1973 Jaguar E Type V12 Roadster -

14th Oct, 2026 12:00 PAVILION GARDENS | BUXTON, DERBYSHIRE https://handh.co.uk/vehicles/1973-jag... Finished in Primrose Yellow complemented to a black interior Equipped with power steering, and automatic transmission An export example and subsequently converted to RHD Understood to have been in long-term single-family ownership in the USA By 1971, Jaguar’s jaw-dropping E-Type had been in production for a decade. Despite continual improvements, new emissions legislation in the all-important American market threatened to strangle the big cat’s performance. Jaguar responded by giving its revered sports car fresh claws in the shape of a 5,343cc V12 developed from the stillborn XJ13 Le Mans car. The new engine was both effortlessly powerful and eerily refined. “The turbine-like smoothness with which the engine provides a sustained shove in the back is almost uncanny, the more so when one accelerates hard in top gear without even a gearchange to interrupt one’s headlong dash into the distance,” said Autocar on July 5th, 1973. With some 272bhp and 304lb. ft. of torque on tap, the Series III E-Type once again had 150mph in its sights. A revised wheelbase yielded better cabin space and in conjunction with wider front and rear tracks, new anti-dive front suspension geometry and fatter tyres gave improved road holding. Imbued with a more muscular stance thanks to its flared wheel arches, re-profiled wings and larger grille, the model also boasted vented disc brakes and a restyled interior. Shortly after it arrived on these shores in 2014, chassis UD1S23062BW was submitted for a Silverstone Auctions sale and described thus: “This highly original Primrose Yellow Series III Roadster has been in the same family since new. Having spent most of its life in the warm climes of the ‘The Golden State’ of California, the body shows no signs of rust and the soft top remains unmarked, testament to its infrequent use. For the entirety of its life in the United States, the car had been lovingly stored in a heated garage”. Displaying a credible but unwarranted 58,381 miles at the time, the past dozen years have only seen a hundred or so miles added to the odometer. Initially specified with air-conditioning which has subsequently been removed, a real rarity on this side of The Pond but doubtless a boon in the Californian sunshine, the Jaguar also boasts power steering and automatic transmission meaning that it should be well suited to touring. Converted to right-hand drive and re-trimmed in Black leather with a matching mohair soft-top, ‘KGE 86L’ is thought to retain the vast majority of its Browns Lane sheetmetal and paintwork and is fitted with an aftermarket ignition system. Previously supplied by Peter Jarvis Classic Cars, the Roadster has been dry stored of late and as such will require recommissioning prior to road use.