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Jaguar E-Type S3 V12 FHC Manual

Jaguar E-Type S3 V12 FHC Manual

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Lot number 102
Hammer value N/S (est. £23,000 - £25,000)
Description Jaguar E-Type S3 V12 FHC Manual
Registration TBC
Year 1971
Colour Primrose Yellow
Engine size 5,344 cc
Chassis No. 1S72006
Documents NOVA import docs; Canadian title

The Series 3 E-Type was the first of many Jaguars to use the fabulous, turbine-smooth 5.3-litre V12. Only the second new engine design in the history of the company, its original concept dated back to the early ‘50s.

Determined to keep ahead of the game at Le Mans, Jaguar first produced a 5.0-litre V12 using two twin-cam XK heads on a common crankcase. Soon shelved due its complexity and cost, the firm wisely focused on road car production and the day-to-day running of the business.

The project was rejuvenated many years later, the team developing a version for the XJ13, and a proposal to use it in a new super luxury car was considered. Its 8,000rpm redline was hardly suitable, nor was its lack of mid-range torque, or the clatter from its complex valve-gear for that matter, but it showed potential thanks to its light-weight and compact dimensions.

When it finally did emerge in the restyled Series 3 E-Type, it had been ‘stroked’ to 5.3-litres. This gave it all the torque it could need and the heads now had one simple chain-driven camshaft per bank which successfully suppressed the noise. Fuel injection had been envisaged, but in practice four side-draft Strombergs were used, the engines producing 272bhp and a whopping 349lb/ft of torque, giving the car a top speed well in excess of 140mph.

This LHD 1971 Series 3 Coupe has the more sporting manual gearbox and was delivered new to North America, its current Canadian owner purchasing it in 1987 to join his small collection of ‘leaping cats’. In 1998 the paint was freshened up with a respray in the original Primrose Yellow and the Lucas Opus ignition system was updated with a more reliable Petronix system.

Within the last 3,000 miles it has been fitted with a new alternator and exhaust system, the car coming with a new set of UK-supplied engine hoses which have yet to be fitted. When last tested, the compressions were within factory tolerance.

Emerging from several years in storage and fitted with a new battery, the vendor advises that the brakes will need recommissioning and that it could do with a new steering rack before being presented for an MOT. He adds that the indicated mileage of just under 43,000 miles is genuine, the car exhibiting excellent oil pressure and pulling well with a smooth drivetrain when driven to take the catalogue photographs.

On offer with its correct NOVA documentation, Canadian Certificate of Title and with all import taxes paid, this attractive low mileage E-Type has the potential to become a fine example with relative ease.

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