1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I
- Engine
- 3.8L inline-six
- Colour
- Opalescent Silver Blue
A 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I roadster in Opalescent Silver Blue, originally delivered through Jaguar Cars of New York to its first owner in Tennessee. The car passed to a Nashville collector, Ken Sandridge III, who retained it for approximately 48 years before it was exported to the United Kingdom, where it underwent a comprehensive restoration. Powered by the 3.8-litre straight-six, it had covered only around 1,000 miles since restoration at the time of cataloguing.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £98,900 (≈ $124K)
- 1964 → 1964Factory deliveryD. Wellsfull documentation
First registered owner, based in Tennessee. Car was dispatched from the factory to a New York dealership for delivery to this individual in April 1964.
- 1964-12-01 → 2012Private saleKen Sandridge IIIfull documentation
Nashville, Tennessee owner who retained the car for approximately 48 years before selling it. A period bill of sale documents his acquisition.
- 2012 →Acquisition unknownUK-based restorer or intermediarypartial documentation
Car was imported to the United Kingdom early in 2012 and underwent a thorough restoration before being acquired by the consignor.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Acquired the car following its UK restoration; vehicle had covered only around 1,000 miles since restoration was completed.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2012Restoration
A thorough, all-encompassing restoration carried out in the United Kingdom following the car's shipment from the United States. Approximately 1,000 miles had been driven since the work was finished.
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