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| Lot number | 124 |
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| Hammer value | £46,000 |
| Description | Jaguar E-Type S2 4.2 Coupe |
| Registration | GWX 817J |
| Year | 1970 |
| Colour | Opalescent Light Blue |
| Engine size | 4,235 cc |
| Chassis No. | 1R21005 |
| Engine No. | 7R13618-9 |
Although die-hard E-Type aficionados will always claim that the Series 1 is the car to have, in the real world there is no doubt that the Series 2, launched in October 1968, is the better car to drive.
Visually distinguished by its slightly higher, uncowled front headlights, wider ‘mouth’ at the front and different tail lights, it had twin fans for better cooling, an all-synchro gearbox, better seats, better brakes, improved switchgear and slightly more room in the cabin.
Power still came from the same magnificent 265bhp 4.2-litre triple-carb XK engine which endowed the car with a top speed in excess of 130mph. Just 1,071 Series 2 fixed head coupes were made in right-hand drive before it was replaced by the V12-powered Series 3 in late 1970.
As the accompanying Heritage Certificate confirms, this S2 Coupe was made in August 1970 with light blue paint and a dark blue interior. It was supplied via the Leeds Automobile Centre to first owners Yorkshire Forklifts with the registration number GWX 817J, although curiously it was not registered until 2nd December 1970.
Not much is known of the subsequent history of the car but the V5 records six further keepers, the fifth of whom kept it from 2009 until earlier this year and treated it to a total nut-and-bolt restoration with the results that you see here.
Virtually every part of the car has been renewed or restored as necessary and it is as good underneath as it is up top. Although the bills for all this work have sadly been mislaid, the condition of the car speaks for itself and there are various photographs documenting the restoration.
Supplied with the aforementioned Heritage Certificate, photos and current V5C, there are also three old MOTs from 1980 – 1984 (when the indicated mileage rises from 61,411 to 62,114 – the clock now showing 63,149 miles). Currently MOTd until May 2015 (with no advisories recorded) and taxed until next April, this is a fine example of a somewhat under-rated E-Type model.
