1965 E-Type Jaguar FHC

GUY 521C

The car is an original, matching numbers, UK E-Type Jaguar series 1 which has been the subject of a complete restoration and a series of improvements to produce one of the best E-Types available.

The car is intended to be a serious driver’s car with the performance upgrades aimed at delivering improved handing and reliability whilst retaining its original character and look.

The initial restoration took 5 years and was completed in December 2012. Since then the car has been enhanced with a range of improvements. Since the restoration the car has covered no more than 5,000.

Below is a summary of the work performed on the car to bring it up to its present condition.

Serious parties are encouraged to digest the following information before making an offer to purchase the car.

Body

The body was fully restored at The Hutson Motor Company in Bradford.  The original roof and bulkhead were retained along with the rear hatch and bonnet. The majority of the body was then replaced using the following panels:

• A complete new floor assembly
• Inner and outer sills
• Inner and outer rear wheel arches
• Chassis legs
• Boot floor
• Lower rear body panels
• Rear wings and rear valence / number plate panel
• New door shells
• Front quarter panels
• Original bonnet which was replaced in the 1980’s had been fully restored
• All panel gaps corrected
• New window rubbers, door seals and bumper gaskets etc. installed
• Renewed front and rear light fittings

A full respray, inside, outside and underneath was performed with extensive rust prevention applied prior to the paint.

New bumpers and other bight work were trial fitted to the body prior to it being painted. These were then chromed to ensure a perfect fit.

The door and quarter light frames were re-chromed

A full ‘Classic Additions’ fitted car cover in navy blue with white piping and silver embroidered Jaguar logo is included in the sale.

Interior

The complete interior was replaced with the correct light grey leather and vinyl. A plain grey vinyl was used instead of the heavy grained original vinyl which looked dirty from new! New items installed include:

• Leather seat covers with the correct moquette backs
• All vinyl trim including door panels and wheel arch covers etc.
• Roof lining in correct wool cloth with matching sun visors
• Seat foams
• New carpets and sound proofing
• All under dash millboard panels
• New dash top and the original fascia panels were recovered – original dealer plaque replaced after restoration
• Luggage runners and rubbers
• All interior chrome fittings re-plated
• Center console and speaker housings trimmed in grey leather
• New steering wheel.
• Period correct, colour matched grey seat belts with Jaguar logo
• Period looking modern stereo head unit

Wheels and Tyres

Phil Halliwell Engineering wheels featuring:

• 6J x 15” wheels
• Triple laced spokes (72 spokes)
• Correct chromed ‘curly hubs’
• Stainless steel spokes and nipples
• Chromed wheel rims
• Blockley tyres – 205 /70 VR high speed tyres with nitrogen filled Blockley inner Tubes
• Standard size 5J x 15 spare wheel

Suspension / Steering

The front and rear suspension has been fully rebuild and repainted and plated as required.  The suspension is also fitted with the following new items:

• All suspension bushes and bearings
• New Steering rack
• Steering ball joints
• Rear subframe and radius arm mountings
• Steering rack ball joints and mountings
• Steering column bearings
• Gaz adjustable shock absorbers front and rear (can be easily adjusted on the car)
• Refurbished front torsion bars
• New rear springs

Gearbox

The car is an original matching numbers car but the original four speed gear box has been removed and replaced with a new Tremec T5 5 speed manual gearbox to reduce engine revs and noise when cruising at high speeds. This does not involve any modification to the car floor or transmission tunnel.

A new clutch has been fitted and all the hydraulics are new.

The original four speed gear box is included in the sale to allow the car to be returned to its original specification if desired.

Engine

The engine has been subjected to a full rebuild with the normal reconditioning work performed. In addition the engine has benefited from additional work including the following:

• Total strip down and chemical cleaning of all components with a full flushing of all the waterways etc.
• Welding and machining of eroded waterways in aluminium head
• Machined and honed bores
• Fully dynamically balanced crankshaft, flywheel, clutch, con rods and pistons
• Ross Racing pistons installed
• XJ6 con rods used (stronger and better lubrication than original E-Type)
• Fully reconditioned head with new valves and three angle cutting on valve seats to improve flow
• New water pump cover
• New oil pump
• New timing chains and tensioners installed
• Fosseway Performance High toque starter installed (original starter retained and included in the sale)
• All carburettors stripped and rebuilt with new jets and gaskets etc.
• Inlet manifold and cam covers polished
• Ignition – Programmable Bluetooth 123 distributor fitted and set up on rolling road – 235 BHP at the flywheel (No Series 1 E-Type ever left the factory making the claimed 265 bhp!)

Exhaust

A full Classic Fabs stainless steel exhaust is fitted with 2” large bore pipes and a full set of silencers and resonators – this gives a quiet  exhaust tone but it can roar when pushed hard!

A long branch exhaust manifold is fitted in conjunction with a Fosseway Performance heat shield to avoid excessive heat affecting the paintwork or brake servo

Cooling

The car is fitted with a full range of cooling upgrades from Fosseway Performance including the following:

• Authentic looking high performance aluminium radiator
• High performance cooling fan with modern switch
• Uprated aluminium header tank with integrated expansion tank
• Silicone hose kit and stainless steel hose clips

The original fan has been restored and retained and is included in the sale.

Brakes

The brakes on the car have been replaced with the ultimate brake options from Fosseway Performance. These include:

Hydraulic System

• New Servo
• New master cylinder
• New slave cylinder
• All brake lines replace with corrosion resistant cunifer pipes and brass fittings

Front Brakes

• Oversize lightweight 6 pot ExCel calipers
• Oversize 294mm 2 part vented brake discs with aluminium bells
• EBC Green Stuff brake pads
• Stainless steel braided brake hoses

Rear Brakes

• Lightweight four pot rear calipers
• Vented rear discs
• Remote style handbrake calipers
• Cable handbrake compensator
• EBC Green stuff brake pads
• Stainless steel brake hoses
• Remote bleed kit

The original rear brakes have been fully refurbished and are included in the sale

Asking Price

Serious offers over £125,000.00 are being sought. The car will be made available for any third party inspection.

Please note that the car is being sold by the owner, Simon Illingworth, and is in no way connected to the company Fosseway Performance Ltd.

Call Simon on 07887 766011