E Type V-12 Coupe Silver OJC 160 Brightwells May 2015

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As above, late last night, i finally found some info my Late Dads third and last E - Type after a 30 year plus search !!
However, Brightwells catalogue from May 15 has no mention of it ?
Mistake by the poster on XKE Data maybe ?

Anyone recognize it ??

Edited by neutral 3 on Sunday 27th October 07:56

Edited by neutral 3 on Sunday 27th October 11:24

High Beach, Epping Forest, 1972.

Edited by neutral 3 on Monday 4th November 22:27

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I well remember my Late Dad telling me that a Doctor had bought it new for his Wife, but that she wanted a V-12 Roadster, so @ just six months old, they sold it. The cars original reg number is a Southend on Sea issue, but the Heritage info says that it was supplied new by the Abbots dealer ship. Is this Abbots of Farnham, Surrey ? I dont have a Jaguar main agents / dealer list from 1971.
Sadly the car has had a bloody awful webasto sunroof hacked into it some time after he sold it in i believe Mid 1974. Lots of memories, some great and some very sad are flooding back this morning.....

Edited by neutral 3 on Sunday 27th October 07:55

[MikeyC]

Not sure if this is of help: http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

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MikeyC said:

Not sure if this is of help: http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Hi Mikey, thank you for finding it ! Much appreciated !! The search continues, guessing she is being restored somewhere ?

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Hatefull sunroof.

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Seen here in early 1972, alongside JXC 83H his 1969 regency red S.2.
He p/ex the S.2 for the S.3. Not sure where, but posdibly Leigh on Sea.

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neutral 3 said:

Hi Mikey, thank you for finding it ! Much appreciated !!

No problem, finding this sort of stuff isn't too tricky since I'm using my own database of previous auctions

neutral 3 said:

The search continues, guessing she is being restored somewhere ?

Sadly, cars are often bought but then left for years (sometimes decades!) before the owner decides they're not going to get it restored and sell it on...

neutral 3 said:

Seen here in early 1972, alongside JXC 83H his 1969 regency red S.2.

No record of JXC 83H having been auctioned

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When I bumped into JXC 83H @ E - Type day at Brighton in 85, it's long term owner Dale, said he had no intention of ever selling it. It's taxed now, so hopefully he still has it !