1966 Jaguar E-Type Series 1
- Colour
- Silver
A January 1966 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 that has undergone a thorough professional restoration to show quality. Numbers-matching throughout, the car received a bare-metal repaint in silver with a burgundy interior, a fully rebuilt engine with bored-out block and balanced rotating assembly, a rebuilt gearbox, and a differential fitted with a taller 3.07:1 ratio. Additional upgrades include an alloy radiator, electric fan, and new fuel system components.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$224,000
- Date unknownMidwestern long-term ownerpartial documentation
Based in the Midwest; held the car for an extended period before it passed to their daughter.
- Date unknownInheritanceDaughter of longtime Midwestern ownerpartial documentation
Inherited the car from her parent and subsequently sold it to the current owner.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent owner, marque specialistpartial documentation
Knowledgeable Jaguar specialist who commissioned a thorough professional restoration, including engine rebuild, gearbox overhaul, differential rebuild, bodywork, and repaint.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Comprehensive professional restoration using all original numbers-matching components; body refinished to show standard in silver with a burgundy interior and new window glass fitted throughout.
Work described as freshly completed at time of cataloguing.
- —Engine rebuild
Full engine rebuild including bore-out with new pistons, resized connecting rods, reground crankshaft, new timing chains and tensioner, and a dynamically balanced rotating assembly.
- —Mechanical
Gearbox stripped and reassembled with new bearings, synchromesh rings, layshaft, and fresh gaskets and seals.
- —Mechanical
Differential dismantled and rebuilt with new bearings, seals, and a revised 3.07:1 ratio gearset to provide more relaxed cruising gearing.
- —Mechanical
New alloy radiator installed with a 16-inch electric cooling fan; entirely new fuel system fitted including a replacement fuel pump and new SU carburettors.
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