Vehicle Description
1973 Jaguar E-Type V-12 Series III 2+2 ?One of 7,297 examples made
between 1971 and 1975 ?Engine bay refresh in 2016-2017 ?5.3L V-12
SOHC engine with quadruple sidedraft Zenith-Stromberg carburetors
and electronic ignition ?Borg-Warner M12 three-speed automatic
transmission and 3.54 gearing ?Silver Gray exterior with French
Blue leather interior with black trim ?Air-conditioning, power
four-wheel disc brakes, power rack-and-pinion steering, independent
front and rear suspension ?Wire wheels and front bumper overriders
?Documentation includes a copy of Jaguar World E-Type Restoration
Guide Series I and II, Jaguar E-Type Series III repair operations
manual, many color photos, a thumbdrive of related file and partial
service records This is one gorgeous Jaguar E-Type with reportedly
fewer than 50,000 miles on it! Made in February 1973 in Coventry,
England, the previous owner of this beautiful cat acquired it in
British Columbia, Canada after a previous owner reportedly found it
in an Arizona desert in 2007. HE has lovingly cared for this Jag
for the past 12 years and did an engine out refurbishment. Its
combination of beauty, high performance, and competitive pricing
established the E-Type as an icon of the motoring world. The car's
claimed 150 mph top speed, sub-seven-second 0 to 60 mph
acceleration, monocoque construction, disc brakes, rack-and-pinion
steering and independent front and rear suspension distinguished
the car and spurred industry-wide changes. Dressed in Silver Gray,
the car?s paint and trim are in overall excellent order with minor
blemishes. The car?s windows, including the rear window with a
defroster grid, and lights are in very good order while the body is
solid and straight; the engine bay extremely tidy, the battery
looks good, the cargo area is in very good condition. The car?s
chrome bumpers, complete with front overriders, are also in very
good condition. The car?s engine was removed during the winter of
2016-2017 to allow engine bay repainting plus cooling, electrical
and exhaust system work. The electric cooling fans have been
modified to include an override direct power switch in case a
thermal switch or relay goes bad. The E-Type was based on Jaguar's
D-Type racing car, which had won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three
consecutive years beginning 1955 and employed what was, for the
early 1960s, a novel racing design principle: a front subframe
carrying the engine, front suspension and front bodywork bolted
directly to the body tub. No ladder frame chassis, common at the
time, was needed and the first cars weighed only 2,900 pounds. This
car rides on Hankook Mileage Plus whitewall radials, size 205/70R15
at every corner. Each tire is mounted to a wire wheel with earless
knockoff nuts. The tires have good tread depth and are in very good
order, as are the wheels. There is a matching spare tire and wire
wheel under the upholstered cargo floor. Under the huge,
front-hinged hood is Jaguar?s famous 5.3L V-12 engine with four
side draft Zenith-Stromberg carburetors and breathing through quad
tail pipes. The engine bay and front suspension are very accessible
in this arrangement. The 5.3-liter version had an oversquare bore x
stroke 3.54 in ? 2.76 in. Right from the start of production in
1971, the V-12 engine had Lucas OPUS electronic ignition. Backing
this motor is a Borg-Warner M12 three-speed automatic transmission
and a 3.54:1 rear end. Driver convenience features include
air-conditioning, power rack-and-pinion steering, power four-wheel
disc brakes and independent front and rear suspension. Inside, the
car is done in rich French Blue with black trim. The Connolly
leather seats are in overall good condition, with some blemishes
visible in the rear seat. The complimenting Wilton Wool carpeting
looks great. The neutral headliner is in good, original order while
the black, three-spoke steering wheel, which is trimmed in leather
and shows in good, original order. The black, padded instrument
panel contains Smiths gauges and is in very good shape. The center
console and console-mounted shift lever are in satisfactory order.
A Kraco AM/FM stereo with cassette deck is forward of the shifter.
For the third series, the short wheelbase FHC body style was
discontinued, leaving a convertible and 2+2 coup?. The newly used
longer wheelbase now offered significantly more room in all
directions. The Series III is easily identifiable by the large
cross-slatted front grille, flared wheel arches, wider tires, four
exhaust tips and a badge on the rear that proclaims it to be a
V-12. Cars for the US market were fitted with large projecting
rubber bumper over-riders (in 1973 these were on front) to meet
local five mph impact regulations but those on European models were
considerably smaller. US models also have side indicator repeats on
the front wings. The Jaguar factory claimed that fitting a set of
Jaguar XJ-12 saloon steel-braced radial-ply tires to a V-12 E-Type
raised the top speed by as much as eight mph. The production car
was fitted with textile-braced radial ply tires. This fact was
reported by the editor of Motor magazine in the long-term test of
his E-Type edition dated 4 August 1973, who ran a V-12 fixed head
for a while. On its release in March 1961, Enzo Ferrari called it
?the most beautiful car ever made.? In 2004, Sports Car
International magazine placed the E-Type at number one on their
list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s. In March 2008, the Jaguar
E-Type ranked first in The Daily Telegraph online list of the
World's ?100 most beautiful cars? of all time. Outside automotive
circles, the E-type received prominent placement in Diabolik comic
series, Austin Powers films and the television series Mad Men.
Documentation includes a copy of Jaguar World E-Type Restoration
Guide Series I and II, Jaguar E-Type Series III repair operations
manual, many color photos, a thumb drive of related file and
partial service records. Competition to this Jaguar 2+2 in 1973
included AMC?s Javelin, Chevrolet?s Camaro, Dodge?s Challenger,
Ford?s Mustang, Mercury?s Cougar, Nissan?s 260Z 2+2, Plymouth?s
Barracuda, Pontiac?s Firebird and Porsche?s 911. Jaguar collectors,
European car aficionados, or anyone looking for a great driver,
owes it to themselves to stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars to check
out this ?73 Jag 2+2 today! VIN: UD1S74616 EIN: 7S10444LA TIN:
12932 Body#: 4S56085 This car is currently located at our facility
in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows
49,720 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear,
mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please see full
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