2007-10-22 08:30:08 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 10/22/07
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jaguar-E-Type-XKE-S2-Coupe-True-1-Owner-1969-Series-2-Co ...
Current bid $14,100 reserve not met, 10 bids, 5 days left in auction.

Sellers description:
1969 (RARE) Jaguar XKE Series 2 Coupe 1-Owner Bought brand new in 1969 Blue / Blue Leather Interior Buy in confidence - Licensed / Bonded Wholesale Broker - Jaguar Club Member - It was delivered Brand new to Overseas Motors of Lubbock in Lubbock, TX in September 10, 1969. I have the original window sticker. I bought the car from the original owner and I have all the records, owner's manuals, service manuals everything since day 1. The paint on the car is original and is not perfect but very presentable. On a scale from 1-10 it is a 7.5 but it is original. There are some minor imperfections and dings on the body(see picture). The interior is like new and is in very good condition. The car runs and drives out perfect and has no issues in that respect. I have driven over 500 miles in the car at speeds 80-100MPH. The only thing not original is the exhaust. It is brand new and was just installed. The car only flaw is the weather stripping around some of the windows and bumpers are starting to crack because of their age. No big deal to fix. The car has lived its whole life in Texas and has no rust. The car has no signs of any accident history and all the gaps line up perfect and all the doors shut perfect. The Series 2 are on the way up in terms of investment because all the series 1 the most sought after are drying up and are hard to find. The car is 100% Original and has not been restored. The car ID# is as follows: Serial No: 1R 26226 The car has a Clear Clean Texas Title. (Good for Export). This car is a great example of a very nice original driver. Original Wheels All Keys / Original Wheel Spare/ Tool Kit /Knock off hammer Original Owners Manuals and Service Records A MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE - WILL NOT DISAPPOINT - SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY. This car is as clean as reflected in the images. There are NO ISSUES or HIDDEN AGENDA HERE.

2008-01-28 09:31:56 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 1/28/08
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jaguar-E-Type-E-TYPE-1969-JAGUAR-XKE-COUPE-E-TYPE-E-TYPE ...
Current bid $7,100 reserve not met, 3 bids, 6 days left in auction. Car now said to be located in Catonsville, Maryland.

Previous auction ended at $20,600 after 32 bids.

2008-01-28 16:17:22 | JAGMAN writes:

62,353 miles, on ebay 01/08

2008-07-29 16:36:19 | Darren Cooper writes:

I just purchased this car. She is an original example inside and out. Original title, purchase order and window sticker. Completely rust free! Wonderful running and driving E.

Life is good,

Darren

2008-09-12 12:09:49 | Darren Cooper writes:

The more I look at this car, the more I like it. Dealing and restoring E Types for the past 20 years, I have not seen a more original example. Rust free, solid body and the paint, even though there are spots where the primer is starting to show, has a very nice patina and shine. The interior is completely original. The seats are near perfect, as are the door panels, dash and headliner. Even the front floor carpets are good. The only problem the interior has is the center arm-rest pad. The original wire wheels are near perfect too. The exhaust is new. The suspension is tight. The engine purrs with a quiet front end and excellent exhaust note. The transmission shifts sure and true, all synchro of course. The clutch and brakes are great. The engine runs cool with excellent oil pressure. I purchased this E Type from the wholesaler who had it on eBay earlier this year. I have the original, one owner, Texas title, bill of sale and window sticker. The tool kit is complete. I plan on selling this great old E Type in the next month or so. Who will be the second registered owner?

Darren

2012-12-10 21:14:46 | Christian writes:

I purchased the E-type from Darren, Oct-2008 and shipped to Germany (I'm German). The E-type was as advertised, odometer reading 82,462mi. Free of rust, straight body, no accident damage, engine running without noise, good oil pressure, completely original interior, original paint (hard to find, even harder to believe when you read it on ebay) all documents: Original bill of sale, window sticker, title and so on. The E-type had only one registered owner before me. All good news so far.

I knew the E-type needed some work. Like changing all rubber seals, window rubber etc, brake service, flushing cooling, complete tune up, check electrical systems, new tires, new shocks, and, and, and. The major question was: How 40 year old engine seals would hold up. The answer as you can guess they didn't. The rear crankshaft seal failed with the usual consequences, oil on the clutch, slipping clutch. So the engine had to come out. Apart from that the right side door and side panel was damaged during shipping. The forwarder was not knowledgeable in handling classic cars. I don't want to mention the name here, feel free to contact me in case you need advise. I shipped a couple of other cars without damage. I'm not a dealer the cars went to my collection.

