Highlights
- Smart white with original black leather interior
- Only three registered keepers with current one since 2009
- Bare metal respray approximately 10 years ago
- Well specified GT with automatic gearbox and big Webasto roof
- Recently fitted with new exhaust that retains quad fluted chrome trim
- Attractive and usable original RHD car
- UK car matching numbers
The Appeal
The Series 3 firmly leaned the E-Type into the great GT that it had always wanted to be. Adding the smooth 5.3L V12 plus an auto box created one of the best long-distance touring cars of the 1970s. That it looked great too, with the extra practicality of its 2+2 chassis, certainly helped.
Just 2,051 Series 3 RHD coupes left the works. This one was built in 1971 and has had just three keepers since it was road registered in December of that year. It is a very stylish example, finished in rare white with neat details like those chrome steels, the fluted exhaust typical of these early cars and a big folding Webasto sunroof.
The car was reportedly restored 10 years ago and presents well in photos. The black leather interior is well preserved and features a correct leather-rimmed wheel and period radio cassette. The overall condition is very good - the car looks solid, very presentable and ready to use.
The vendor acquired the car in 2009, reporting that the previous keeper had it for 27 years. It has been sparingly used and regularly maintained, including a recent new exhaust. With history dating back to the car’s earliest days, this is a good example of these very usable and practical final models.
The vendor says:
“Excellent condition throughout - not concours but very usable.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 24th December 1971
- Factory built in 1971
- Two previous keepers
- Current keeper since 2009
- Vendor reports that the previous keeper acquired the car in 1982
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- Large history file of servicing and maintenance advised by seller
- Always dry stored throughout current ownership
- Underwent a bare metal respray approximately 10 years ago
- Jaguar factory ‘Passport’ and handbooks
The Condition
- Restored 10 years ago according to seller and finished in rare white paintwork
- Paintwork presents well with a few minor points to note in photos
- These include an area of cracking below front nearside headlight
- There is also a smal area of flake to the nearside sill below bonnet edge
- Bodywork is straight and presents well in usual E-Type check areas
- Sills in good order with some points to note to edges as shown in photos
- Underside in similar condition and can be checked in photos
- Sits on factory steel wheels with chrome finish and matching spare
- Wheels present well with some light tarnish to note up close
- Fitted with matching Pirelli tyres that show some cracks to sidewalls as shown
- Chromework presents well in photos with correct quad exit fluted exhaust trim
- Lower bonnet air intake could benefit from a respray
- This vent is missing its chrome trim as shown
- Black leather interior in good, lightly used condition
- There is some light age to note to driver’s seat and switchgear
- Fitted with an FM radio cassette
- Features a large Webasto roof
- Roof lining could benefit from replacement
- Factory three spoke leather steering wheel
- Black carpets in good order and rear boot trim likewise
- Small areas to note to interior in photos
- These include chrome driver’s door card trim missing and wear to driver’s side A post
The Mechanics
- 5,343cc V12 engine
- 3spd automatic gearbox
- Four SU carburettors
- Original, unmodified engine and mechanical components we are told
- Engine starts very easily according to the vendor
- New exhaust system has been fitted
- Service history documented through various bills and receipts
- The vendor states the vehicle is in excellent mechanical condition
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