2016-08-18 13:07:02 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 9/16
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Auction description:
The Salon Privé Sale 2016
1973 Jaguar E-Type Series III Roadster - "Boycie's E-Type"
Lot No.: 227
Registration: UYP 694M
Chassis Number: 1S2392BW
Engine Number: 7S130765B
Number of cylinders: 12
CC: 5.2
Year of Manufacture: 1973
Estimate (£): 75,000 - 85,000

This wonderful example, UYP 695M, was delivered new to Henleys of London on the 11th. of October 1973, resplendent in Old English White, with a blue leather interior, matching carpets, automatic gearbox, and black PVC hood. UYP 695M's first and only registered keeper, a successful businessman residing in Mumbles, Swansea used it as a 'boulevardier', cruising along the Welsh Riviera with the top down. Putting some 79,000 miles on the odometer during his tenure, another businessman of less than salubrious stature also put some miles on the car. In the Spring of 1981, the car was lent to the BBC for the filming of a new comedy programme, entitled Only Fools and Horses for use in the second ever episode "Go West Young Man". It was thus that UYP 694M was to enter British television history as "Boycie's E-Type".

After doing a deal with Boycie (John Challis) over a dodgy Ford Cortina Convertible, Del Boy offers to store UYP 694M for a week in his garage out of sight as Boycie had bought the E-Type as a birthday gift for his "bit on the side". Del Boy (David Jason) and Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) decide to go out on the tiles to "find a couple of sorts", naturally in Boycie's E-Type. On their way home Rodney accidentally throws a cigar pack, on which is written the phone numbers of the girls they met earlier, out of the window, and when Del hits the brakes to get out and recover it, another car smashes into the back of the Jaguar. Of course, no damage was caused to the car, merely a staged accident for television purposes. It is fitting that UYP 694M, the swansong of an icon was to star in the first series of the greatest British comedy of all time. Included with the car is a die-cast model of the E-Type signed by both David Jason and John Challis and presented in a frame with mounted stills of the car's appeareance in the episode.

Presented today in largely original condition. The black PVC hood was replaced with a blue mohair hood and matching tonneau and the original steel wheels were replaced in the 1980s with chrome wire wheels fitted to splined hubs and Jaguar spinners, the receipts for which are in the history file. The leather seats are in remarkable condition, showing lovely patina with minimal wear to the driver's seat bolster, and a credit to the maintenance and care that the car has received by its fastidious owner. Supplied with 16 previous MOTs, two sets of original keys, tool roll, jack and the "knock on" hammer for the spinners. The history file contains a large amount of paperwork including service bills, handbook and workshop manual.

The car has received a light recommission after being stored in a heated garage between 2006 and 2016. New shock absorbers, battery, SU fuel pump, Stromberg carburettor kits, track rod ends, top and bottom ball joints, brake pads, hoses and seals, bonnet and hood seals were fitted. UYP 694M was treated to a full service that included new plugs and of course oil and filter changes to the gearbox, differential and original engine. The bumpers have been re-chromed and the paintwork has been polished and sealed with a hard-wearing ceramic coating. The mohair hood has a three-inch tear just behind the driver's door that has been stitched, however, this consignor advised the vendor to present the car "as is" and allow the successful purchaser to either replace the hood with period correct PVC or a complementing blue mohair hood. Replacement floor mats, in blue, are on order and will be presented with the originals.

To conclude, therefore, it is one of the joys of the auction world to be able to offer a car that is rather special, in every way. Presented to auction with a Swansea V5C, MOT until May 2017 with no advisories, and the distinction of having been featured on one of the best loved television comedies of all time. A great conversation topic at any classic car show, dinner party or showroom. When contacted by Silverstone Auctions John Challis remarked, paraphrasing his original line from the episode, and alluding to the recent British success at the Rio Olympics "It's only E-Type Jaguars and Adam Peaty that makes me proud to be British these days."

2022-11-30 10:39:54 | pauls writes:

Car returned to auction 11/22

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Sold for £102,375

29th Nov, 2022 November 2022 Classics Auction

Lot 52

 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster

As seen in Only Fools and Horses

Registration - UYP 694M

Chassis No. - 1S2392BW

M.O.T. - Exempt

Odometer - 80,075

Lovely Jubbly we hear you say, as ‘UYP 694M’ is not only a very well-presented two-owner E-Type, but one of the world’s best-known examples. Yes, it’s the very car that the famously dotty duo of Del Boy and Rodney ‘borrowed’ from their moustachioed car-dealing friend Boycie for a trip up to London’s West End - and inevitably crashed - in Series 1 Episode 2 of the BBC’s hit sitcom Only Fools and Horses. Fear not though, the accident was staged and no E-Types were actually damaged in the process!

Indeed, this particular Series 3 roadster appears to have led a relatively quiet life, aside of its brief spell as a TV star. First registered in November 1973, it is a home market model that’s finished in Old English White, trimmed in blue leather and rides on period correct chrome wire wheels. The odometer currently registers a very credible 80,075 miles from new, and the vendor considers its V12 engine, automatic transmission, bodywork, paintwork and upholstery to all be in ‘good’ order. As you might imagine, this star car is accompanied by a host of TV-related memorabilia, including a number of videos, signed photographs and even a scale model of the Jaguar autographed by Del Boy (Sir David Jason) and Boycie (the late John Challis), while the underside of the car’s bootlid also carries Boycie’s moniker.

In summary:

One of the best-known E-Types of all

A star of one of the most popular TV series of all time

A well-presented car with just two owners from new