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The Jaguar Daimler Heritage certificate on file states our S3 E-Type Roadster was manufactured on the 30th January 1974 as a UK RHD roadster with automatic gearbox. The new car was registered on the 10th April 1974 and was supplied to a Mr. J.R. Higgins by the Automobile Centre of Leeds.

In May 1982 the E-Type was purchased from Henlys of Chester by Mr. A. Feeney of The Wirral and by 1985 was in the hands of a Mr. A. Williams. Shortly afterwards the car was restored for the first time and the work carried out is documented in a series of colour photographs on file.

In December 1988 the E-Type was in the possession of Mr. Brian Dunton of St. Albans who during his time with the car kept an exhaustive mileage log, recording all fuel fill-ups and mileage covered between 1988 and 1997. The car was clearly cherished and this log along with many MOT certificates and invoices provides an accurate picture of distances he covered with the car.

In March 1998 Mr. Michael Hardwicke of Tewkesbury purchased the Jaguar from respected specialists The E-Type Centre of Burton-on-Trent.

In 2007 the E-Type was then acquired by respected Jaguar restoration specialists CMC (Classic Motor Cars) of Bridgenorth and was the subject of a major restoration programme for its new Guernsey-based owner. The restoration covered virtually every aspect of the car; the body was stripped to bare metal and refinished in classic British Racing Green, the original engine was rebuilt as was the suspension, braking system and electrical system. The interior was retrimmed in tan leather and a new black mohair hood and hood bag fitted along with a new wooden Mota-Lita steering wheel and floor mats.

Several sensible upgrades were incorporated during the restoration to make the car a practical and useable classic. A Getrag five-speed gearbox was installed along with an SU carburettor conversion, stainless steel exhaust system, Becker Mexico digital stereo unit, electric aerial, chrome wire wheels shod with Pirelli P4000 tyres, central locking and an alarm system with push button fobs. A new starter motor was fitted in 2010 and new cam cover gaskets in 2015.

The car was sold via CMC to the current owner in September 2017 who has used it very sparingly, covering only around 1,500 miles since purchase. The E-Type has continued to be serviced by CMC during his ownership and in the last three years has received over £22,000 of further improvements by CMC including replacement of the Getrag gearbox with a new Tremec T5 E-Type 5-speed unit in May 2022 at a cost of £7,400.

Today this beautiful E-Type has barely covered 11,000 miles since its comprehensive professional restoration and consequently remains in excellent order. The car is also accompanied by spare keys, alarm fob and a thick history file that records the car’s life so far in pictures, invoices and MOT certificates.

This has to be one of the most attractive, usable and practical E-Type V12 Roadsters out there and is ready to be enjoyed by its next custodian.

Recorded history:

