This Jaguar E Type V12 Roadster was first registered in 1973 and has had just 6 owners who have covered 69478 miles from new. The car is all original, it has not needed restoring having been kept in beautiful condition. Its manual gearbox snicks sweetly between gears and the V12 engine pulls strongly and smoothly.
What better time to buy an E Type than in the car's 50th Anniversary year.
Launched in 1961 at the somewhat attainable price of £2,000, the E-Type could hit a reported 150mph and proved an instant hit with celebrities of the day. Over its lifespan, some 70,000 E-Types were produced, the remaining examples becoming a fast appreciating classic.
In 1971 the new 5.3 L 12-cylinder Jaguar V12 engine was introduced, with uprated brakes and standard power steering. The short wheelbase FHC body style was discontinued and the V12 was available only as a convertible and 2+2 coupé. The convertible used the longer-wheelbase 2+2 floorplan. It is easily identifiable by the large cross-slatted front grille, flared wheel arches and a badge on the rear that proclaims it to be a V12.