1966 Jaguar E-Type

E-Type Coupe Coupe

6 - Cyl.

Manual

1E31968

Gasoline

RESTORED ORIGINAL SERIES I E-TYPE 4.2 WITH JAGUAR HERITAGE CERTIFICATE GENERAL COMMENTS Unveiled fifty years ago at the Geneva Auto Salon, the E-Type Jaguar had become an iconic sports car with all the right ingredients—a gorgeous design, a race-bred heritage and tremendous performance. Produced for more than twenty years in three series, the first cars, the Series One cars built from 1961-1967 have become the ones to own, and for good reason. With their covered headlights, blade-thin bumpers and triple carburetor engines resplendent in polish aluminum, they have a far more sensuous look than the later cars. No wonder Enzo Ferrari called the Series One E-Type the most beautiful car ever built. It comes as no surprise that the Series One cars sell for far more than the later models, strangled as they were with ugly black rubber bumpers spoiling the lines and desmoged engines killing the performance. Of the Series One cars, many consider the examples built from 1964-1967 with the 4.2-liter engines the most desirable. With improved seats, they are more comfortable, the four-speed all-synchro transmission makes them easier to drive and the increased engine displacement gives them greater low end torque. From the covered headlights and toggle switches to the triple SU-carbureted, 265-horsepower, double overhead camshaft engine, the '64-'67 cars like the one I am offering for sale have all the trappings of a timeless sports car. With its monocoque passenger compartment/tail section, tube-framed engine bay and tilting bonnet, the Series One E-Type was clearly descended from the legendary D-Type, but its well appointed interior and compliant suspension made it an ideal two-seat touring car and worthy successor for the XK-120, 140 and 150. Its instrument panel is worthy of comment. With its big round dials of white on black gauges and long row to toggle switches, many have compared it to the cockpit of a World War II Spitfire fighter. Many people consider the coupe the purest expression of the iconic E-Type form. Whatever your own preference, there's no denying the attraction of the open two seater, just as there's no denying that the open car costs considerably more to own. For those of more limited means, one can enjoy the E-Type experience for much less with the coupe. The thrill of driving one of these magnificent machines is exactly the same, coupe or convertible, except for the wind-in-the-hair of the open car. PROVANANCE The car I am offering for sale comes with a large file folder of documentation. It was built on the 6th of October. 1965, but is titled as a 1966. It comes with a framed Jaguar Heritage Certificate.The established ownership chain is as followers: 1965: Original Owner: Allen Broster of Atascadero, CA. Broster must be the one who had the roses etched on the each rear side-window glass, shown in the pictures and walk around video. The story I was told is that this was done as a memento of the car having been in the Rose Parade in 1966. 1982: Robert Baker, who lived near San Diego, buys the car, probably from the original owner, although the records are unclear on this point 1987: Baler sells the car to the Hale family in West Virginia. 1988: David J. Fekete of Columbus, OH purchases the Jag. 1990: Richard L. Sells of Franklin, OH becomes the owner. He soon moves to Florida and keeps the car for the next 12 years. 2002: The Jag returns to Columbus, OH when Earl and Patti Hassler buy it. Earl Hassler begins a slow restoration of the car. He replaced the rusty floor pans with reproduction units. There was no other rust on the car, no doubt a legacy of it having been in California so long. He also replaced the exterior rubber, took care of the chrome and completed numerous other smaller jobs as detailed in the folder of receipts. By January 2005, he had the car stripped and painted, see image 3q. During reinstallation of the glass, the windshield cracked necessitating the purchase of a new one. August 2005: The last receipt for work on the car before my purchase. The story I was told is that Earl Hassler became ill and died. Patti Hassler covered the car and left it in the garage for the next five years. 2010: An automobile broker discovers the car and buys it. He takes it to John Grim of Performance Auto Restoration near Columbus, OH, a noted Jaguar specialist, and has seven thousand dollars worth of work done to make the car roadworthy. 