2015-04-27 17:02:35 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 5/15
www.silverstoneauctions.com/1973-jaguar-e-type-series-iii-v12-roadster-5282

Auction description:
1973 Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 Roadster
Lot No.: TBA
Registration: NUT 262M
Chassis Number: IS2032
Engine Number: 7S12849SB
Number of cylinders: 12
CC: 5300
Year of Manufacture: 1973
Estimate (£): 75,000 - 90,000

This car is a genuine 'barn find' having been acquired new by our vendor's Grandfather in August 1973. It seems he used it very sparingly and kept it carefully and always indoor stored before it changed hands to his son in April 1993 (our vendor's Father). Sadly he passed away in September 2014 and it then became the property of his son, our vendor, who is now offering the car directly for sale.

Our vendors late Father chose not to use the car at all in his ownership and so conciously put the car in to storage as a long term investment. He therefore had the car "properly immobilised", including oil in the cylinders and put it in a brick built barn in 1996 with heating. In 1999 it was moved in to another barn on the estate, this time a wooden one, but stored inside a dehumidified air bubble car storage unit. It stayed there until these barns were acquired in October 2006 which necessitated a final move to a farm shed where the car was 'uncovered' late last year.

The car was found to have covered just 7,700 miles from new.

The decision was then made in early 2015 to recommission the engine and get the car running in order to pass an MOT. This work was diligently and carefully carried out by Tolman Motorsport of Warwickshire and mostly involved refurbishing the radiator, changing all fluids etc and rebuilding the seized front brakes - all of which is detailed on their invoice.

The car today is therefore presented in very highly original order throughout having covered just 7,740 indicated miles from new. All the interior is completely original and nicely patinated, the hood is original and in reasonably good working order, even the spare wheel and tool kit are believed totally original. The paint has reacted over time to the moisture in places but seems to be original to the car. The original chrome has rotted in a few places, such as the rear bumper, and the exhaust is now finally blowing. However, it is a very original, rare and very special car which now offers a unique opportunity to own one of the lowest mileage V12 E-Types in the world with known single family ownership from new. It starts well, idles happily and the manual gearbox feels positive and accurate.

Offered with a current MOT, original registration documents and V5C, Jaguar Heritage certificate and a limited history file (having been stored most of its life) our vendor is willing to chat to interested parties and confirm in greater detail the fascinating history behind this very special car.