1969 Jaguar E Type Series 2

Built on 26th November 1969 this S2 E Type 4.2 Litre OTS returned to the UK from the USA in 1988, with restoration work reportedly carried out by the E Type Centre which included conversion to right hand drive. The car has a comprehensive history file showing continuous care and maintenance from the 1990’s, evidenced by fifty two invoices for servicing and maintenance by well-respected Jaguar specialists during a period of thirty six years. In October 2026 the car was fully serviced by ‘Classic Collective’ in Bicester at a cost of £3,000, securing a new MoT without advisories. Just two years ago the interior was completely re-trimmed and a new hood fitted.

Important upgrades include a Powerlite Starter motor, aluminium heater matrix, Kenlowe electric fan, Lumenition ignition, WOSP alternator, MWS wide wheels, and a stainless steel exhaust by SNGBarratt.

The car presents well and the panel gaps and shut-lines are decent but, as you peer closer, you’ll notice the odd dink and dimple here, and a few scuffs and scratches there.

There’s also some bubbling in evidence in places on the sills and wheel arches, but it’s by no means widespread.

The wire wheels have a few spots of surface rust in a few places.

The bonnet is sporting a few stone chips and the odd previous touch-up; there’s a little bubbling around the nearside headlight and the adjacent chrome strip; one corner of the n/s/f wing has been catching slightly on the side panel and chipped it; there are a few chips and the odd shallow dent on the passenger door; some scuffs to the n/s/r panel and a small split to the n/s/r wheel arch; the rubber seal is lifting away on the rear bumper; there is a small split to the base of the rear wheel arch on the offside and some paint chips behind the o/s/r wheel; there’s some cracked paint on the driver’s door and some chips to its rear edge; and we found a little bubbling and a few scratches around the offside headlight.

From what we can see, the badging, lights, lenses and other exterior fixtures and fittings are all in reasonable condition.

The interior was completely re-trimmed in 2024 and they did a very good job.

The new black leather upholstery has an attractive matte finish to it and is accordingly soft and inviting.

It has yet to earn so much as a light crease.

The seats are as comfortable as they are supportive.

The black carpets and mats, being new, are in fine fettle.

So, too, are the new door cards.

The beige mohair hood is new, looks it, and goes up and down with a minimum of fuss or resistance.

It stows neatly under a black fabric tonneau cover that’s in equally irreproachable condition.

As far as we’re aware, all dials, gauges, buttons, switches and knobs do what they’re supposed to do without hesitation, deviation or repetition.

One exception to that observation is the choke, which appears to have taken early retirement.

The JVC head unit is, obviously, an aftermarket item.

The boot is in decent order and contains a full-sized spare wire wheel and a few tools.

The engine bay is tidy and orderly, and everything we can see underneath appears to be in its right and proper place.

The car’s undersides look pretty solid, although there is some rust in evidence in a few places, and we haven’t seen anything that would make us doubt the car’s structural integrity or honesty.

The history file is showing continuous care and maintenance from the 90’s, evidenced by fifty two invoices for servicing and maintenance by well-respected Jaguar specialists during a period of thirty six years. In October 2026 the car was fully serviced by ‘Classic Collective’ in Bicester at a cost of £3,000, securing a new MoT without advisories.

The car comes with a Jaguar Heritage Trust certificate, and all manner of bills, invoices and receipts attesting to both recent work and work carried out over previous decades.

It also comes with all sorts of old MoT certificates, plenty of tax discs and a few manuals and handbooks.

The indicated odometer reading of 86,000 miles can’t be verified, of course, but given that we know the reading was 76,754 in 2005 and 60,980 in 1993, we’re inclined to believe it.

Well, it may not have started out in life with the most desirable configuration – which is, of course, RHD, manual, OTS – but that’s how it is today and that should suit most people just fine.

It needs to be used and, yes, it’s got a few blemishes and other issues here and there on the bodywork.

Those are the sort of things you could address over the Winter months, ready to unleash this fine car on the open road next Summer.

We are happy to offer this car for auction with an estimate in the range of £45,000 - £50,000.

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