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Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2 Roadster
Chassis No. 1E1870
Body No. 4E7793
Engine No. 7E14025-9 This car was manufactured in July of 1967 and held back for the August registration.
It was fitted at manufacture with one of the prototype open headlamp bonnets, we believe that it was one of the first road going cars fitted with the open headlamps that allow you to see at night, it kept all of the earlier controls and switches and was manufactured prior to the September Worldwide emmisions deadline.
It was purchased by us in the summer 1978. I am a qualified Motor Vehicle Engineer with Jaguar experience since 1965. In 1980, on the basis of putting the car right before things started going wrong, the car had covered 55,000 miles.The car was dismantled and rebuilt, repairing as required. At this time the car had a bare metal respray, the door skins were changed, sill panels removed and the chassis structure checked for corrosion and treated, new sill panels were installed.
We then ran the car, maintaining it in the various garages that I managed or owned until 2002 when I decided to take early retirement and sell my garage.I decided to take this opportunity to update the car sympathetically to a more modern reliable specification.
The following work was undertaken: Jaguar electronic ignition installed
Coopercraft front 4 pot calipers installed
New rear calipers
New brake hoses
Upgraded Servo
New master cylinder
Longlife lower balljoints installed and worn bushes replaced The engine was removed and the following work was undertaken
Ligthened and balanced by Baldyne Engineering
Crank taken to 10 thou undersized
Pistons to mid compression to enable running of unleaded fuels and rebored to 10 thou oversize
The car was converted to a 5 speed gearbox
Stainless steel 6 branch manifold and exhaust
Gas flow trumpets installed, carbs were overhauled and rejetted to allow for extra power potential. The car is finished in red base coat and laquer
The car will now travel at 100 miles an hour at 2,800 rpm and can return 30mpg, driving and sounding really docile, or it can snap you back in the seat, roaring from the front intakes and howling from the exhaust. You can choose the experience!
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