Summary of ownership:
1966 Jaguar S-Type
Owner One:
Purchased originally by George M. Wiener, attorney at 14755 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA in April, 1966, taking delivery from (Jaguar) Germany on or about April 1, 1966. Deceased.
Vehicle transported to England prior to July 1, 1966: License/Tax Tag, originally issued in month of July 1966 taped to file in sleeve. (Originally would have been affixed to windscreen.)
Owner(s) Two:
Subsequently sold to Joseph Akerman, 240 La Questa , Woodside, CA. Delphi Securities, with Joseph Soares, dob: 1930, a business partner at Delphi. Both deceased.
While under Akerman/Soares, 3.8 engine was replaced 1/87 with a reman 231 Buick/th350. Mileage at that point on the body was 84086. Many receipts for R&R/maintenance/Spares, including OEM replacement leather upholstery.
Last Mileage, 90936.
Owner Three:
1991: Dr. Randall Chesnut, MD, Surgeon Neurology then brain surgeon at UCSF and subsequently U of Washington, Researcher.
Amongst $1900 rear end repair, numerous other R&R.
Mileage 2/96, 98107.
May, 14, 2004 appraisal, probably for insurance: $10,000.
In 2005 title issued in Washington.
Owner Four:
Joseph and Greta Warren, directly from Dr. Chesnut, July 2020.
We’ve owned and driven for the last five years. Old English White; Blue leather. A very, very nice car. No rust, no leaks; no rips in leather – buttery soft. Always garaged. A very few chips in paint, touched-up. Bonnet straps.
Powered by a Buick 3.8L (231) V6 developing about the same horsepower as the original (only in America, you won’t have to mortgage the house to make repairs, and parts are immediately available, and not subject to tariffs). Power sent to Jaguar IRS differential through a Turbo 350 transmission of about the same mileage. 1978 Engine has about 10,000 miles since installation in 1994.
New Firestone radials on wire wheels with knock-offs; new Koni shocks in front; new bushings, new seals (and improved speedometer housing in transmission and) in engine; new U-Joints in driveline; Brakes are at 80% remaining pad life and are vacuum assist through a Toyota Corolla booster. New…just about everything. Runs beautifully. Transmission shifts through Lokar floor mount. 30-year-old aftermarket radio with retractable (radio off) antenna, still works and sounds good.
Both left and right gasoline tanks cleaned and sealed and two new lower-pressure pumps feed the newly rebuilt 2GC carburetor on a Holley manifold.
Tachometer, speedometer, radio, automatic retracting antenna; interior lighting, exterior lights, turn signals (OEM replacement signal unit) all work perfectly. Little clock below rev counter does not. New Lucas Tri-Bar headlamps.
Runs well; stops well; runs cool; looks wonderful. And, anybody can fix it.
Images of all work done in last five years. A full paper history from its date of purchase through all owners – original owner bought in Germany and drove it around Europe for about 60 days before it was sent to California where it resided through two further owners, the last of which was a surgeon who took it to Oregon then Seattle, from whom I bought the car after it had sat next to an MGTF for 19 years. An extensive and documented provenance, and an excellent history of maintenance and caring. And, when I say Extensive, I mean really extensive.
(When the car was delivered to the US it was designated a 1941 engine because of the casting number, while the car was designated a 1966, with a date of manufacture of 1966: the war and the destruction of Jaguar’s Covington engine factory made certain engine castings pre-date the war, more of a second guess on Jaguar’s part.)
Great buy. Great car. Great unique history and full provenance. Meticulously cared for.
$18,000 offer. No trades. Contact via email: Editor@TheIndependentDaily.com.