Highlights
- Early 3.8litre FHC offered as part restored for completion
- Huge amount of work already completed to high standard
- Long list of reconditioned or rebuilt parts included
- Rare opportunity to create your ideal E-Type
The Appeal
The enduring appeal of Jaguar’s E-Type continues to keep values high, which fuels interest in restoring these evocative cars. Renovating an E-Type is an opportunity to see one of the most beautiful cars return to life or specify your dream example.
Sadly those themes mean that finding unrestored E-Types, particularly desirable early cars, is becoming increasingly difficult.
All of which makes this car very interesting. A 1963 car that appears to be the 1,434th LHD FHC built - and one of the first after the run of ‘flat floors’ - it is a restoration project where a lot of the vital work has already been done. The photographs do not fully show the extent of the completed work but you can read the full list below.
For E-Type fans with the vision and enthusiasm, this is a rare opportunity to go wild.
For E-Type fans with the vision and enthusiasm, this is a rare opportunity to go wild.
The History and Paperwork
- VIN records indicate this is car number 1,434 of the 5,873 Series 1 3.8litre LHD FHCs
- Appears to be a LHD USA market car as speedo in MPH and fitted with whitewalls
- It has the later floor patterns fitted
- The VIN plate records the engine as a correct Series 1 3.8litre motor
- Unfortunately at the time of writing we know little of this car’s history or maintenance
Work already completed includes:
- Complete strip down
- Sand blasted body and painted in etched primer.
- Replacement O\S door
- Front framework sandblasted and powder coated
- Wheel arch steels and under bonnet brackets refurbished
- Rebuilt suspension
- Rebuilt calipers, pistons, seals, pads and pipework, discs
- Rebuilt steering rack
- Rebuilt steering column
- Rebuilt brake booster and clutch box
- Rebuilt heater and fan box
- Rear axle and carrier complete rebuild, matching numbers
- Frame carrier sand blasted and powder coated
- Rebuilt axle
- Rebuilt brake calipers, pistons, seals, pads and pipework, discs
- Rebuilt handbrake mechanism, lever and pads
- Rebuilt rear half shafts and cv joints
- Rebuilt shock absorbers and springs
- Rebuilt dash speedometer, rev counter and heater controls
- Rebuilt centre switch panel with gauges and display.
- Wiring loom metered out
- Rebuilt gearbox, matching numbers
- Rebuilt prop shaft
- Engine block matching numbers striped, cleaned, bored out 20 thou, pressure tested
- Replacement head
- Replacement triple carbs on new inlet manifold
- Ceramic coated exhaust manifold
The Condition
- Partially complete Series 1 car that is partly restored and partly dismantled
- Extensive list of work already completed and detailed above
- We are told there is a complete, original front end but this is in a poor state
- Front chassis appears to have been replaced with new unpainted parts
- Finished in primer and showing some damaged panels
- Bodywork appears rust free but clearly in need of restoration
- Some preparation work has been done and possibly some new panels fitted
- Boot floor appears to be solid although with light rust staining
- Various trim items removed and show in photographs
- Dashboard appears to have been damaged
- Aluminium centre console still fitted and matching dash centre unit provided
- Some trim items provided indicating light grey leather interior
- Early Series 1 bucket seats fitted in grey leather requiring restoration
- Doors appear to have been trial fitted
- Leather-rimmed E-Type factory steering wheel
- Original wire wheels in fair condition with 1964 white wall tyres
The Mechanics
- Engine not fitted but appears to have received some remedial attention
- Matching numbers engine block and gearbox
- This car would have been factory fitted with a 3.8litre XK unit and Moss manual box
- Huge list of restored and reconditioned mechanical parts listed above
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