E tpe Jags what are they worth??
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Hi guys
wondering if anyone can help i uncovered an etype jag today its been stored outside for a few years the body isnt bad etc but interior is pretty shabby whats one worth in a pretty run down state??
Condition was bad/poor body work all straight, complete car as well nothing missing etc???
I might see if i can buy it.
I think really its almost a full restoration job.
wondering if anyone can help i uncovered an etype jag today its been stored outside for a few years the body isnt bad etc but interior is pretty shabby whats one worth in a pretty run down state??
Condition was bad/poor body work all straight, complete car as well nothing missing etc???
I might see if i can buy it.
I think really its almost a full restoration job.
What is it? Mk1 3.8 Mk2 4.2 Mk3 5.3V12?
Convertible or FHC?
E-Types can vary from £5k-£100k+.
If you don't know what you are doing steer well clear, they can be rust buckets, even if on the surface they seem OK, and you can easily spend £30/40k restoring them to A1 condition.....
However pick a good one and they are one of the world's most iconic sports cars....
Convertible or FHC?
E-Types can vary from £5k-£100k+.
If you don't know what you are doing steer well clear, they can be rust buckets, even if on the surface they seem OK, and you can easily spend £30/40k restoring them to A1 condition.....
However pick a good one and they are one of the world's most iconic sports cars....
If, as you say, it is a full restoration job then it is only useful as spares and an identity to make a C or D type replica. These cars cost a fortune to restore. The most valuable cars are the series 1 cars up until 1967 and the last 50 V 12 roadsters of 1974. The Series 2 is worth considerably less and the lowest of the low is the Series 2 2+2. If you don't know about these cars then contact one of the clubs (JDC or JEC) and pay their expert to go over it. Money well spent. Take this as being from the horse's mouth - I've had my E type 28 years and have seen plenty of horror stories.
Watch "A Car is Reborn"
They find an E-Type Series II drophead in a similar condition (all complete, but very shabby having been stored outside)
Mark Evans does his usual and throws money at it (while being based at Southern Classics)
Last episode the dour Scots racing driver bloke asks how much it owes him - £85,000 ish is the answer...
I then spotted it for sale in Classic Cars for £60k later that year.
Best advice is EYES WIDE OPEN & as has been said GET IT INSPECTED - E-tyoes rot in all sorts of inconvenient places that costs a fortune to fix, and will often be missed on a quick look over.
HTH & good luck
They find an E-Type Series II drophead in a similar condition (all complete, but very shabby having been stored outside)
Mark Evans does his usual and throws money at it (while being based at Southern Classics)
Last episode the dour Scots racing driver bloke asks how much it owes him - £85,000 ish is the answer...
I then spotted it for sale in Classic Cars for £60k later that year.
Best advice is EYES WIDE OPEN & as has been said GET IT INSPECTED - E-tyoes rot in all sorts of inconvenient places that costs a fortune to fix, and will often be missed on a quick look over.
HTH & good luck
For you as the seller, you'll make the most money selling it as a restoration project, unless it' a 2+2 when you may well make more parting it out
a rebuild will cost you 60-120k depending on who does it and the quality of the job
a fully restored series 1 roadster in original spec will make 60-80k and upto 50% more if uprated and to what spec
it depends very much on what the model is and if you want to restore it and what you want at the end from original spec to lightweight spec
a rebuild will cost you 60-120k depending on who does it and the quality of the job
a fully restored series 1 roadster in original spec will make 60-80k and upto 50% more if uprated and to what spec
it depends very much on what the model is and if you want to restore it and what you want at the end from original spec to lightweight spec
My etype has been garaged for the last 15 years and it STILL rusted. I have now had to fall back to a full rebuild and i thought the car was solid. If this car has been left outside and looks shabby I guarentee that it would need a full rebuild and its not cheap to do yourself either. I now wish i had bought an entire new body shell from Martin Robey as its taken me years to do it over random weekends and the odd evening.
Best to think about buying the car for spares IMO unless you really know Etypes well.
Best to think about buying the car for spares IMO unless you really know Etypes well.
rolling_thunder said:
My etype has been garaged for the last 15 years and it STILL rusted. I have now had to fall back to a full rebuild and i thought the car was solid. If this car has been left outside and looks shabby I guarentee that it would need a full rebuild and its not cheap to do yourself either. I now wish i had bought an entire new body shell from Martin Robey as its taken me years to do it over random weekends and the odd evening.
Best to think about buying the car for spares IMO unless you really know Etypes well.
Mine, rebuilt over 20 years back and which has done 100,000 miles since, has been subjected to a full going over and underneath is still sound, but the front wing is starting to rust and needs attention. In other words, get it done right once and you have a car for life. Don't cut costs, just get it done. But today, have a big cheque book handy, choose the restorer wisely, and be prepared to wait.Best to think about buying the car for spares IMO unless you really know Etypes well.
