2011-12-10 21:37:01 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in 2011
www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/19-10-2011-ThePavilionGardens-1293/1971JaguarE ...

Auction description:
Lot Number: 56
1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Coupe
Sold For £22,550
Reg Number: MCU173K
Chassis Number: 1S50261
Engine Number: 7S3723SA
Cc: 5343
Body Colour: Red
Trim Colour: Black
MOT ExpiryDate: July 2012

'MCU 173K' is a 1971 model V12 E-Type Coupe finished in Red with a Black leather interior. It is a right-hand drive home market car that was purchased new by a Francis Ricardo from the then Bagshot-based collectors' car specialist Duncan Hamilton & Co. Six years later, Ricardo passed the Jaguar on to his son, who retained possession until 1984. The original bill of sale and service history provided by Hamiltons and nearby Jaguar dealer Coombes form part of the car's very detailed history file. A Philip Chalk was the next keeper, who maintained the Jaguar's thorough records and had the timing chains and valves attended to during his 8,759 mile tenure. A Mr Kimber purchased the Jaguar for one month to change the number plate in 1997, before passing it to another fastidious keeper called Hankin. It was from him that the vendor acquired the V12 in 2008, since when it has formed part of a private collection - it is apparently being ousted in favour of an XK140 SE!

Currently displaying a mileage of 85,000, the Jaguar was evidently treated to a service and replacement clutch just 2,000 miles ago. The proud vendor informs us that the E-Type's Ziebarted (rust-proofed) bodywork, paintwork, engine and four-speed manual gearbox are currently "excellent" and classes the interior trim as "exceptionally original". Riding on chrome wire wheels shod with the correct Dunlop SP tyres, the car is currently steered by a wood rim wheel (though, the original leather item is being included with it). The Jaguar is now being sold complete with the aforementioned detailed and continuous history file, which includes twenty-five past MOT certificates, the original receipt for the Webasto sunroof and even signed correspondence from the late Sir William Lyons. What's not to like?!