Registration No: Unregistered
Chassis No: 1E14226
MOT: Exempt

• Current family ownership since 1989 and previously resident in Thornton, Colorado
• Fitted with a carburettor-fed Mazda Wankel Rotary engine whilst Stateside but comes with a correct-type (MK X) 4.2 litre XK DOHC unit
• Accompanying paperwork includes the old State of Colorado Certificate of Title and UK C&E 386 duty paid form

Among the last century's great motoring icons, Jaguar's E-type has always inspired loyalty and devotion. Born out of the fabulous D-type racer, the model soon acquired a strong competition heritage of its own. Launched at the 1961 Geneva Salon, the Big Cat proved faster and more glamorous than virtually any production rival. Certainly, few could match its reputed 150mph top speed. At a time when Ferrari's lauded 250SWB and 250GTO made do with 'live' rear axles, the E-type utilised a sophisticated independent rear set-up with inboard disc brakes. While, rack and pinion steering enhanced the monocoque chassis's excellent roadholding and handling; putting it light years ahead of American designs like the Corvette. Revised in 1964, the E-type gained a torquier 4235cc powerplant and four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox of Jaguar's own design.

Built during late 1966 to left-hand drive specification, chassis 1E14226 spent the first twenty-three years of its life in the USA. Registered to Joel T. Sheffield of Thornton, Colorado prior to entering the current family ownership in 1989, the Jaguar is proof that not all Americans adhere to the idea that ‘there is no replacement for displacement’. The E-Type’s original engine is thought to have suffered a catastrophic failure at some stage but instead of replacing it with another XK unit or a small block Chevy V8, a past owner installed a twin carburettor-fed Wankel Rotary powerplant. The conversion appears professional and extends to a more suitable rev counter and auxiliary gauges. Dry stored for much of the past thirty-three years, the two-seater is now in need of restoration and accompanied by a Jaguar 4.2 litre XK DOHC engine (from a MK X) should a new owner wish to return it to a more original specification. Better preserved than many of its UK contemporaries, chassis 1E142226 is accompanied by a C&E 386 import duty paid form, State of Colorado Certificate of Title and sundry paperwork.