2010, December, the present owner buys the car and undertakes additional work. The documentation furnished with the car leads me to believe that the present odometer reading of 49,927 miles is the correct mileage for this beautiful Jaguar, although this is not definitively established. Consider: July 3, 1984: California smog test, recorded odometer reading is 43,089 June 15, 1989: oil change, recorded mileage is 45,760 September 10, 1990, sales contract, recorded mileage is 47,225 December 2010, odometer reads 49,760 when I bought the Jag. November 2011, the car is offered on eBay; odometer reads 49,927 when the pictures were taken. An additional reason to think this is the correct mileage for this car is that when the starter was replaced during the summer of 2011, the access port necessary to remove one of the starter bolts still had the original sealer and appeared to never have been opened. The starter itself appears to be the original unit. It still works and goes with the car if the buyer wants it. WORK ON THE CAR COMPLETED SINCE IT CAME OUT OF STORAGE IN 2010 1. CAR CLEANED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE 2. GAS TANK DRAINED AND FLUSHED 3. CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER 4. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES 5. REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ROTOR AND CONDENSOR 6. ALL THREE SU HD-8 CARBURETORS REBUILT AND TUNED 7. REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES AND ONE REAR 8. REPLACED CLUTCH MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDERS 9. REPLACED STEEL CLUTCH HYDRALUIC LINES AND FLEX LINES 10. REPLACED FOUR WIRE WHEELS AND SPINNERS (spare wheel not replaced) 11. REPLACED TACH GENERATOR 12. INSTALLED FOUR NEW RADIAL FIFTEEN INCH TIRES 13. REBUILT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER 14. REPLACED TEMPERATURE SENSOR 15. INSTALLED NEW RON DAVIS RACING ALUMINUM RADIATOR (much greater cooling capacity) 16. ADDED NEW KOOL KAT ELECTRIC FAN (much greater cooling capacity 17. REPLACED ORIGINAL (nonfunctional) THERMO SWITCH FOR FAN 18. INSTALLED TOGGLE SWITCH UNDER DASH TO CONTROL FAN (I use the manual switch instead pf the thermo switch.) 19. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT 20. INSTALLED NEW STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM (made in England) 21. SAND BLASTED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND HAD A MODERN CERAMIC COATING APPLIED IN SATIN BLACK (will not burn off like the original) 22. CARBURETOR DOMES AND CAM COVERS SANDED AND POLISHED 23. SEAT FRAMES SAND BLASTED AND PAINTED 24. INSTALLED NEW SEAT FOAMS 25. SEATS AND CONSOLE REUPHOLSTERED IN CORRECT BLACK LEATHER 26. NEW CARPETS IN FOOTWELLS, NEW DASH TOP AND NEW DOOR PANELS 27. REPLACED HEAT SHIELD (between exhaust manifold and brake fluid containers) 28. REPLACED ORIGINAL STARTER WITH MODERN HIGH TORQUE GEAR REDUCTION STARTER 29. INSTALLED TWO NEW RADIATOR HOSES, GEARSHIFT KNOB AND RADIATOR CAP 30. INSTALLED NEW GLOVE BOX CUBBY 31. REPLACED CHROME DOME NUTS ON HEAD AND CAM COVERS 32. INSTALLED NEW ALTERNATOR BELT 33. REPLACED CHROME GRILL AND LATCHES AT REAR OF BONNET 34. REPLACED RADIATOR STONEGUARD IMAGES I have posted 70 high resolution images so perspective bidders can get a really good look at this car. VIDEOS I have three videos of the car available for viewing on U-Tube. One of the videos is a slow walk around of the car as it sits in our driveway. I try to show every aspect of it, outside and inside. It lasts about 6 minutes and the first twenty seconds or so are a bit shaky, but it gets better. It does a good job of showing the car from all angles. http://youtu.be/zLsOy4ckgCM CLICK HERE Next we have a driving video. Put yourself in the seat as we take a short ride showing how the car sounds, drives, shifts and accelerates, as well as what the view looks like from the passenger seat. http://youtu.be/GnkB3yk9O4A CLICK HERE The last video shows a mechanical oil pressure gauge hooked to the fitting on the engine block where the electrical sensor for the car's oil pressure gauge normally resides. Electrical sending units, particularly in old Jags are not nearly as accurate as a direct reading mechanical gauge of the type that mechanics use. The engine is at normal operating temperature. The oil pressure reads a bit above 40 pounds at idle and much more at higher rpm. These readings are indicative of an