1966 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Roadster 4.2
- Engine
- 4.2L inline-six, 265 hp, four-speed manual
- Colour
- Midnight Blue over tan leather
A 1966 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 roadster, manufactured on 25 August 1966 and dispatched to New York in September of that year. Originally finished in Opalescent Light Maroon with black soft top and black interior, it was later restored approximately two decades ago and refinished in Midnight Blue over tan leather. Equipped with the desirable 4.2-litre inline-six and covered headlights, it retains a numbers-matching cylinder head and a correct four-speed manual gearbox.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$143,000
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Drove the car approximately 200 miles annually. Bumper guards front and rear were fitted during this ownership period.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A comprehensive restoration was carried out approximately 20 years before the catalogue date, resulting in a colour change from the original Opalescent Light Maroon to Midnight Blue, with the interior retrimmed in tan leather and the soft top replaced in tan canvas.
Exact date and performing workshop not recorded; attributed to a prior ownership period.
- —Modification
Front and rear bumper guards were added during a previous ownership tenure.
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