The Jaguar Heritage Trust lists the first left-hand-drive Series 3 2+2 as being chassis 1S70001 (issued in 1970) with body number 4S50001. This car is 1W70001, with body 4W50001, dated August ’1971, the first left-hand-drive 4.2 ‘proper’ S3 2+2. Had the car been seen in public over the past three decades, the legendary lost ‘Ghost’ E
Joined 2 years ago. 10 Posts. this topic was brought up because the jaguar 3.8/4.2 official manual is not consistent with later information (see XK Unlimited engine explosion) that notes that after 1968 the 4.2 ignition timing on the crank damper TDC is on the side at about 2:30 rather than 6:00 at the bottom.I have a 1969 OTS and a 1970 coupe The Fixed Head Coupé is the rarest 1969 E-Type variant, with only 2,392 built, and the example that he purchased in 2003 required a bit more work than did the 911. "I bought the Jag in 27 boxes," Lyn laughs. "My good friend had this car in a storage shed, and the body shell had been stripped and dipped. The engine number applied to the E-Type Jaguar Series 1.5 carried over the same number format from the Series 1 4.2l cars, as outlined below: . FHC and OTS: The engine number will be prefixed by “7E”, followed by a 4-digit number beginning 1001. 2+2 FHC: The engine number will be prefixed by “7E”, followed by a 5-digit number beginningjaguar e type 4.2 engine specs
