Assessing the 1974 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster

The workshop team at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have been working on assessing the 1974 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster which recently arrived at Pettistree from our secure storage facility, The Hangar.

The first stage was for our trim team to take a look at the cabin of the classic sports GT car. Lydia, one of our incredible trimmers, carefully checked over every aspect of the cars interior to compile her condition report which was given to the workshop supervisor to put together with the mechanical teams check over which began as soon as Lydia was done. But, she did not there are some areas of the cabin which will require new sections such as the carpet set which in her words appears to be ‘badly moth damaged’.

The purpose of the assessment, is to gain an overall view of the condition of the car. To see whether the car is in need of a complete and total restoration or a recommission. Our technicians have decades of experience on working on classic cars and have a methodical and safety based approach to checking over the cars.

Rob, one of our restoration technicians whose background is in restoring Triumphs as well as maintaining and restoring classic formula 1 cars, was put in charge of checking over the E-Type V12 and compiling his report which has also been passed onto the workshop supervisors along with the interior assessment by Lydia.

Whilst the supervisors and leadership team are formulating a plan for the E-Type Roadster, our transport team safely loaded up the classic sports car into our enclosed trailer and took the car back to our secure storage facility, The Hangar. There, the car was placed in its Carcoon and put back on charge.