1974 Jaguar XKE E-Type Convertible

The Jaguar E-Type Series 3 was produced as a 2+2 coupe and a roadster. The roadster now rested on the longer wheelbase of the 2+2 offering more space and comfort for its occupants. They had a wider track, wider wheels and tires, flared wheel arches, power steering as standard, more powerful brakes, and a cross-slatted front grille.

This particular Series 3 E-Type has received a concours-quality restoration. IN December of 1981, it was acquired from an estate in Satellite Beach, Florida with 72 miles on the odometer. Shortly thereafter, it won first in the Jaguar class and first in the British class at the Orange County Classic Car Show.

It is believed that the car was sold in 1989 and shipped to Puerto Rico, where it is said to have exchanged hands again, before being sold to a collector. In 2011, a complete restoration was commissioned by Kare Motorworks of Puerto Rico and refinished in its original color scheme of Regency Red over beige leather.

Optional equipment bestowed upon this Jaguar before it left the factory included an automatic transmission, color-matched hardtop, air conditioning and heating, Smiths instrumentation, an AM/FM radio with cassette player, center-locking chrome wire wheels, power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering, and power-assisted four-wheel disc brakes.

Currently, the car has less than 7,400 miles on the odometer.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2021