2016-08-02 13:43:46 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 8/16
www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2016-08-20/cars/ref-20-1987-jaguar-c-type-re ...

Auction description:
1987 Jaguar C-Type Recreation by Proteus
Registration OSV 120
Chassis Number 1J50126DN
Engine Number 7J501738
Odometer reading 19,346 miles
Estimate £28,000 - £36,000

With such an icon marque as the Jaguar C-Type it was inevitable that companies would seek to produce recreations. The highest quality of these recreations was offered by Proteus. The company was established in 1985 by Jim Marland in Lancashire and they are still in existence today.

This beautifully constructed C-Type is presented in royal blue coachwork with complimentary deep blue interior. Purchased in 1987, the donor car, a 340 Jaguar in fully working order, was the basis of this recreation, other than the steering rack and coil over shock absorbers provided by Proteus, the vehicle uses all Jaguar components and the body has an alloy centre section and GRP nose and tail section. All components when built were stripped, inspected and if necessary rebuilt, the engine was fully rebuilt with a 9: 1 compression pistons, lightened flywheel, new valves, valve springs and seats. All suspension components were bead-blasted, powder-coated and reassembled using new bushes with the brakes similarly overhauled and resealed alongside new discs all round. More recently, in 2013, Reeders of Pewsey have given the car a mechanical and cosmetic re-fresh to the tune of £5,500 which included adjusting the carburettors, replacing the water pump, exhaust manifold and gaskets alongside the cosmetic tidy up for the vendor. Unfortunately, due to a hip operation, the vendor gets to use his C-Type very little so other than Reeders annually checking the car and road testing, in the past three years less than 100 miles have been covered.

Described by the vendor as a 10 out of 10 example which is accompanied by a comprehensive history from the donor car including handbook and buff green logbook a history file containing old MoT's test certificates, invoices and with the Proteus build sheet along with V5 registration document and MoT test certificate valid until August 2017, this is a beautiful recreation of the much converted C-type and will undoubtedly turn heads on any road she graces.