Jaguar Series II XKE 2+2 coupe
1970 Jaguar Series II XKE 2+2 coupe has red with black leather interior. Automatic, a/c, disc wheels with redline Michelins. Decent repaint, some pitting to chrome. Original seats have hardened, but no rips or tears. Rubber windshield gasket cracking. Claimed $22,000 invested in restoration; if so, they really didn’t get their money’s worth. A shiny but tired driver.
Sold at $13,515
Sometimes the most unloved model of a car can be a terrific value. But I’m not sure that’s the case here. This Jaguar Series II XKE 2+2 coupe a smog-strangled engine and unlovely open headlights. It’s the ungainly Jaguar Series II XKE 2+2 coupe and, worst of all, it’s saddled with an automatic transmission. Some maintain having an automatic Jag is a good thing, as that means the engine has never been revved hard. But why have an E-Type if you can’t listen to the sound of the exhaust as you crack a shift at redline? Even for putzing around town, this car was more than fully priced. But this Jaguar Series II XKE 2+2 coupe automatic will never provide the thrills of a real E-Type.