engine without a lot of miles. PLEASE NOTE: THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE DASH WORKS. It reads zero in the video because the oil pressure sending unit has been removed in order to mount the line for the mechanical oil pressure gauge. The oil pressure gauge didn't work when I got the car, but replacing the sending unit solved the problem. http://youtu.be/aJoOXqY2zgk CLICK HERE SUMMATION This car is a sharp looking, nice driving Series I E-Type. The view out over the long, low bonnet just might be the most exciting in all motoring. Some practical upgrades have been installed to increase the driving pleasure, namely the aluminum radiator, Kool Cat fan, complete new stainless steel exhaust and gear reduction starter. As the video shows, this is a magnificent looking car that could win awards at local shows. If you look closely, you can find a few hand touch ups in the paint so it is not concours quality. It's a really fast, exciting car to drive that has been reliable during the time I've owned it. As shown in the oil pressure video, using a mechanical oil pressure gauge (far more accurate than the factory electrical sending unit), the engine shows very good oil pressure. This is indicative of an engine without a lot of miles. The file folder of receipts supports this as does the presence of what I think was the original starter. It also indicated by the compression check as follows: Cylinder 1: 155 (rear) Cylinder 2: 163 Cylinder 3: 159 Cylinder 4: 156 Cylinder 5: 150 Cylinder 6: 157 (front) These are really good readings for the 6-cyl Jaguar dual overhead cam engine. Rust is a great enemy of E-Types, so the buyer must be really careful. Particularly susceptible areas are the floor pans, rockers, the trunk area and the lower part of the bonnet where the hinges attach. Being originally a California car, this Jag had only minimal rust, which has been repaired by replacing the floor pans. I've looked the car over carefully and can find no other areas of rust. The trunk floor, underside, rockers and bonnet attaching points are all solid. TERMS AND CONDITIONS A $1000 non-refundable deposit within 48 hours after the auction closes and full payment within seven days from the end of the auction. The deposit is to be paid through Pay Pal (I will send details), but the balance must be a bank wire (preferred), a certified bank check or cash. The car may not be removed from the premises until payment is received in full. The title will not be transferred until full payment is received.This vehicle is being sold as is, where is with no warranty, expressed, written or implied. If any of these terms are not met, I reserve the right to re-list the vehicle, sell it to the next high bidder, or sell it otherwise. If you intend to finance, you should arrange that prior to bidding. The title may not be transferred and the vehicle may not leave my garage until the full payment has been received. If you have any questions, please ask before you bid. I reserve the right to cancel bids for excessive negative feedback. If you have zero feedback, please email me before bidding. For the Buy it Now option, please be prepared to pay the deposit within 24 hours. Buyer is responsible for pickup or shipping of this vehicle. I will render all the assistance with this I can. If the car is to be shipped out of the United States, please be prepared to make the necessary international arrangements. Again, I will assist where I can. I advise inspecting the car before bidding, either personally or through your trusted agent to satisfy yourself as to it condition. I have attempted to describe the vehicle accurately and to provide a large number of clear sharp images to help you evaluate it, but nothing takes the place of coming to see it for yourself. Please do not bid on this auction unless you are serious about owning this vehicle. All non-paying high bidders will be reported to eBay, and negative feedback posted. (I don't like saying that, but I've had it happen. Unlike the buyer who is protected up to $50,000, the seller still has to pay the auction fee even if no sale occurs.) Thanks for taking a look at my Series I E-Type 4.2. If you like what you see, bid early and often. If you have questions or want to arrange an inspection, send me an email. I check it several times a day. On Nov-11-11 at 06:27:50 PST, seller added the following information:RESERVE MET! THIS CAR IS GOING TO SELL. DON'T MISS OUT!