1965 4.2 Liter Jaguar E-Type FHC. Rust free black plate CA car. Same owner for the past 22 years. Original owner was the Honorable Charles H. Older, the judge at the Manson trial in 1970. Judge Older purchased it in Santa Monica, CA in Dec. 1965. Purchased by the present owner in 1994 with 76K miles on the clock, and in need of restoration. Originally opalescent blue. Suffered a re-spray white in 1975. Disassembled and all body parts stripped to bare metal and repainted silver. Many mechanicals removed and rebuilt including engine and IRS. Interior refreshed with new dash top, carpets, and headliner. About 1000 miles on new 185R15 radial tires. Upgrades for modern driving include a T5 gearbox with 0.73:1 fifth gear, modern electric fan, coolant recovery tank, and others. The original gearbox and other parts are included with the car. Completely reliable driver that can be driven anywhere in todays traffic. Driven 20K miles since restoration with never a failure. Competitive in JCNA Driven Division competition. Won Best of Show, Driven Division, at the 2005 JANE Jaguar Festival. Car is currently garaged in Central NY, but will be here in Central VA (Richmond area) by the end of this month (April), and will be available for inspection/viewing then. Photos, video, Heritage Certificate, and provenance details available. Hagerty "Condition 2" car offered at $128,900 (below Hagerty's Condition 2 price). If interested, please contact me here. George P. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Beautiful! Good luck with sale. I have a '66 silver over red that I sent into a deep restoration a few months ago. Wishing you the best.
Gosh that's gorgeous. I can't imagine how cool Riozilla's silver on RED would be. Amazing car, good luck with the sale.
Stunning. My '66 FHC was originally opalescent silver blue, I'd love to go back to that. Car looks great - I think it's a steal at this price. GLWS!!!
Thank you all for the kind words. The car really is beautiful, but still not quite so "Pebble Beach" beautiful that anyone would be afraid to drive it. To me, that's the best of both worlds. George P.
I also have a '66 FHC that was originally opalescent silver blue. About 25 yrs ago, someone thought it smart to change the color over to primrose. Assuming that I keep the car, it'll go back to original blue. Only downside is that the seller included a completely new interior when he sold the car to me - but in black. An opalescent silver blue car would have come with a dark blue interior, not black. Agreed, the OP has a wonderful car. It looks so nice in silver. It'd cost more to buy a car in decent shape then restore it to the condition of the car being sold.
Exact same problem I have! Car was painted carmen red, and interior was converted to black. Since the interior is one of the nicer parts of my car, there is no real point returning to blue, as I would need to re-do everything. So it will stay red
This car still has its (mostly) original Navy Blue interior. Reverting to original body color would be easier (though I personally wouldn't, but that's just me). gp
I hate myself for not buying one of these when they were $40-50K. Dammit! Gorgeous car, good luck with it!
Judging by the pics, I would agree - leave it silver, looks great. When I purchased my E-Type, the gentleman I had working on it told me not to get bummed out by color. He was right - I bought the car when I was in my late 30's, I've had it 10 years now, it's been a blast. The color - while I would love it to be original - is just one aspect of the car. The experience - driving it, working on it, owning it, loving it - is so much more than that.
I think we've discussed this before, I bought mine for under $20K. Now, it's not anywhere as nice as this car, but mine has won shows, and I was offered (and turned down) $70K for it. Crazy to think where these cars have gone, I am so lucky to have purchased mine when I did.
Your car is beautiful. Funny, when I bought my car in 1999, the heritage certificate said opalecent silver blue, but the car was repainted opalecent silver grey during the restoration. I wanted a blue car, but over time I loved the silver grey more than the blu These cars look great in almost every color, but the silvers really give them a touch of "Je Ne Sais Quoi. If I had $$$ I would be all over this car. Want to trade for a TVR and a 308 QV ;-)
Had a 67 OTS in Carmen Red/Black (covered headlights/three SU's). Bought for $3,500 in 1970. Restored it to concourse in 1977 (placed third nationally). Sold it for $15,000 in 1978. Drop dead gorgeous. Always thought the Coupe was better looking than the roadster.
Gorgeous. A nice vid from the cockpit winding her out would be awesome. My father driver-restored a '62ish roadster in the 70s, very fond memories of that! GLWS
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Oh, and the car should be at my house by this Friday. I plan on breaking out the GoPro's and recording some video.
Hi George. This one is almost - almost - as nice looking as your blue baby! Hmm. What can I sell to free up garage space...
My 308 is "Mercedes" Silver like your Jag, and my Jag is "Ferrari" Red. Love them both in these colors (Except for the people telling me how much they like my DeLorean!) Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The Jag looks like a 4.2L S1 car?? Both are really nice - bet you can't choose a favorite, either! gp
Curtis - Thanks! Wait until you see the blue baby *after* the repair! It will probably make what you remember look like, well, choose your own metaphor! gp
Here's one more shot of the interior. Yes, Dad installed shoulder harnesses. It's a very neat and clean installation and (iirc - forgive me if I'm wrong) based on a Jaguar tech bulletin on how to do it. Easily reversible (as is every mod he's made) for a new owner who prefers originality. Thanks, gp Image Unavailable, Please Login
