1974 Jaguar E-Type V-12 convertible

1974 Jaguar E-Type Description

With higher interest rates andproperty costs, wewillsellmy 1974 Jaguar E-Type V-12 convertible to help with an upcomingproperty purchase. The Jaguarwas in excellent cosmetic condition when purchased, and has been undergoing a long-term high performance conversion. The red body and dark blue interior are in great shape.The Jaguarwasmoved from Virginia into storage just south of Salinas,California 2 years ago, to prepare for our move to California in 2016 or 2017. Pictures attached arebefore the high performance conversion was started, showing the original Zenith Stromberg carbs (no additional pictures can be taken until my next trip to California). The water pump is newly rebuilt (E-Type water pumps are hard to find) and a new chromehigh-output alternator is included.

A highperformance Jaguar V-12 motor and high performanceautomatic transmission are installed, with other high performance partsincluded and ready to install.Performance upgrades to the motor include 10:1 high compression Venolia pistons, ported/flowed heads (copy of the bench test report for the cylinder heads is attached), ported/flowed intake manifolds, (4) SU 2” carburetors (unused since rebuilt for high performance), and ceramic coated (inside and out) headers. The cylinder heads are the pre-HE heads that allow significant improvements in head flow. The motor is estimated at about 440 horsepower.

The four speed transmission installed is a new Bow Tie Overdrives Stage 2, 700-R4 General Motors unit, rated for 500 horsepower. It has a lower first gear than original Jaguar transmissions (automatic or manual), providing more power and acceleration from a stop. The .7 overdrive in top gear lowers RPMs significantly at highway speeds compared to original Jaguar transmissions. A custom driveshaft links the transmission to the Jaguar differential (the original driveshaft is included if an original transmission might be used instead).

Final work is needed to complete the high performance conversion, which includes reinstalling the front radiator support, reinstalling the alternator/power steering, etc., installing a transmission support brace (or modifying the original Jaguar brace), installing thecarbs, installing an exhaust system (not included), installing air induction/air filters (not included), cutting the gear selector spring in the transmission (if the original Jaguar shift cable is used) OR installing a gear selection linkage withmetal rods (which can handle the stock gear selection spring strength in the 700-R4 trans),reinstalling the interior carpets, bolting the seats in place, and final tune-up/carb calibration, etc.

I'm in Virginia and the Jaguaris in California (south of Salinas) so coordinatingschedules is necessaryforpickup of the car, ortransportation from the storage facility. I have an enclosed car trailer and candiscuss shipping the Jaguar, includingtransportation to the docks in Long Beach, CA for an international purchaser, for much less than other shippers.Pictures of the trailer (used to move the Jaguar to California) are attached. My next trip to California can be scheduled forearly to mid February at the earliest.Please call 703-822-1831 BEFOREbidding to discuss a schedule for meeting at the storage facilityor to discuss transportation/delivery.

You are welcome to havecontacts in the Washington, DC area call meand/or visitto discuss the Jaguar, toverify information in the ad is valid, and to review the (clear) title. I was amember of the Nations Capital Jaguar Owners Club (also a concours judge) in the past, sowe could possibly aska local Jaguar Club official to verify my information locally.After we get past our property purchase (probably late2017) I couldbuy the Jaguar back, at a higher price reflectingadditional work that was done, if the next owner finds they need to sell it at some point.

Delivery to the port of Long Beach in California can get access toshipment to England, Europe, or other international locations. Enclosed ocean shipping from Long Beach to a port near London was about $1250 lastspring, which is a great price for enclosed shipping.(I can provide the name of the shipping firm on request, and will verify with them the current costs for shipping the Jaguar from Long Beach, CA in the USA to near London in the UK.)

Additional pictures were scanned and copied to the ad. A few more views of the car are shown, and onepicture showsthe right side of the high performance V12 in the Jaguar and the right side headers. Also, the motor is not the originalfor the car.A non-original motordeducted significant points from concours judging, when it was judged at 96.58 points in 1990 by the prior owner. I have owned this Jaguar since 1996.

Thanks for checking out my ad.