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£18,000

1966 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2 Litre 2+2

United Kingdom • 10 Sept 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1966 Jaguar E-Type 2+2, originally a LHD US-market car, is a restoration project. It comes with a correct-type, overhauled 4.2-litre engine and manual gearbox, but requires significant work after being stored for an extended period following an abandoned restoration attempt in the 1990s.

Condition

3

The car is described as a 'scruffy but fundamentally solid E-Type' needing restoration. It has been repainted, had panels replaced, and was missing its engine and gearbox at one point. While it now has a correct-type engine and gearbox, the project was abandoned, indicating it requires substantial reconditioning.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

1E 75618 BW

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

[Reg Number]

RHD/LHD:

RHD

The 2+2 Fixed-Head Coupé version of the immortal E-Type (known as the XK-E in America, where most examples were sold) was introduced in 1966.

Nine inches longer and featuring a more vertical windscreen, it was equipped with a pair of small rear seats and a notably airy feel courtesy of its stretched wheelbase and raised roofline.

It benefitted from the same fully-independent suspension, rack-and-pinion steering and disc brakes as its two-seater brethren.

Powered by a 4,235cc DOHC straight-six engine developing a quoted 265bhp and 283lb ft of torque, it was the first E-Type model to list automatic transmission as an option.

Only in production for some three years, a mere 5,600 are thought to have been built.

Appearing as something of a diamond in the rough, this scruffy but fundamentally solid E-Type promises to be a rewarding project for an enthusiastic restorer.

Constructed to LHD US-market specification on 9th May, 1966, and despatched on 2nd June to be sold through J.C.I.

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