades include a spin-on oil filter, alloy radiator, heat-wrapped stainless steel exhaust system, Series 2 vented disc brakes, and Coopercraft four-pot callipers. In total, some £73,000 has been spent on the car. Finished in Carmen Red with black leather interior, and looking as clean underneath as it does on top, this beautiful E-Type coupé comes with MoT to August 2016 and V5C registration document.


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