Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
12th Feb, 2025 12:00pm
1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Coupe
No Reserve
Registration No: BRF 298J
Chassis No: 1S50447
MOT: Exempt
One of just 2, 116 right-hand drive examples and fitted with the desirable manual gearbox
Matching chassis and engine numbers
Subject of a previous restoration by marque specialists E-Type UK
Offered with a history file including the Jaguar Heritage Certificate
Last of the line, the Jaguar E-type Series III was introduced in 1971. Longer, wider and more comfortable than its predecessors, the newcomer blurred the lines between sports car and grand tourer. Powered by a turbine-smooth all-alloy SOHC 5343cc V12 engine allied to either Jaguar four-speed manual or Borg Warner three-speed automatic transmission, the refined manner in which it performed (contemporary road tests spoke of 0-60mph in 6. 4 seconds and 150mph) simply blew road testers away. Benefitting from a broader track, ventilated disc brakes, power-assisted rack and pinion steering and Lucas transistorised ignition, the Series III was visually distinguished by its 'egg-crate' grille, flared wheel arches and purposeful quad-exhaust pipes. Available in Fixed-Head Coupe (2+2-seater) or Roadster (2-seater) guises, it remained in volume production until 1974 (though, a special commemorative run of forty-nine Black-painted roadsters was released the following year).
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