Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Coupé (1968)

Kick­down Check

• On-site kick­down assess­ment com­pleted
• 183 pho­tos
• Video includ­ing engine run and test drive
• The Jaguar under­went exten­sive restora­tion from 2001 to 2006; approx­i­mately €60,000 was invested, and pho­to­graphic doc­u­men­ta­tion as well as numer­ous invoices are avail­able:
• The engine was com­pletely rebuilt with a newly ground crank­shaft and Com­pe­ti­tion pis­tons (1:9 com­pres­sion ratio) and actu­ally deliv­ers sig­nif­i­cantly more power than the orig­i­nal engine
• Triple Weber twin-bar­rel car­bu­re­tors installed
• 2-inch stain­less steel exhaust sys­tem with a header man­i­fold installed
• Lim­ited-slip dif­fer­en­tial installed
• Inter­nally ven­ti­lated front disc brakes with 2-pis­ton calipers
• Adjustable Koni Clas­sic shock absorbers installed
• All bear­ings replaced (wheel bear­ings, uni­ver­sal joints, trans­mis­sion mounts)
• 6.5J rims with tube­less 205 tires mounted (no spoke reten­sion­ing required)
• Com­pletely repainted
• A Clas­sic Data eval­u­a­tion from 2012 is avail­able, con­di­tion rat­ing Grade 1-
• The last ser­vice was per­formed in Jan­u­ary 2026

Facts & Spec­i­fi­ca­tions

• Year of man­u­fac­ture: 1968
• Engine: 6-cylin­der inline engine with 4.2-liter dis­place­ment
• Trans­mis­sion: Man­ual
• Exte­rior color: Red
• Inte­rior: Black leather
• TÜV valid until April 2028, H-license plate

Con­di­tion

Exte­rior

• Exte­rior color: Red
• The Jaguar was com­pletely repainted dur­ing the restora­tion
• The paint and body are in very good, nearly like-new con­di­tion
• There are no known dam­ages or defects on the body
• There is no known rust

Inte­rior

• The car fea­tures a black leather inte­rior.
• The inte­rior is in good con­di­tion with slight age-related wear
• There are no known dam­ages inside the vehi­cle

Mechan­ics

• The vehi­cle is ready to drive imme­di­ately. There are no known tech­ni­cal defects
• The rebuilt engine runs smoothly and the man­ual trans­mis­sion oper­ates flaw­lessly
• The last ser­vice was per­formed in Jan­u­ary 2026

His­tory

Own­er­ship His­tory

• 2001 to present: Cur­rent owner
• Num­ber of pre­vi­ous own­ers is unknown

Ser­vice his­tory

• Exten­sive invoices avail­able since pur­chase
• Pho­to­graphic doc­u­men­ta­tion of the restora­tion avail­able
• Last ser­vice per­formed in Jan­u­ary 2026

Doc­u­ments

• Ger­man vehi­cle doc­u­ments (Images 9–10)
• Brief appraisals avail­able (Images 179 and 180)
• Invoices and photo doc­u­men­ta­tion of the restora­tion

Sum­mary

For sale is a 1968 Jaguar E-Type in clas­sic red exte­rior paint with a black leather inte­rior. The vehi­cle has under­gone a com­pre­hen­sive restora­tion, as evi­denced by pho­to­graphic doc­u­men­ta­tion and numer­ous invoices. Its con­di­tion is con­firmed by a brief appraisal with a grade of 1-. Tech­ni­cally, the E-Type impresses with a rebuilt 4.2-liter high-per­for­mance inline-six-cylin­der engine and exten­sive mod­i­fi­ca­tions, includ­ing a stain­less steel exhaust sys­tem with a Y-pipe, Weber car­bu­re­tors, a mod­ern 123 Igni­tion sys­tem, as well as a lim­ited-slip dif­fer­en­tial and adjustable Koni Clas­sic shock absorbers. Visu­ally, the car is in very good, nearly mint con­di­tion. The inte­rior shows slight signs of wear but is over­all in well-main­tained con­di­tion. With an H-license plate and TÜV valid until April 2028, this Jaguar E-Type offers a rare oppor­tu­nity for enthu­si­asts and col­lec­tors of clas­sic sports cars.