So school me. I always thought the 1962 XKE E Type was a V12.
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In that condition it's probably worth $30K+.
In England these were called "the Bank Robber's Car". Four doors and fast. Weighs 3280 pounds and 220 horsepower. Double overhead cams straight six-cylinder aluminum head and cast-iron block. First car with four-wheel disc brakes. Two SU carbs while the XKE had three SU's and 20 more horsepower. The Mk II usually had 4 speeds with electronic overdrive. An automatic and ac were available. This car is a 4 speed. AC and power steering can be retrofitted.
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I was statoned at McGragor Missie Range, New Mexico. This was part of Ft Bliss TX. WE had MP's as guards because of the nature of what they did there. I was the OD driver one night, and they had some Mexicans come on the range to steal Gasoline, they shot at the MP's and then got off the range property. They then called the New Mexican HP, to make a report on this. This was in 1964, and the Highway Patrol Office was driving a new dodge patrol car. Of course I was looking at it, and ask him what engine it had. He said it has a 426 HEMI with two fours, he opened the hood, and sure enough it did! He said on these long straight roads he had to have something that would run to catch some of the cars he chased He gave me a little deminstration as he left. I was impressed! I bought a used Plymoth equiped like that a few years later.
Beautiful!!!!!!!
Make sure you keep an extra bottle of Lucas smoke on hand for when the Lucas system loses some smoke.
Most of the Lucas System is rebuildable unless it burns through. They have a worse than deserved reputation. Most issues are because people do not pull maintenance or they do not run the vehicles for years at a time.
I do not remember, does this model still have the Solex setup or had they moved to the newer systems after ‘62? When correctly tuned the Solex are awesome, when out they are very upsetting.
Check with Rennsport Werkstatt Ltd 918-663-2906 to see if he works on these. Another possible resource is Lofton Motorsprts (I hear John cursing me now). They do some older cars, mostly American but they occasionally do take on other marques.
Your friend has some interesting vehicles.
Make sure you keep an extra bottle of Lucas smoke on hand for when the Lucas system loses some smoke.
Most of the Lucas System is rebuildable unless it burns through. They have a worse than deserved reputation. Most issues are because people do not pull maintenance or they do not run the vehicles for years at a time.
I do not remember, does this model still have the Solex setup or had they moved to the newer systems after ‘62? When correctly tuned the Solex are awesome, when out they are very upsetting.
Check with Rennsport Werkstatt Ltd 918-663-2906 to see if he works on these. Another possible resource is Lofton Motorsprts (I hear John cursing me now). They do some older cars, mostly American but they occasionally do take on other marques.
Your friend has some interesting vehicles.
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Probably a 6V electrical system. So did you buy it?
Heck, I’d better google that Jag. For some reason I immediately thought a LOT MORE
- I’ve been wrong a lot as well.. 
