<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by John S Farrington:
The E type for sale on Ebay is a hybrid refered to by collectors as a series one and onehalf. In 1968 they bagan to slide in the series 2 and this is one of them. It has a series 2 mechanical configuration, dash board controls and the uncovered head lamps but has the series 1 tail and front running lights. It looks like a great car but is a bit pricey. It will probably be worth 50K in a couple of years. Best regards. Jack Farrington<hr></blockquote>
John, I respectfully disagree. You are correct that the series one and a half was a hybrib between the Series I and Series II, but by Jan 69 the series II chassis was in full swing. The Ebay car has the earless knock-offs, introduced in Feb 69. Also, the seats are perforated leather, introduced in the Series II cars (I realize they could have been re-done). But also, the turn signal lights are not series I. Series I cars had the front and rear turn signal lights abover the bumper, Here's a picture of a Series I that I used to own:
Compare this with the EBay Jag which has the turn signal lamps below the bumber:
But the real clincher is that the ad lists the VIN as 1R-10815. If it were a Series 1 1/2, the VIN would start with 1E, not 1R. From looking at the changes made listed in Haddock's EType restoration guide, and based on the VIN they have listed, it looks like this car was made sometime between August and October 1969 - well into Series II production.
As for the price, I guess thats a subjective thing, but I can tell you that the OTS (Convertibles) are always going to command a higher price than the coupes or the 2+2s. According to one source that I trust, a 69 Convertible value would break out as follows:
1. Basket Case - $7/9,000
2. Poor Driver needing restoration - $12/15,000
3. Presentable Drive - $25/32,000
4. Good Restoration - $45/55,000
5. Concours - $65/75,000
It is very hard to tell without actually looking at it, but if their description is accurate, I would guess it to be somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd category. However, pictures can hide a multitude of sins (ask me how I know that
), so if you could have a trusted agent look at it before bidding you would be miles ahead of the game. As for the other car - the one thing I am almost certain about (95 percent) is that teh Silver Opelecsent Blue cars did not come with light tan interior as this one has. I am almost certain that the only two int colors available from the factory for that color car in that year was light Grey and Dark Blue. (I could be wrong, but I don't think so, as I have that color car also) And that car is definitely pricy!
Basil
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