Complete, solid car for restoration
| 1961 Jaguar E Type roadster - 875101
Complete, solid car for restoration |
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This vehicle is now sold - thank you.
875101 is an outside latch E Type roadster that has barely seen the light of day since the late sixties. A California car when new, 875101 was taken off the road with a major engine issue and largely disassembled for a restoration which never really got underway. The car features all of its original sheet metal, including the all important outside latch bonnet.
Having been exposed to less than 10 years of California sunshine prior to five decades of dry hibernation, 875101 is an amazingly solid, genuinely rust free example - and obviously a wonderful candidate for a total restoration. This very special E Type will not require ANY panel replacement during the course of the restoration. When finished, it may very well be unique among restored outside latch roadsters, in this regard.
The cylinder head and transmission are both the original matching number items, although the factory block (which threw a rod and blew a hole in the sidewall) was discarded long ago. A later 3.8 E Type block is included in the sale, although an appropriately dated (Feb 1961) block is available, if required. 875101 is substantially complete and not missing any significant components.
Originally Opalescent Bronze with a Suede Green interior, per the Jaguar Heritage Certificate.
875101 is about to undergo a world class restoration in the CJ Workshops and is available for purchase at any point throughout the project.
As 'blue chip' an investment as you will ever find in the E Type world.
This vehicle is now sold - thank you.
Interested parties are invited to contact Dan Mooney at Classic Jaguar for additional information.
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| Boot floor is 100% rust free |
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| We have never seen a better original boot floor |
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| Car has matching number body, cylinder head and transmission |
Body # R1083 denotes the 83rd roadster body built |
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| Original matching number cylinder head |
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| The bonnet is original to the car |
Original matching number transmission |
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| Original picture frame |
Car had a roll cage installed at one time (see reinforcement on rear bulkhead) |
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| Reverse lamp pod is pop riveted in place on the very early cars |
Early fiberglass glovebox |
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| Note early style flat top dash pad |
Original heater box in superb condition |
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| Extremely early wiper motor dated Dec 1960 |
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| Correct early bonnet hinge frame |
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| Bumpers in fantastic shape |
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| Perfect original gas tank |
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| Early style screen pillar chrome trim |
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