While the vendor has owned the car for around three years, he’s only pottered around locally in it and accepts that it simply isn’t being used enough to justify keeping it, which is why he has reluctantly accepted that it is time to let it go.

Which is good news for all the British sportscar enthusiasts out there; a Jaguar E-type has always been a safe place to put your money and the current softening of the classic car market hasn’t really changed that; quality will always out, and collectors, enthusiasts and investors will always default to what they know in conservative times – and everyone knows and loves an E-Type.

So, we think this will sell for between £36,000 and £42,000, at which price point it offers an awful lot of car for the money; and remember, it is being sold on a no reserve basis, so will sell from the very first bid, no matter how derisory that might be…

Viewing is always encouraged, and this car can be seen here at The Market HQ in Abingdon; to arrange an appointment please use the ‘Contact Seller’ button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.

If needed, please remember we have a network of trusted suppliers we work with regularly and can recommend: Classic & Sportscar Finance for purchase-financing, Thames Valley Car Storage for storing your car, AnyVan for transporting it, and Footman James for classic car insurance.

BORING, but IMPORTANT: Please note that whilst we at The Market always aim to offer the most descriptive and transparent auction listings of any auction, we cannot claim they are perfect analyses of any of the vehicles we have for sale. While we use our trade experience to assess every car that comes through our hands (and between us we have bought hundreds of classic cars over the years for our personal use…) we are fallible, and our assessment of a car may contrast with that you might form yourself.

This is why we offer a far greater opportunity for bidders to view, or arrange a professional inspection on their behalf of, each vehicle prior to bidding than any traditional car auction, and we will never stop encouraging bidders to take advantage of this by coming to see it in person.

That said, we do take a good look at the vehicles delivered to our premises for sale, but this only results in our unbiased personal observations, not those of a qualified inspector or other professional, or those formed as a result of a long test drive.

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1972 Jaguar E-TYPE SIII V12

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