01/09/1981, MOT, 41,687 miles
02/06/1982, MOT, 42,693 miles
03/06/1983, MOT, 47,386 miles
05/06/1984, MOT, 51,417 miles
05/06/1985, MOT, 58,192 miles
13/06/1986, MOT, 60,070 miles
14/11/1986, invoice 63,258 miles
25/07/1988, MOT, 66,350 miles
14/12/1988, mileage log, 66,780, miles
22/12/1988, mileage log, 66,894 miles
23/12/1988, mileage log, 67,051 miles
29/12/1988, mileage log, 67,255 miles
07/01/1989, mileage log, 67,482 miles
22/01/2989, mileage log, 67,721 miles
28/01/1989, mileage log, 67,933 miles
31/01/1989, mileage log, 68,167 miles
19/02/1989, mileage log, 68,371 miles
18/03/1989, mileage log, 68,576 miles
01/04/1989, mileage log, 68,800 miles
17/04/1989, mileage log, 69,022 miles
21/04/1989, mileage log, 69,190 miles
02/05/1989, mileage log, 69,445 miles
08/05/1989, mileage log, 69,677 miles
29/05/1989, mileage log, 70,092 miles
21/06/1989, mileage log, 70,282 miles
09/07/1989, mileage log, 70,426 miles
12/07/1989, mileage log, 70,665 miles
24/07/1989, mileage log, 71,063 miles
26/07/1989, MOT, 71,115 miles
13/08/1989, mileage log, 71,242 miles
24/08/1989, mileage log, 71,481 miles
01/09/1989, mileage log, 71,725 miles
13/10/1989, mileage log, 71,960 miles
04/11/1989, mileage log, 72,213 miles
19/11/1989, mileage log, 72,438 miles
22/12/1989, mileage log, 72,681 miles
12/01/1990, mileage log, 72,882 miles
18/02/1990, mileage log, 73,077 miles
20/03/1990, mileage log, 73,277 miles
19/04/1990, mileage log, 73,477 miles
04/05/1990, mileage log, 73,677 miles
18/05/1990, mileage log, 73,905 miles
16/06/1990, mileage log, 74,123 miles
22/07/1990, mileage log, 74,282 miles
02/08/1990, mileage log, 74,506 miles
08/09/1990, mileage log, 74,678 miles
01/10/1990, MOT, 74,741 miles
04/11/1990, mileage log, 74,852 miles
24/12/1990, mileage log, 75,078 miles
29/03/1991, mileage log, 75,281 miles
09/05/1991, mileage log, 75,451 miles
14/07/1991, mileage log, 75,672 miles
15/12/1991, mileage log, 75,828 miles
07/01/1992, valuation certificate, 76,586 miles
06/02/1992, mileage log, 77,109 miles
28/03/1992, mileage log, 77,320 miles
06/05/1992, mileage log, 77,511 miles
17/06/1992, mileage log, 77,908 miles
11/07/1992, mileage log, 78,116 miles
18/07/1992, mileage log, 78,306 miles
25/07/1992, mileage log, 78,534 miles
04/08/1992 miles, mileage log, 78,774 miles
30/09/1992, mileage log, 78,907 miles
01/10/1992, mileage log, 79,141 miles
10/10/1992, mileage log, 79,362 miles
06/11/1992, mileage log, 79,572 miles
12/11/1992, mileage log, 79,691 miles
13/11/1992, mileage log, 79,812 miles
15/11/1992, mileage log, 80,047 miles
21/11/1992, mileage log, 80,086 miles
28/11/1992, mileage log, 80,246 miles
11/12/1992, invoice, 80,517 miles
27/12/1992, mileage log, 80,537 miles
06/02/1993, mileage log, 80,717 miles
06/03/1993, mileage log, 80,908 miles
12/03/1993, valuation report, 80,100*
22/04/1993, invoice, 81,238 miles
22/04/1993, mileage log, 81,250 miles
05/06/1993, mileage log, 81,324 miles
24/09/1993, invoice, 81,766 miles
19/10/1993, mileage log, 81,987 miles
15/11/1993, mileage log, 82,268 miles
07/12/1993, valuation certificate, 82,268 miles
31/01/1994, invoice, 81,329 miles
12/02/1994, mileage log, 82,373 miles
15/04/1994, mileage log, 82,532 miles
29/04/1994, mileage log, 82,740 miles
10/06/1994, mileage log, 82,916 miles
21/06/1994, mileage log, 83,122 miles
23/06/1994, mileage log, 83,232 miles
03/08/1994, mileage log, 83,477 miles
10/09/1994, mileage log, 83,628 miles
15/10/1994, mileage log, 83,835 miles
12/12/1994, mileage log, 84,000 miles
14/12/1994, valuation certificate, 84,050 miles
06/01/1995, invoice, 84,121 miles*
14/01/1995, mileage log, 85,008 miles
16/02/1995, valuation certificate, 85,864 miles
10/04/1995, mileage log, 84,575 miles
20/04/1995, mileage log, 84,800 miles
30/04/1995, mileage log, 85,008 miles
13/05/1995, mileage log, 85,213 miles
28/06/1995, mileage log, 85,441 miles
22/11/1995, mileage log, 85,768 miles
12/05/1996, mileage log, 86,177 miles
16/06/1996, mileage log, 86,419 miles
14/07/1996, mileage log, 86,542 miles
15/07/1996, mileage log, 86,806 miles
04/08/1996, mileage log, 86,967 miles
11/10/1996, mileage log, 87,115 miles
13/10/1996, mileage log, 87,275 miles
22/12/1996, valuation certificate, 87,384 miles
25/03/1997, invoice, 87,423 miles
08/04/1997, mileage log, 87,480 miles
30/04/1997, mileage log, 87,614 miles
21/07/1997, mileage log, 87,739 miles
05/02/2000, valuation certificate, 91,120 miles
22/02/2000, MOT, 91,142 miles
05/02/2001, valuation certificate, 92,044 miles
08/05/2003, valuation certificate, 93,030 miles
01/04/2004, MOT, 94,386 miles
13/04/2004, valuation certificate, 94,369 miles
25/11/2004, MOT, 95,244 miles
25/07/2007, MOT, (1)00,001 miles
10/04/2014, MOT, (1)07,407 miles
16/04/2015, MOT, (1)07,445 miles
13/04/2016, MOT, (1)08,333 miles
13/04/2017, MOT, (1)10,042 miles
29/11/2018, MOT, (1)10,208 miles
22/02/2021 – 29/06/2022, service CMC, (1)11,321 miles
08/05/2023, current reading (1)11,438 miles