1974 Jaguar E Type Roadster

This stunning Jaguar V12 E Type Roadster was completed on January 1st 1974 for export to the United States, where it remained until its repatriation to the UK in 2015. Acquired by a long standing client of ours in 2017, an avid collector of European sports cars whose vision was to create a unique ‘restomod’ V12 Roadster with exceptional looks and performance

Having acquired the car in original unrestored condition, a ground up body off restoration was commissioned with the brief to create a unique high performance V12 E Type Roadster that incorporated styling cues from the first series of the model, with Lightweight style rear bodywork, Series one style bonnet with covered headlights and powered by a bespoke uprated V12 drivetrain

The mechanical restoration was entrusted to longstanding Jaguar exponent Richard Beaty of Phoenix International, son of Ronald Beaty, a pivotal experimental Jaguar factory engineer for the V12 programme and founder of Forward Engineering, industry leaders responsible for the development of high performance V12 Jaguar engines that were later utilised in both Lister and TWR models

• Reinforced sills with welded inner boxes for extra structural rigidity
• Deletion of bumpers and of indicator lamps replaced with XK8 indicators
• Buckets and Series One headlights and PET lenses from Monocoque Metalworks
• Bespoke power bulge to accommodate six weber trumpets
• Removal of rear panels and inner boot to weld Lightweight style panels
• Fitting Series One rear lights and number plate recess
• Metalwork repairs to transmission tunnel and floor
• Fabrication of fuel tank
• Bare metal repaint
• High compression engine by Richard Beaty to 6.2litre TWR spec
• 420 hp and 500lb-ft of torque (678Nm) on Weber carburettors, fast-road camshafts
• Uprated Alloy radiator with modern hi-speed fans
• Polished header tank, and lightweight NAR a/c condenser
• Circa 80kg total weight reduction (Lightweight compressor, Fosseway alternator, etc)
• Hayward & Scott stainless steel manifold and exhaust
• New 5 speed Getrag gearbox to BMW M5 specification
• Wider 6”x15, 7.5”x16 TURRINO wire wheels with three eared spinners
• Reinforced propshaft, driveshafts from Allgears UK, rear axle attachment points and Uprated GKN differential
• Suspension upgrade with poly bushes, Brembo disks with Fosseway calipers and adjustable dampers
• BF Goodrich brake lines, new fuel lines, new fuel pumps
• Complete car set of new rubber seals
• Steering rack rebuild
• Original hard top from painted in body colour, beige wool trim
• California walnut dashboard and steering wheel by Brambilla
• New wiring loom
• New carpet in Russet brown and cinnamon vinyl, sound and heat proofing
• New leather dashtop, door cards, armrest, with custom stitching
• Full Instrument restoration, dial conversion to kph with LED instrument lights