To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION
Estimate:
$160,000 - $180,000
- Desirable early flat-floor and welded louver configuration
- Retains its original matching-numbers engine
- Two dedicated caretakers through 2018, including 50-plus year
ownership
- Offered in the elegant original factory color combination
- Freshened by a marque specialist in 2019, including a
comprehensive interior restoration
- Tastefully upgraded for modern reliability with an aluminum
radiator and electric fans
- Documented with JDHT certificate and restoration invoices
- Please note that this lot will need to be collected from
Houston, TX
This matching-numbers example of Jaguar's celebrated E-Type
benefits from 50 years of ownership by a single dedicated
Southwest-based caretaker, and a recent freshening by one of the
nation's foremost marque specialists. The beautiful roadster is
notably one of the early examples featuring flat floors and welded
louvers, which have arguably evolved into the most collectible and
desirable of the Series 1 E-Types.
As confirmed by a Jaguar Heritage Trust certificate, chassis no.
875534 was originally finished in black and trimmed with a beige
interior and black soft top. After completing assembly in mid
September 1961, the Jaguar was dispatched to the US early the
following month and retailed by Peter Satori's distributorship in
Glendale, California. It was sold by Satori dealer representative
Gene A. Pinckney to a successful entrepreneur Allen V.C. Davis of
La Canada, California on 22 November 1961. The Jaguar retains its
Manufacturer's Warranty certificate along with Mr. Pinckney's
business card. The car was fastidiously maintained in its early
ownership, as evident in the number of filled out service stamps in
the book. By the mid to late 1960s Mr. Davis decided to part ways
with the car.
Bruce Carpenter, who managed a business for Mr. Davis, was given
the choice a cash bonus or the Jaguar. Bruce chose the Jaguar and
the car would remain under his ownership until 2018. A former
Marine and accomplished pilot, Mr. Carpenter affixed military and
aeronautical decals throughout the car. He even gave the car a
name, the "Black Mariah," after the song "They Call the Wind
Mariah." Mr. Carpenter would go on to credit the Jaguar for
impressing a special first date, which later became his wife. Under
Mr. Carpenter's ownership, the E-Type resided in a garage in the
Hollywood Hills, exercised regularly with short drives through
Griffith Park. Following a retirement move to Nevada in 2011, Mr.
Carpenter continued the tradition of Saturday morning drives to
Cars & Coffee gathering to meet with friends.
In 2018, the Jaguar was acquired by the consignor, commissioning
the specialists at Jeff's Resurrections in Taylor, Texas, to
conduct over $19,000 worth of freshening measures, as illustrated
by invoices on file. This work included tuning the carburetors and
installing porcelain-coated headers, stainless steel lines, and a
new exhaust system. The hood was refinished, and the interior was
reupholstered with new beige leather, vinyl and Hardura trim, and
Wilton wool carpeting. A Blaupunkt Frankfurt Z radio and new
speakers were installed (wired with Bluetooth capability), and
black Coco mats were added. A new black canvas top and
complementary black boot were fitted, and period-correct Avon tires
were mounted on the chrome wire wheels. After this work, the clutch
and brake hydraulics were further addressed.
Claiming a life of meticulous care within the preservative climes
of the arid Southwestern United States, this beautifully presented
E-Type is accompanied by its original warranty certificate, owner's
manuals and service books with pouch, toolkit, JDHT certificate, as
well as file of invoices and receipts. The roadster is currently
fitted with a 15-inch mahogany Moto-Lita steering wheel, although
the original factory wheel is included.
Ideal for event use and presentation at marque concours, this
wonderful E-Type is a highly authentic example of the early cars
with flat-floors and welded louvers, offering a fantastic addition
to any sporting collection.To view this car and others currently
consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/0120.
