Lot Ended
Description
1969 Jaguar E-Type Series II Roadster
Current
owner for the last 10 years; fastidiously maintained with some
choice upgrades; factory hard top; 4.2 manual right-hand drive in Regency
Red; UK car with Heritage Certificate
This
matching numbers UK car was first registered in March 1969 and comes with a
Heritage Certificate and was fitted with the limited slip diff performance
option.
The car had professional panel work and refurbishment in the
early 2000s and was fitted with a stainless steel manifold and exhaust system by
the previous owner. In the time he had the car, it never went out in the rain.
The current owner used a borescope to view inside all the cavities of the
monocoque when viewing the car which revealed just clean dry primer and
paint inside. Subsequently, the cavities (including engine frames) have been
regularly sprayed with either Dinitrol or ACF50. All underseal was removed to
confirm there was clean sound metalwork beneath, before treating with
preservative. In the 10 years of the current ownership, it has been stored in a
dehumidified garage.
It had new Dayton wire wheels fitted and
sits on Blockley tyres. Also fitted is a 123-tune distributor which has two
maps programmed and a cockpit switch depending on the octane of the fuel used.
Additional mechanical oil pressure and water temperature gauges were
added due to the known unreliability of originals.
As you have
probably already surmised, its current owner knows about cars and had
worked for Formula One teams including, Benneton, Renault, Arrows and Ferrari in
suspension R&D. Due to his F1 suspension experience, he fitted
Reiger dampers. These are gas filled, adjustable (cost thousands for a set) and
are used by top WRC teams. They have been set up on a dyno to match to the
required characteristics. The rears have adjustable spring platforms to get the
corner weights and ride height correct. Castor, cambers, toes and alignments
have all been checked. As you can imagine, it drives and steers like few
others!
The rear brakes have the Rob Beere remote bleed kit fitted. The
cooling system has Fernox Alphi-11 coolant mix for ultimate corrosion protection
and the carbs were rebuilt over the winter, although were found to be in perfect
shape. New engine and gearbox mountings and a Burlen (SU)
solid state fuel pump were also fitted.
The car comes with
two car covers, has recently had a new battery fitted and has fresh oil and
filter. The hood is in good condition (new when refurbished) and is kept in
place when the factory hard top is fitted.
For more information
- contact nigel.mainard@brightwells.com
* All charges are subject to VAT