Back to the E-type. Status, work needed to be done, mechanics and cosmetics. I needed to make my mind how to approach it. Basically I wanted to have a driver, I lover original cars with patina. In this matter the E-type was perfect. I knew I wanted to keep the E-type so I decided to do it all and do it right. The engine was rebuild in UK at Rob Beere Racing (www.rob-beere-racing.co.uk). Everything was done: Boring the liners out to check the water passages, reassembly with stepped liners, new core plugs, aligning crankshaft bearings, new bearing, new bolts for bearing caps, resurfaced flywheel, grinding crankshaft main bearings, balancing crankshaft and flywheel, new connecting rod small end bushing, balancing connecting rods, new pistons, new valve seats, new valves, new valve guides, new tappets, new valve springs, new camshafts, new timing chain, new timing chain gears, new oil pump, new water pump and last but not least new seals. All surfaces checked, head and block resurfaced. And so on...

The engine was rebuild to UK specification with the following modifications: Rear crankshaft oil seal conversion, 123 ignition (no points), spin-on oil filter conversion, uprated engine mounts, new triple SU carburetor's and manifold (www.burlen.co.uk). After assembly the engine was dyno-tested at Rob Beere Racing making 240hp without air filter and open exhaust. Not bad considering the S2 E-type, US spec is 170hp original. The 265hp quoted by Jaguar in the early sales brochures was let's say 'optimistic' and 3.8l press cars had special prepared engines. Engine done but how about the rest?

I went with the same strategy for the gear box and starter. Engine, gear box and components were finished to concours standard. The radiator was replaced with a NAR aluminum unite (www.nargroup.com/radiators.html). Exhaust Hayward & Scoot (www.haywardandscott.com) because the original system kills about 20hp. Original looking drum air filter but it is actually a large size foam filter for better breathing. The idea basically is to improve the performance without changing the characteristics. Additionally the A/C was refitted with an aftermarket system (www.retroair.com). The water hoses are 3 layer silicona used for racing to keep the climate controlled. New thermostat, new alternator. That's about it for the engine.

I did the engine out / engine in job buy myself. All paint in the engine compartment and frames is still original, except the front crossmember assembly. The radiator sits on top of it. It had the common damage from lifting the car on the wrong place. The crossmember assembly was straightened and painted. Everything else looked 'very' presentable and straight after cleaning off the Texas sand. The E-types front suspension needs to be partly disassembled when the engine comes out, so I did a total disassemble replacing all the bushes, bearings, seals and shocks. The suspension components were only cleaned, no coating or spraying. The suspension rebuild was done to original specification without upgrades. My aim was to keep everything as original as possible. The steering rack was good so I just cleaned and resealed it. I reused all original bolts with new Nylon locking nuts. Brake caliper have been disassembled cleaned and put back to work with new seals and hoses. The rear axle came out for replacement of brake discs service of calipers, new seals, new shocks and rubber mounts. The differential oil has been changed. So far so good, but how about the cosmetics?

As you know by now I'm a big fan of original cars so the plan was to keep as much of the original paint as possible. To make a long story short, that didn't work out. The paint shop was trying to match the color and 'matt appearance' (patina) as close as possible but as you can imagine there was a difference. I wanted the patina and a match with the patinated original interior. A smart looking car! What I didn't wanted was color mismatch. After 40 years the E-type had of cause some digs, scratches and imperfections. Patina 'yes' but all the other stuff 'no'. So I decided to give the E-type the first full repaint. To match the patina the clear coat was mixed to a 30% matt finish. Difficult to describe but I would call modern cars with matt finish a 100% matt finish. All rubber seal have been replace. The windscreen and rear window needed to come out anyway. Chrome is original without pitting, it just needed cleaning. New Mechelin tires in original dimension and centering the original wheels (not aftermarket). And about a million minor things to address.

Here we are, ready for the next test drive. The refurbishment took about 4 years. I call it refurbishment, restoration is something different. The E-type is a real joy to drive. Everything works as designed by Jaguar: Brakes, suspension, steering. Engine performance might be a bit better but that's Jaguar as well. Remember the early cars also had prepped engines.

All fun so far. I really enjoy working on the car. The engineering is fantastic, 50's race car design. When you see the large engine it's hard to believe that it fits under the beautifully shaped hood. What's next? Driving! I'm planing to post updateds in the future.

Thanks,
Christian

PS: I know it doesn't belong here but my other cars are:

1959 220S Mercedes Sedan
1969 Jaguar E-type Coupe / 1R26226
1979 MGB Rubber Bumper
1979 Porsche SC Targa
1984 CJ7 Jeep
1985 Jaguar XJ12
1988 Mercedes SL 560
2000 BMW Z3M Coupe