extraordinarily rare and completely rust free and professionally restored to a standard equal to when it was originally manufactured and sold in Coventry, England over 45 years ago 1966 Jaguar E-Type XKE Series 1 2+2 Coupe! This is a truly marvelous example of this coveted first series of E-Type Jaguars, with the legendary glass covered headlights, small ‘mouth’ opening at the front, 4.2L liter engine with the triple SU carburetors, aircraft style toggle switches and rear tail and signal lamps positioned handsomely above the chrome rear bumper! So here it is, a completely restored 1966 Jaguar XKE E-Type Series 1 2+2 Coupe with the desirable optional 4 speed manual transmission coupe with it’s original matching #’s 6 cylinder 4.2L/265HP engine, heads and transmission and with four original Jaguar chrome knock off spoked wire wheels, a wooden steering wheel, original jack, mallet and spare chrome wire wheel!
The car had an already originally very straight rust and accident free body which received a full restoration in 2009 with reportedly only some 18K trouble free miles since being restored. Restoration work included body and paint down to bare metal in its original ‘Carmen Red’ color, the original matching #’s engine was rebuilt to factory specs with a complete head rebuild, new pistons, crank and lower end, the engine was line honed and the rotating assembly balanced. The rear end assembly was also completely rebuilt including new ‘XK Unlimited’ fully adjustable rear shocks. The car has new upholstered seats with new correct factory wool carpeting, it has a rebuilt brake system with ‘Wilwood High Performance’ front disc brakes, all the chrome was replated, a new clutch installed, new hoses, new rubber seals, new U joints, new suspension and steering bushings, rebuilt differential, flush transmission and differential.The car has an aluminum radiator with a thermostatic electric fan, electronic ignition, an upgraded oil pump and oil filter assembly, fuel pump, alternator and a stainless steel exhaust header.
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Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
