![]() Healthy pressures for both engines are around 45psi. On V12s check the quality of the coolant and the condition of the hoses, and that for warped cylinder heads. Lumpy running may be worn carb diaphragms. – Engine: Six-cylinder engines are tough but look for a blown head gasket, listen for rattles and watch for smoke from cold. They drive the same as the S1 and the view down the bonnet is the same, but the improved seats, ventilation and lights make them much more usable.” The Series 2s are a more affordable alternative. I’m fortunate in owning a 1965 S1 4.2 drophead and a 1966 4.2 coupé. The prices of sought-after Series 1s are now out of reach of most people. Forward to 2014 and, having said farewell to my career in IT, at the age of 61 I opened E-Conic, an E-Type restoration business. In 1976 I bought one to restore for £300. ![]() There we go again…Īngus Moss, director, E-Conic: “I’ve loved the E-Type ever since I saw my first in 1962. The 2+2 isn’t quite as pretty as the regular coupé but that’s reflected in lower prices, too. Left-hand-drive versions are good value and there’s nothing wrong with buying a right-hooker that was once a left, as long as it’s reflected in the price. If you’re tempted to buy an E-Type you’ll be supported by more specialist workshops than you can throw a spanner at. Out went the 4.2 to be replaced by a 5.3 V12 and out, too, went the standard coupé, leaving the ungainly 2+2 and roadster, which now shared its longer wheelbase. This trend would gather pace with the arrival of the S3 in 1971. From 1967 to 1968 there was a Series 1.5 with tweaks including open headlights that would be more fully developed for the Series 2, unveiled in 1968.īy this time, and in response to demands from the US, the design had strayed a little from its original purity. In 1964 the engine became a torquier 4.2 and in 1966 the 2+2 coupé was launched. It was launched as the Series 1 in 1961, in coupé and convertible bodystyles and powered by a 3.8-litre straight six. Prices rose accordingly but have since fallen back to £47,000 for an S3 in excellent order, from a high of £62,000 in 2017.īut why all this talk of prices when we could be emoting about the E-Type’s gorgeous styling? Simply because the model is seen as the bellwether of the classic car market. ![]() However, in time its 5.3-litre V12 became too hard to resist and, as values of earlier models shot up, people began regarding it as the affordable alternative. “The values of these models have also corrected, with one in excellent condition being valued at £83,200 today, compared with £109,800 in 2016,” he says.Īnd what of the Series 3 V12 coupé, the model most people think of when dreaming of an E-Type? In fact, Mayhead says it was for a long time regarded as the least desirable model owing to its bulkier 2+2 body. “In 2016 we listed an ‘excellent’ example as being worth £191,000, but by March 2019 it was down to £148,000, and even £134,000 at international auctions,” he says.Įlsewhere, the Series 1 4.2 coupé has always been a good buy – and now, says Mayhead, it’s even better.
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