Jaguar · 1971
E-Type V12
Manual · RWD · United Kingdom
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£60,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£36,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£60,000
Good usable example
Concours
£90,000
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Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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About the Jaguar E-Type V12
The Series 3 E-Type arrived in March 1971 with Jaguar’s new 5.3-litre V12, a wider body and a wider track. It was quieter and smoother than the six-cylinder cars and effortlessly fast, and came only as a Roadster or a 2+2: about 7,990 Roadsters and 7,300 2+2s were built before production ended.
What moves the price
- Body: the Roadster carries the collector premium over the 2+2.
- Gearbox: manual cars are preferred to automatics.
- Condition and history, which separate a well-sorted V12 from an expensive project.
Before you buy, check
- The cooling system, which the V12 relies on and which needs to be in good order.
- Carburettor balance: four carburettors need specialist setting up.
- Corrosion in the structure, and the quality of any restoration.
From our research for Jaguar E-Type, which covers it in full.
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5 min readJaguar E-Type V12: value questions answered
- How much is a Jaguar E-Type V12 worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Jaguar E-Type V12 is worth around £60,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £36,000, and a concours-quality example around £90,000. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one E-Type V12 worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the E-Type V12 I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many E-Type V12 cars were built?
- Around 15,290 were built, by our production records.
- Is there a buyer's guide to the E-Type V12?
- Yes: Jaguar E-Type, a 42-page collector’s guide. You can read a complete dossier free before you buy it.
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