2014-12-24 04:04:40 | Lofty writes:

For sale at Bonhams

www.bonhams.com/auctions/22205/lot/162/

Lot 162
Offered from the Ardon 'Ardie' Overby Estate
1973 Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 Roadster

US$ 75,000 - 100,000
£48,000 - 64,000
To be sold without reserve

The Scottsdale Auction

15 Jan 2015 11:00 MST

1973 Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 Roadster

Chassis no. UD1S22489
Engine no. 7S11255LB

4,343cc SOHC V12 Engine
4 Zenith Stromberg Carburetors
264bhp at 5,750rpm
4-Speed Manual Transmission
4-Wheel Independent Suspension
4-Wheel Disc Brakes


*Purchased new by Ardie Overby
*Fewer than 5,200 original miles from new
*Very original, a true survivor example
*Numbers matching
*Fitted with its original factory hardtop

Ardon Overby purchased this Jaguar new from Monte Shelton Jaguar in Portland, Oregon and has owned it ever since. Never restored or apart, it still features its original Regency Red paint over Black leather upholstery. Fitted from new with the rarely seen optional hardtop, it is understood that Ardie never removed that lid after fitting it on the car. Sparingly driven, it spent a number of years in Ardie's shop, the result of which is a startlingly low 5,195 miles showing on the odometer at the time of cataloging.

More recently, the Jaguar has received a comprehensive mechanical refurbishing including brake service, radiator rebuild, new water pump, rebuilt carburetors, new water and fuel hoses, electronic ignition installed within the original ignition box, and numerous other correctly redone items. As it shows today, the car is a near time warp piece that exudes a level of originality that could only come from a car that has received a lifetime of care since leaving Coventry. Accompanied by a set of new old stock wheels and tires and the original British Leyland radio, this car is arguably about the closest one will get to buying a new E-Type off the showroom floor.