1963 | Jaguar E-Type 3.8

This car is in auction on THE MARKET by Bonhams website. The auction is LIVE now. 

All bidding takes place on The Market (see photos for web address), plus you will find further text, over 90 photos/video fully illustrating the car and its service history, and the ability to ask questions directly to the seller. The text below is just a brief summary of our full description.

This S1 3.8 Roadster is a car that has been maintained and used (it completed an 800km rally in France fairly recently) and has a few light duelling scars to show for its honest endeavour over the years.

One of the last S1 cars made and one of only 760 original Roadsters built for the UK market, this matching numbers car comes with more history than the Parthenon.

Seriously, the history file is considerably thicker than a brick and you’ll risk putting your back out just trying to lift it off the desk.

Chassis no: 850780

Engine no: RA 4249-9

Body no: R 7326

The odometer reads 93,198 miles.

The car has had all manner of work done over the years, including a full, £10k engine rebuild by VSe engine specialists in 2007 when the mileage was 88,466.

Among other work, new doors, undertray and bonnet panels have been fitted, the sills have been replaced and the chassis repaired/strengthened with both purchased and fabricated parts, mostly by specialists Mike and Graham Reeder in 2015.

What this car has never had is a full nut and bolt restoration.

It has never been completely disassembled and reassembled and, consequently, it feels ‘whole’ and drives with the poise, balance and engineering integrity Browns Lane intended for it when it left the factory in November 1963.

For much more description and photos see THE MARKET by Bonhams website.

The vehicle can be viewed OFF SITE in Stadhampton, Oxfordshire.

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