I am delighted to have sold this stunning RHD E-Type Lightweight Roadster, finished in beautiful Ecosse Blue with white racing strip.
The work lavished upon the car has been extensive with a no-expense spared, bare metal restoration and conversion to Lightweight specification. The interior has been fitted with new lightweight bucket seats trimmed impeccably in Black leather and red four point harness belts mounted to the fully painted T45 roll cage.
Using his own excellent condition E-type Roadster as the starting point for the conversion, a 1968 original 4.2 Roadster with matching number engine imported from America in 2004, the single UK owner has completed a total transformation utilising only the very best lightweight specification “Rod Jay” aluminium panel work, components and performance parts throughout.
Upon it’s completion at the end of 2014, at it’s shake down the car proved to be as thrilling as expected with fabulous performance from the CKL Developments uprated 4.2 engine combined with Mallory ignition and mated to the 5speed Borg Warner gearbox allowing its full potential to be used as either a fast road or front running competition car.
With only a few miles since its MOT in December ’14, it is spotless throughout and in showroom condition. So it is now ready with FIVA papers to be thoroughly enjoyed by a new keeper in a wide variety of Club Events, Sprints and Hill Climbs.
A substantial photographic record and history file of the rebuild are available upon inspection and the car comes with its original Jaguar Owners manual, complete with its very first Jaguar service booklet and customer chassis tag.
Engine:
Original 4.2ltr fully stripped & rebuilt to Road/Race specifications including:
Gas flowed head
Competition pistons & con rods
D-Type race spec camshafts
12 x 1.5″ large diameter competition lightweight followers
Set of competition valve springs
6×1 7/8″ diameter D-Type spec inlet valves
6×1 5/8″ diameter competition exhaust valves
High flow oil pump
Triple Weber DCOE 45mm carburettors
Lightened & balanced flywheel.
Stainless steel competition manifold & exhaust.
Tuned on rolling road with carburettors re-jetted to sink with electronic ignition.
Drivetrain:
Borg warner T5 close ratio 5 speed which has been fully stripped down, checked and rebuilt.
Rear differential assembly stripped, checked and rebuilt.
Suspension:
Gaz competition shock absorbers & uprated springs.
Suspension geometry designed & adjusted to suit performance & competition use.
Braking:
New discs & pads all-round
Brake callipers rebuilt with new seals and fully reconditioned.
New Wheels and Hubs:
Fronts – 6×15 Lightweight style wheel inc P/Plate and pegs.
Rears – 7×15 Lightweight style wheel inc P/Plate and pegs.
LWT Peg drive front and rear hubs.
Fully functional 3 eared spinners
Bodywork
Steel Monocoque chassis:
Stiffening brackets.
Extra sill stiffeners.
Inner sill stiffeners front and rear.
Boot floor with stiffeners.
Uprated engine frames.
Aluminium lightweight panels & trim:
“Le Mans” style bonnet.
Both doors
Hard top.
Widened rear wings.
Air intake box.
Dash fronts & tops.
Door window frames.
Front brake cooling ducts.
125ltr long range fuel tank.
“Le Mans” style sill finishers.
Lightweight seats.
Mud shield & stoneguard set
Bootlid & catch
Radiator, Header tank & brackets
Heated front windscreen