1970 Jaguar E-Type Series II 2+2 Manual

With just 507 left in the UK, a great winter project...the Series II is considered, in hindsight, to be the best variant of the iconic E-Type. Improved features included a wrap-around rear bumper with the tail lights now underneath, and the larger front indicators were similarly repositioned below the slightly heavier front bumpers. The cooling was much improved helped by the enlarged 'mouth'. Series II cars also featured twin electric fans and uprated brakes.

A growing demand for rear seats prompted Jaguar to launch the 2+2 Coupé in 1969, and by adding nine inches to the wheelbase and two inches in height, it became possible to fit a rear seat capable of seating two adults in tolerable comfort.

This manual example, in Old English White with a contrasting black leather interior, was first registered on the 10th January 1970 to the first of three former keepers before being bought by a Mr. Measday of Neath, South Wales, on the 8th May 1993. Purchased by our vendor on the 1st June 1999, on the recommendation of the mechanic who had maintained the car in the past, the car was used regularly on family duties. It was last granted an MOT certificate in July 2000 and was later laid up with the intention of carrying out a full restoration, which never happened! Having been in dry storage since then, the car presents in fair condition, and could be described as a ""barn find"", but in reality, it's a lot better than expected although it hasn't turned a wheel in some sixteen years. A visual examination in cramped quarters showed that this 2+2 is in largely complete condition.

The car is presented to auction showing an odometer reading of 43,683 and accompanied by its Swansea V5c, old SORNs, MOTs and a spare wheel.

With just 507, according to online data, examples of the Series II 2+2 left in the UK, 'MDR 888H' deserves to be back on the road, displaying the grace, space, and pace for which it was once famous.