1969 Jaguar E-Type

XKE Convertible

4.2 6 cyl

Manual

IR10226

Clear

Gasoline

Jaguar E Type XKE unrestored matching numbers original survivor. 1969 in Primrose Pale yellow paint. The best color! The car looks beautiful, and despite being an unrestored survivor, in my opinion does not need restoration! There are a bunch of restored classic cars, and very few that are primarily unmolested and original survivors. To me, these are the unique ones and get lots of attention. The car has had three owners, to my knowledge. The previous owner had the car for around 40 years, until I purchased the Jag in 2011. The body and paint look great. The car was repainted once in the late 1970's, and the paint, honestly still looks really, really nice. The right front bonnet near the inner upper part of the cowling appears to have had a minor repair prior to the paint job in the 1970's. This is barely noticeable, but needs to be mentioned. The chrome is still shiny and more than presentable, being very slightly patinaed to a subtle hint undertoning of bronze color from age. This doesn't appear to me as an imperfection, but makes it look gracefully aged. Usually cars on the Ebay auctions look much better in the pictures than they do in person. This is an exception. This Jaguar looks beautiful in person. All original glass, nice and no damage from wiper blades or road wear. Undercarriage appears as unrestored and undetailed, with some typical surface grime, so is therefore not painted and spray bombed over to camoflauge or hide anything! No rust issues, unlike the typical rust you see on most old Jaguars! The floor boards are solid. Interior is all original. The black seats show normal wear, with no rips or tears. The dash has a split in the middle, and has pulled a bit from the underneath. Door panels no issues. There is a rubber weather strip missing from the inner drivers door jam. Rubber mats only, the carpet has been removed form the floor pans, to prevent moisture and corrosion. All the gauges and toggle switches function as they should, with the exception of the headlight switch, which works intermittently and needed replacement. Wipers, and heater motor work well. Clock intermittently. After market cassette that has been there for forty or so years. The soft convertible top is black and in very nice shape. Extras; Original Boot Cover Full Tunneau Cover NOS Amco Front, and Rear Bumperette Bars, not installed Head Rests Two Original Shop Manuals Old Four Ply Tire and Wire Wheel Spare Micheline Red line tires that look really awesome paired with the yellow paint. Series One Style Knock Off Wire Wheels, these are really rare for this car! Series One Style resonators and tail pipes. Engine compartment and under the bonnet is undetailed and remains in original and driver type condition. No spray bombing here either. The original 4.2 inline six is the original matching numbers engine. Appears all stock with the exception of the carburator breathers, which gives the engine a very high performance appearance. It drives great, with good acceleration. Smooth shifting. sounds great. Isn't prone to over heating, could run all day at 180 degrees. Brakes perform as they should. New clutch slave installed in 2012, as well as all new hoses, belts, water pump, electronic distributor, and complete tune up. I have some more pictures, but this ad will only display a certain amount. I can email these to you upon request. You would be hard pressed to find a nicer original Jaguar for the money. No haggle price. You are welcome to call me with questions, but this is not a fire sale. We do not need to sell this car, and it is priced very well. We are only selling because it is basically a beautiful garage trophy and we are not using it. We feel it would be better to let another owner enjoy this fabulous machine. Please do not push the buy it now unless you are going through with the purchase. My contact phone number is 417-368-2380 for any questions.