1971 Jaguar E-Type

V12

J711S71515

Clear

I bought this car in August 2007 and drove it for about three years when the distributor gear stripped the drive inside the engine. I had the V12 engine completely rebuilt, which was necessary to access that drive gear, and while the engine was out I deciding to have it painted and do a conversion to covered headlamps and use the Jaguar SI E-Type lamps just like Jay Leno did on his red V12 convertible. The ignition has been upgraded to a more modern electronic ignition and the car now runs great. The car is now painted the beautiful color of Aston Martin Mendip Blue after I saw the color on a DB9. The grill is the original with the emblem removed and then painted and polished similar to that of the DB9. The original grill emblem as well as any other original parts come with the car. The interior is as I bought it and lets the car down the most. There are tears here but a carpet kit is the largest need. The car originally had air conditioning but it had been removed from the car. The original air conditioning compressor comes in a box and I have reinstalled some of the controls back to the interior although the knobs were missing. I had an SU carb conversion kit installed on the engine about six months ago and are much better than the factory Strombergs. The original carbs can go with the car if you want them. The car has the original engine, 7S3020SB. Here are all the original numbers off the VIN plate which has never been removed and is still attached with the original rivets. Car No: IS7151515Engine No: 7S3020-SBBody No: 4S51724Gearbox No: KL840 Car clear Iowa title and registration in my name.