Be very careful about what you want out of the e type , they cost an arm and a leg to restore , i believe only series one cars are the only ones worth restoring Series 2 and 3 are not worth throwing 100k at them , and thats what it will cost to be done properly. Just think what car you could buy for a 100k .have you drove a e type ? horrible, heavy steering , bad brakes , noisey , yes they do look great but thats where it ends. If you try restoring your self you will save money , but are you qualified , you will need a jig , get the panels out of line and its a nightmare fitting your doors , windscreen ,bonnet. Ive been around e types for the last 30 years and ive seen some nightmare scenarios , evening Quentin Wilson got his eyes balls ripped out , my advise to you is to drive a porsche 997 turbo or a ferrari 599 all a lot cheaper and with the change tour Italy ! good luck !
SlimRick said:
that's basically a ringing kit, no?PixelpeepS3 said:
SlimRick said:
that's basically a ringing kit, no?walamai said:
I'd guess that since the OP posted this almost a decade ago, he's probably made up his mind by now on whether to buy it or not.
The OP hasn't posted on PH for a very long time. He was a chap called Matt Avis and lists his profession as "television director"Tragic story if this is him.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/familys-trib...
GoodOlBoy said:
walamai said:
I'd guess that since the OP posted this almost a decade ago, he's probably made up his mind by now on whether to buy it or not.
The OP hasn't posted on PH for a very long time. He was a chap called Matt Avis and lists his profession as "television director"Tragic story if this is him.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/familys-trib...
top detective work maybe... sad loss if true
PixelpeepS3 said:
GoodOlBoy said:
walamai said:
I'd guess that since the OP posted this almost a decade ago, he's probably made up his mind by now on whether to buy it or not.
The OP hasn't posted on PH for a very long time. He was a chap called Matt Avis and lists his profession as "television director"Tragic story if this is him.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/familys-trib...
top detective work maybe... sad loss if true
About a year ago I bought a Challenger E type based on a Series one Roadster, finished in red, the body I would say is almost indistinguishable from a real e type, the inside is not quite as the real one but fairly close, the engine is a two carb straight 6 Jaguar xj6 and the running gear from a Xj6, or that is what I believe, (I'm not very mechanically minded), anyway, it's fantastic, turning heads wherever the car goes, usually with the hood down which I think improves the look of the car even more. To most people it's a real e type as even said on the log sheet and can be called as such as suggested by the Jaguar Heritage Trust..
I don't immediately admit to any onlooker, and there are many who stop, look, want their picture taken by the side of the car or even sitting in it, that the car is a replica but of course would certainly say ''yes it is'' where the question is asked, I don't think I have ever taken the car out for say a typical 150 mile or so trip without someone waving, shouting out ''What a beautiful car'', or people generally wanting to chat and take photos, not that that is what I particularly want but it's all quite nice talking to strangers who like the car.
Also no rust as the body is made of glass fibre and the chassis is zinc coated, and the car much cheaper than the real thing.
A few embarrassing moments when the car very loudly backfired frequently and continuosly on a trip back from Poole, and so continuing to occur on that crowded summer evening in the middle of Bournemouth, and on another ocassion the car stalling thus giving virtually no brakes and so ending up in the middle of a busy road from a side road and the proverbial white van just missing it with the expected flashing lights and horn honking, as though I did it all purposely! Still, understandable I suppose.
I love it and there are three for sale advertised on the Challenger, Owners Club site - though not in red! The car can be seen running on
'You Tube', 571 YUW Cheers, Tony.
I don't immediately admit to any onlooker, and there are many who stop, look, want their picture taken by the side of the car or even sitting in it, that the car is a replica but of course would certainly say ''yes it is'' where the question is asked, I don't think I have ever taken the car out for say a typical 150 mile or so trip without someone waving, shouting out ''What a beautiful car'', or people generally wanting to chat and take photos, not that that is what I particularly want but it's all quite nice talking to strangers who like the car.
Also no rust as the body is made of glass fibre and the chassis is zinc coated, and the car much cheaper than the real thing.
A few embarrassing moments when the car very loudly backfired frequently and continuosly on a trip back from Poole, and so continuing to occur on that crowded summer evening in the middle of Bournemouth, and on another ocassion the car stalling thus giving virtually no brakes and so ending up in the middle of a busy road from a side road and the proverbial white van just missing it with the expected flashing lights and horn honking, as though I did it all purposely! Still, understandable I suppose.
I love it and there are three for sale advertised on the Challenger, Owners Club site - though not in red! The car can be seen running on
'You Tube', 571 YUW Cheers, Tony.
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