Jaguar E-Type Series II Roadster, 1970
Jaguar E-type Series 2
Jaguar E-type Series 2•
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Chassis No.: P1R11343
$80,000 | High bid
- Odometer: 15,995 miles
- Engine: Inline 4-cylinder
- Transmission: Manual
- Exterior: Regency Red
- Interior: Dove Gray
- Body: Roadster
- Odometer reads 15,995 miles
- Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance winner in 2009
- Best of Show winner at the Lake Oswego show in 2010
- Sold new at British Motor Cars in Portland, Oregon
- Mileage verification and ownership history included
- 4.2L Inline 6-cylinder engine with dual carburetion
- 4-speed manual transmission
- Regency Red exterior
- Original Black vinyl soft convertible top
- Dove Gray leather interior
- Rare factory air conditioning
The sinuous lines of the 1961 E-type clearly evolved from the C- and D-Type, however the sensational new two-seater was not a race car but a road car that offered shattering race car performance. Contemporary Astons and Ferraris were twice the money, and many argue the E-type was at least their equal in overall performance and driving pleasure. Initially produced with the 3.8L version of the famed race-proven Jaguar XK DOHC straight-6, capacity soon grew to 4.2L, among other enhancements. The Series II of 1969 incorporated improvements made over the years and added more in the interests of driveability, safety and comfort.
Headlamps lost their covers and moved forward to improve night driving, while the steering column was now collapsible and adjustable. The Girling all-around disc brakes that supplanted the Dunlop units were power assisted, twin electric fans aided cooling, and improvements to the interior included more comfortable, adjustable seats with head restraints and a revised dash replete with an impressive array of dials, including a 160 MPH speedometer. To that, in the case of this 1970 SII roadster, you can add its notably modest 15,994 mileage, which is backed up by its documented ownership history, starting with its acquisition when new from British Motor Cars in Portland, Oregon.
Its modest usage is also evidenced in its original black vinyl convertible top, which is something one will rarely encounter among other survivors of the 8,630 SII roadsters produced through 1970. Other distinguishers include the rare factory air-conditioning, which was a costly $482 option, and the wire wheels that added $165 to the inventory. The deep Regency Red paintwork is a deal more subtle and less in-your-face than the far more commonly encountered and obvious-to-the-point-of-cliché Guards Red. So too, the distinctive Dove Gray leather and carpeted interior specified in preference to regulation black.
Such features no doubt were among those which have earned this 1970 SII multiple awards over the course of its caring and prideful ownership, including a win at the Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance and a Best of Show win at the Lake Oswego show, both in 2010.
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293 800 AED
