1966 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-Litre Roadster
- Engine
- 4.2L inline-six, triple SU carburetors, 265 bhp
- Colour
- Carmen Red
A left-hand-drive 1966 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-Litre Roadster, built on 16 May 1966 and dispatched to Jaguar Cars of New York on 1 June 1966, finished originally in Carmen Red over black leather with a black soft-top. Its first recorded owner was a business called Closets Unlimited; the car later migrated to California, where it underwent a restoration and spent roughly two decades in long-term static ownership. The numbers-matching 4.2-litre six-cylinder engine and fully synchronised gearbox remain in place.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$130,000 – US$160,000
- 1966 →Factory deliveryClosets Unlimitedfull documentation
First registered owner per Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust certificate; car was delivered to the US East Coast via Jaguar Cars of New York in mid-1966.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownUnidentified California-based long-term ownerpartial documentation
Acquired after the car had migrated to the West Coast and reportedly undergone a restoration. Kept the car primarily as a static exhibit for roughly two decades with minimal road use.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A full restoration was carried out at some point before the car's acquisition by the most recent long-term owner in California; the work included a repaint in the original Carmen Red.
Described as an older restoration that still presents well; exact date and workshop are unrecorded.
- —Mechanical
A new fuel tank was fitted, the SU carburettors were refurbished, the brake system was serviced, and a set of Vredestein Sprint Classic tyres was mounted; the car has covered roughly 350 miles since this work.
Carried out during the most recent ownership period; date unspecified.
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