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1972 Jaguar E-Type

SIII Coupe 2+2
Mecum Houston 2020
Thursday, 3 December - Saturday, 5 December 2020
$50,000
Not sold at a high bid of
Yes
Reserve
85.1
Lot Number
#3+
Visually maintained, largely original
Mecum Auctions
Auction House
Chassis no. UC1S73662; Engine no. 7S7755SB. British Racing Green over beige leather. 5343-cc, 272hp V-12, 4-speed, centerlock wire wheels, Michelin tires, wood shift knob, original radio, factory air conditioning, JDHT Certificate.

Evaluation: Represented as matching numbers. Presentable old repaint with detail swirls and a few light scratches. Erratic panel fit on the doors and hatch. Tidy and maintained but never fully restored engine bay and underbody. Good, mostly original interior with light wear to the carpets and lightly wrinkled, slightly dry leather. A driver-quality SIII E-Type with all the desirable options (4-speed, wire wheels, air conditioning).

Bottom Line: This car sold on Bring a Trailer a little over two years ago for the reasonable sum of $50,500. The odometer shows 1183 more miles and SIII E-Type values haven’t done much since then, so this reported high bid could have been taken with little regret (and gratitude for the 1100 miles of driving).

by Andrew Newton
17 December 2020
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