1965 | Jaguar E-Type 4.2
Description
The ultimate E-Type!
3,000 hour nut & bolt Concours rebuild just completed
Sister car to Jenson Button's E-Type Roadster
Opalescent Gunmetal, Red leather, Black mohair hood
5-Speed gearbox, uprated suspension and brakes, electric power steering, Fast road sports camshaft
Uprated cooling system with Fossway fan and bluetooth radio
Without doubt, the best driving E-Type we've ever known
This stunning E-Type roadster has had a nut and bolt ground up restoration. The following works were carried out;
Strip entire car down, removing all mechanical components, Body and Trim fittings
Sand Blast all metalwork back to bare metal
Cut away all corroded areas to eliminate any rusty metal in body tub and bonnet
Re Fabricate all affected areas with new panels. IE: Nearside and offside floor pans, nearside and offside inner and outer sills, lower boot floor. Bulkhead footwells, Door skins, bonnet lower front and pair of wings
All new front engine and suspension frames
Prep and paint body in Jaguar Opalescent Gunmetal to a top concours standard
Nickel plate all suspension parts, all brackets, nuts and bolts and all fixings. Build up with all new suspension joints, steering joints and rubber bushes etc
Re Chrome all brightwork to high concours standard using Derby Plating. Reshape bumpers to fit perfectly
Totally rebuild the original engine using fast road cams. Engine was run in and tested on dyno before fitting to the car. Dyno test results showed that it produces 285hp and 310 lb ft of torque
Brand new Tremec 5 speed manual gearbox with competition clutch
Super light clutch pedal created by engineering a centrifugal thrust release bearing replace the old leaver arm type
Handmade stainless exhaust system from manifold to tailpipe
Fossway aluminium radiator with high performance electric fan
Competition type wheels with Avon tyres
Upgraded brakes with 4 pot aluminium callipers and vented discs to front, stainless steel callipers to rear
Fully rebuilt carburettors and manifold with our design inlet trumpets for intakes
Upgraded damping all around with new springs
Upgraded Bluetooth compatible radio
Fully trimmed in Connolly Vaumol St James red hide with Black Vaumol dash and door tops including all door trims etc. Leather bound Wilton carpets throughout and a Mohair hood
All new glass
Full reconditioned instruments and new wiring loom
Electric power steering for ease of parking and slow manoeuvring
Now available for viewing at the DD Classics Dealership in London, please call for more information.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the above information but errors may occur. Please check with a salesperson.
Vehicle details
Vehicle data
- Make
- Jaguar
- Model series
- E-Type
- Model name
- E-Type 4.2
- Manufacturer code
- Serie I
- First registration date
- Not provided
- Year of manufacture
- 1965
- Mileage (read)
- Not provided
- Chassis number
- Not provided
- Engine number
- Not provided
- Gearbox number
- Not provided
- Matching numbers
- No
- Number of owners
- Not provided
Technical details
- Body style
- Convertible (Roadster)
- Power (kW/hp)
- 198/269
- Cubic capacity (cm³)
- 4235
- Cylinders
- 6
- Doors
- 2
- Steering
- Right (RHD)
- Gearbox
- Manual
- Gears
- Not provided
- Transmission
- Rear
- Front brakes
- Not provided
- Rear brakes
- Not provided
- Fuel type
- Petrol
Individual configuration
- Exterior color
- Grey
- Interior color
- Red
- Interior material
- Leather
Condition, registration & documentation
- Has Report
- Condition
- Book inspection report
- Registered
- Ready to drive
Location
DD Classics Ltd.
Daniel Donovan
97-101 North Road
TW9 4HJ Kew
🇬🇧 United Kingdom