2018-01-18 19:23:00 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 3/17
www.bonhams.com/auctions/24118/lot/61/

Auction description:
Lot 61
1962 Jaguar E-Type 3.8-Litre 'Flat Floor' Roadster
Sold for £ 180,700 (US$ 250,642) inc. premium
Goodwood Members' Meeting
19 Mar 2017, 14:00 GMT
Chichester, Goodwood
Registration no. 109 UXD
Chassis no. 850339

*Rare early right-hand drive roadster
*Present ownership since 2012
*Fully restored by XJ Restorations
*Zero miles since completion in January 2017
*Still under warranty

One of some 400 right-hand drive 'flat floor' roadsters made, of which around 170 are estimated still to exist, this example was manufactured on 10th January 1962. Retailed via Henlys, it was sold new to one A N Jones of Worcester. The accompanying Jaguar Daimler Heritage Certificate records the original colour scheme as cream with red interior trim and black soft-top.

Purchased by the current vendor in 2012, the E-Type was believed to be a good example but was subsequently found to require a complete last nut and bolt restoration. The works were duly carried out by marque specialists XJ Restorations of Eastbourne, whose invoices and photographic record of the rebuild are on file. Completed and MoT'd in January 2017, the car has not been driven and will require careful running in before being used to the full. Accompanying documentation consists of an old-style logbook, the original Operating, Maintenance and Service Handbook, old Swiss title circa 1988, some expired MoTs, V5C Registration Certificate and the aforementioned restoration records.