1973 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 2+2

• A true time-warp, a remarkable 12,695 miles from new
• A right-hand drive, UK-original 2+2 finished in Primrose Yellow
• Smooth changing automatic gearbox which perfectly suits the lusty 5.3 V12 engine
• Chrome wire wheels with pencil whitewall tyres
• The paintwork retains a deep shine and the car presents really well

A decade after the original Jaguar E-Type arrived, the design progressively matured through 1971 with the introduction of the Series 3. Designed to showcase the new smooth and torquey 5.3-litre engine, originally developed for Le Mans, the Series 3 cars were available as a 'Roadster' (convertible) or a '2+2' Coupe. The Series 3 is easily identifiable by its large cross-slatted front grille, flared wheel arches, wider tyres, a larger bonnet bulge, updated bumpers, four exhaust tips and a badge on the rear that proclaims it to be a V12. It also featured uprated brakes, power steering as standard and a large horizontal scoop added to the underside of the bonnet to assist with cooling. The interior was entirely new in the V12, with more comfortable seating, stylish new door panels and a smaller, dished and leather-rimmed steering wheel. Being slightly larger and altogether much softer in nature, the E-Type in Series 3 form had lost the wildness of its youth but gained the long-legged touring profile, to which it was arguably better suited.

This particular 2 plus 2 was supplied new to the original distributor H.L.Abbott of Leigh on Sea in June 1973 and then quickly sold by Mann Egerton in July 1973 to a Mr W. Stilwell of Southend on Sea, Essex. Finished in Pale Primrose Yellow with black leather it cost ú3,846. Sporting those same colours today, with the original engine and gearbox, this matching numbers car has not had the busiest of lives having covered just 12,700 miles from new.

Arriving in Guernsey in 1988 and covering very few further miles, the car then changed hands within the Baileywick in August 2010, passing from a Mr John Machon and sold to a Mr Stephen Mallett. All this is confirmed by the history file which also holds various earlier MOTs going back as far as 1976, as well as the buff Guernsey logbook and an original Jaguar Heritage Certificate.

Today, tax paid and mainland registered, this is a rare opportunity to purchase such an original and exceptionally low mileage car that presents very well in the metal.