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"Classic Motor Cars" of Bridgnorth is to restore one of the first 500 E-types produced by Jaguar after chassis 875256 was found in pieces in France.
Chassis 875256 is in boxes awaiting a much-needed nut-and-bolt restoration. They are currently delving through the car’s history files to find out more about its life. It is one of the very early left-hand-drive, open two-seater, outside bonnet-lock models, and retains its matching-numbers status.
It was delivered new to the Belgium Motor Company dealership in Brussels in July 1961 and was subsequently sold to ‘Societe de Civel Immeubles en Afrique.’ The flat-floor example resurfaced in France in 2015 and records indicate that it was imported from Luxembourg in 1975. Although it’s been reduced to component form, the car is very complete, and was bought by the previous owner to be restored. He gave it to French restorers who started work, but shortly afterwards he took it away and kept it safe in his garage in Grigny in the southern suburbs of Paris, France.Tomick attached the following image(s):
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And there's a slightly earlier one ready to go, being sold in auction next month: http://www.bonhams.com/a...amp;length=10&page=1
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That's pretty cool but if I had the car I would want to restore it myself.
DeAgostini kit builds:
Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
Shelby GT-500: 28% Complete
Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
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