2004-08-28 00:15:22 | pauls writes:

Car was sold at auction in '02, info at:
www.classicauctions.co.uk/car_search_index.html

Auction description:
Status SOLD
Estimate £11000 - 14000
Hammer Price £9000.00
Mileage 39500
Colour SILVER METALLIC
Trim Colour BLACK LEATHER
Chassis No 1551457
Engine No 758003SB
Registration HKH405L
CC 5343
M.O.T JULY 2003
Increasingly stringent US impact and emission regs in what was Jaguar's largest and most vital foreign currency earning export market added weight and reduced performance on the E Type S2 4.2. The Coventry manufacturer was forced to employ a totally new 5.3-litre 272bhp V12 which virtually filled the underbonnet area of a new, more powerful and cleaner S3 roadster and 2+2 coupe. This was the first mass-produced twelve since the demise of the Lincoln Continental in 1948. The new E Type with its distinctive cross-hatch rad grille had power steering as standard.
The Cheshire entrant of this 1972-manufactured Series 3 E Type with the optional and more desirable manual gearbox tells us that he acquired the fixed head from the original owner in 1989. However, as he never transfered the car into his own name, officially, it has only ever had one registered owner from new. It is fitted with wire wheels and a full-length sunroof.
The vendor says that Full Service History is on file which records a new engine fitted in 1975 at 31,000 miles and a respray in 1990. Although the mileage when entered for this sale was 39,500 miles, a new speedometer head was fitted at 85,000 miles, therefore the total mileage is claimed to be 124,500. It has been MOTd until next July.

2019-11-08 13:43:51 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:

www.classicdriver.com/en/car/jaguar/e-type-siii/1972/712652

Seller's description:

Year of manufacture 1972

Mileage 20 738 mi / 33 375 km

Lot number 120

Drive RHD

Exterior colour Other

Gearbox Manual

"First registered in November of 1972 and with just two former keepers, this example is presented in stunning silver coachwork with black leather trim. It has been subject to a sympathetic restoration and maintenance which, when reviewing the history file, began in early 2016 and was completed in 2018. The car is accompanied by a photographic record and invoices demonstrating two new rear arches fitted and that any corrosion was correctly removed before a full bare metal repaint to a good standard. Contained within the substantial history file are countless invoices, records and photographs dating back to 1974, previous MoT test certificates and a V5 registration document. This is possibly the best combination of the Jaguar V12 engine and manual gearbox with the added bonus of a full Webasto sunroof, ready to enjoy classic motoring in your very own slice of British motoring heritage."

2019-12-15 12:08:53 | pauls writes:

Car returned to auction 11/19

www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-11-23/cars/ref-83-1972-jaguar-e-type-se ...%C3%A9/

Auction description:

Lot 120 - 1972 Jaguar E-Type Series III Fixedhead Coupé

Registration HKH 405L Chassis Number 1S51457 Engine Number 7S8003SB Odometer reading 20,738 miles Estimate £34,000 - £42,000 Result Sold - £36,960

Sympathetically restored

Manual gearbox

Only two former keepers

First registered in November of 1972 and with just two former keepers, this example is presented in stunning silver coachwork with black leather trim. It has been subject to a sympathetic restoration and maintenance which, when reviewing the history file, began in early 2016 and was completed in 2018. The car is accompanied by a photographic record and invoices demonstrating two new rear arches fitted and that any corrosion was correctly removed before a full bare metal repaint to a good standard. Contained within the substantial history file are countless invoices, records and photographs dating back to 1974, previous MoT test certificates and a V5 registration document. This is possibly the best combination of the Jaguar V12 engine and manual gearbox with the added bonus of a full Webasto sunroof, ready to enjoy classic motoring in your very own slice of British motoring heritage.