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S850668

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Record Creation: Entered on 19 January 2017.

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Car History

Ultimate E-Type Enthusiasts interested in the lightweight E-Types will want to pick up a copy of Philip Porter's Ultimate E-Type: The Competition Cars. Buy it directly from Porter & Porter: www.porterpress.co.uk/ultimate_e.htm

Photos of S850668

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Exterior Photos (5)

Uploaded December 2016:

2016-12-10
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Uploaded August 2011:

2011-08-20
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Uploaded November 2008:

2008-11-19
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2008-11-19
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Uploaded September 2004:

2004-09-11
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Interior Photos (1)

Uploaded September 2004:

2004-09-11
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Action Photos (1)

Uploaded April 2007:

2007-04-21
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Details Photos: Exterior (2)

Uploaded November 2008:

2008-11-19
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2008-11-19
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Detail Photos: Engine (4)

Uploaded September 2004:

2004-09-11
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Detail Photos: Other (1)

Uploaded September 2004:

2004-09-11
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2005-03-04 22:45:08 | pauls writes:

This car is mentioned in "The Jaguar E-type a collectors guide" by Paul Skilleter on page 75.
All of the factory competition cars have a "S" prefix this car's number is actually S850668. The car was delivered to Wilkins in Dec. of '63.

2007-04-25 21:14:51 | pauls writes:

Car is also discussed in Porters E-type the definitive history, page 323, along with a few photos of the car.

2010-12-30 14:11:59 | MQ writes:

Delivered Dec '63 via Coombs to Dick Wilkins for use as road car; sold to Neil Corner; sold to Phil Scragg who painted light blue; sold to Tony Harrison who hillclimbed at Shelsley Walsh; on display at Birmingham Science Museum for many years; c'87 sold at Rick Cole auction Monterey to Nigel Corner (still with low mileage and extremely original); painted silver & raced in many historic events by Nigel Corner (Yorkshire, UK); approx '03 sold to US

2011-07-03 03:08:35 | Roger writes:

Car was on display at Pacific Raceways in Kent Washington, July 2011.

2011-09-23 16:22:36 | pauls writes:

Seen at Goodwood Revival Sept. 2011

2024-08-27 14:13:36 | pauls writes:

Car seen in a 2020 video of a private collection in the UK.

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