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Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster

1973 · 32,409 miles · Manual · Red

£225,000

Listed today at Eagle E-Types, Uckfield. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1973
Mileage: 32,409 miles
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 5.3-litre V12
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Roadster
Colour: Red
Previous owners: 4
Generation: Series 3

About this car

This 1973 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster has been restored and upgraded by Eagle, the specialist that also sells it. It is a rare manual-gearbox car, fitted with chrome wire wheels and finished in red over a biscuit interior with a black soft top.

Its history is well documented. It was supplied new through Henlys of London in late 1973, passed to its second owner in 1977 and stayed with him for 35 years. It reached Eagle in 2012 in original condition, with about 27,000 miles and its factory tyres, and now shows 32,409 miles. It has had four owners from new, and the page describes it as matching numbers and in its original colours.

Eagle rebuilt the original V12 from the ground up and upgraded the car to its V12 GT specification. That includes uprated cooling, suspension, brakes and electronics, a programmable ignition, an aluminium radiator and a stainless exhaust. It is right-hand drive, and Eagle says it can be converted to left-hand drive.

Written by Vertar from Eagle E-Types’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Jaguar factory figures from the 1971 Series 3 V12 launch (272 bhp is a gross figure). Weight, top speed and 0-60 are left null because the commonly quoted numbers come from magazine road tests, not Jaguar.).

Power: 272 bhp
Engine: 5,343 cc, 12 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated