1964 JAGUAR E-TYPE SERIES 1 4.2 ROADSTER – MANUAL – 82,245 MILES SHOWING – (MY65) This E-Type roadster (DHC) has to be one of the best we have ever seen in terms of it’s overall presentation. Presenting in Off White (Cream) with Red leather interior trim. We hold a copy of a letter from Jaguar Cars Limited of Browns Lane Coventry dated the 4th of July 1990, confirming a matching numbers car, original colour combination, build date of November 1964 and original delivery to Brysons of Melbourne on the 30th of January 1965. Powered by a 4.2 Litre 6 cylinder twin cam engine, it produced when new 198Kw and 385Nm of power and torque, delivered to the rear wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox. Performance figures suggest 0-100kph in 6.7 secs and a top speed near 235kph. The current South Australian owner purchased this car in 1990 and has proceeded to complete the most amazing total restoration with the following details :- 1964 JAGUAR E-TYPE SERIES 1 4.2 ROADSTER Build date – 2nd of November 1964, in the first week of 4.2 production. Car No. 1E1008, the 8th Series 4.2 RHD roadster ( 1 of 863) Sold new – 7th of July 1965 by Bryson’s of Melbourne to Mr. J.C. Walsh Bought by present owner – 4th of June 1990 New clutch required – August 1990 – leading to some other things, then a few more other things over the following 17 years. In summary – * Bodywork – Glenn Olsen’s Jag E-Type Restorations, Melbourne * Main re-assembly – Alan Baker Restorations (Mr. E-Type of SA) Adelaide * Parts collection, including original brand bolts etc – owner 2007 Jaguar National Rally in Adelaide. Alan Baker Restorations attention to detail and correct factory spec resulted in the car winning – * Sir William Lyons Trophy, Outright Winner Concours d’Elegance * Lofty England Trophy, Highest Placed Sports Car in the Concours d’Elegance * Sir Nick Scheele Trophy, Best Car Built during the Lifetime of Sir William Lyons * Encouragement Award for 1st time Participant in Concours d’Elegance. * Bryson’s Perpetual Trophy * Gold Award for a Concours score in the National Gold category * Team Competition Trophy – shared with 2 other SA entrants This vehicle is presented with a hard top and also a soft top, so you can enjoy 3 modes of driving, depending on the weather, convertible, soft top up or maybe hardtop fitted. As a note of fastidious care by the current owner, this car has never been driven in the rain under his ownership. Also included is a quarter tonneau cover to cover the soft top when down, pictured here in the boot. If you were planning on an E-Type Roadster restoration now, to get it to this standard would easily cost double this asking price at today’s prices! This vehicle is currently on Historic registration in South Australia which is not transferable, however it would be eligible for similar schemes in other jurisdictions, this equates to minimal on road costs. If sold to another South Australian resident, the current SA plates SXE064 may be available with the sale. Outstanding in every way, this beautiful E-Type can be viewed on our state of the art showroom floor in Adelaide. We can arrange transport door to door world wide if required. more