A close fiend and Jaguar enthusiat passed away 10 years ago. Since then his 1971 xke has been under a cover in a garage. Just prior to that, in 1994, the car was completely gone over with all work fully documented. His wife is finally ready to sell. Understanding the issues with a car that has sat for 10 years, I was hoping for some advice.
I was always told that there was only 20 -30 cars with this car's particular configuration. Using the VIN number, I can't find anything to substantiate that claim. Can someone point me in the right direction? It is a two owner vehicle, with my friend owning it the vast majority of the time. The original dealer in Minneapolis no longer exists. His one and only mechanic has also passed.
He would have wanted and enthusiast to own the car. While not in "mint" condition, it was well taken care of until its storage period began.
Is there such a car that only a few where produced? Was that lore? Would it be worth the money an effort to bring it back to health before trying to sell it? Any advice and help would be most appreciated.
Submitted by cf160@yahoo.com on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 21:26
Submitted by jason.rudd@gmail.com on Sun, 04/26/2015 - 18:54
Basic advice
Jaguar Journal is a publication that has a classified add section where your car would be seen and desired by an enthuisast. 910-398-3620.
Some of the very early model cars are less common (exterior bonnet latches) so there is a chance that informatoin is true. If you post the vin # I'm sure lots of folks here would be able to tell you intersting things about the car.
This is a link that breaks down the models and informs by vin# if you want to do your own research
http://www.xkedata.com/resources/read/?id=1
This is a classic auto insurance company, they could probably point you in the right direction to have someone appraise it to make sure you are close to fare market value when you sell it.
Good luck - I'm sure whomever owns it next will take good care and really enjoy!
Mark:
It would help a lot if you described the car. If it is a 1971 , it could be a Series 2(4.2 liter 6 cyl) or a Series 3 ( 5.3 liter 12cyl) If it is a Series 2 , Roadster or coupe or 2+2 , there were many thousands of each built . 7.5 thousand of the roadster , and the coupe and about 12 Thousand of the others. The only way it could be a "rare" E-type is if it is one of the 12 special "light" E-types that were built for racing in the early sixties (1962,3) and even they were only about 200 pounds lighter than the stock roadster. In '71 Series 2, there were fewer roadsters sold than the other two , so perhaps that is what he meant by rare.
David Potter