1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 4.2-Litre Roadster

According to its accompanying Heritage Certificate, this left-hand drive Series 2 Jaguar E-Type OTS was originally finished in Pale Primrose Yellow with a Black interior, the colour scheme it pleasingly wears today. Manufactured on 22nd August 1968, it was dispatched to Herrington Motors of Montgomery, New York State, and was purchased by its first and only private keeper, a Miss Sarah J Hammer. The car was indeed used lightly for the first 17 years covering only 45,000 miles until, in 1985, a long-term illness prevented Miss Hammer from driving her beloved E-Type and it was put into storage. There it was to remain for the next 29 years until its inevitable sale. There is a letter with the car from Miss Hammer in late August 2015 confirming her sole ownership and the mileage of 45,063 at that point. The present recorded mileage, at time of viewing, is 45,150.

Prior to its return to the UK, the car was subject to a mechanical overhaul by Klaus Motors of New York. On its arrival here, it was treated to a full service with fresh fluids and fitted with a new brake servo, brake and clutch master cylinders, a stainless steel exhaust, five new period-correct Dunlop tyres and a new hood and carpets by Aldridge Trimmers.

A matching chassis and engine numbers example, the car is accompanied by the aforementioned Heritage Certificate, a collection of invoices, handbooks, original wallet with service book and the original jack and hammer in their bag. The original advisory sticker is still on the speedo and 1970s service stickers have been left in place on the B-post. There is also a NOVA document confirming all UK taxes and import charges have been paid and registration of the car will fall to the buyer. It should also be noted that a fresh MOT was issued, without advisories, on 11 January 2024 

This E-Type presents an exciting proposition for the new custodian to be only the second private recorded keeper since rolling off the production line almost 45 years ago; a rare opportunity indeed.