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Click above for a gallery of the 1965 Frua bodied E Type Jaguar

Summary: Click above for a gallery of the 1965 Frua bodied E Type Jaguar In 1965 a Jaguar dealer named John Coombs got an idea for an exclusive model He was doing well selling modified Jaguar Mk 2 sedans and asked Italian coachbuilder Pietro Frua yes to rework a red E Type as a test lure for cash heavy customers Pietro shortened the car by 30 cm changed the nose and tail and repainted the whole lot silver The car lured hardly anyone though and the one Pietro made is the only one that was ever built After having been around the world and down the tubes cosmetically the bespoke Jag has undergone a year long restoration down to its nuts and bolts and it is currently for sale on eBay Although we agree with Coombs and the invisible customers that the car isn t as pretty as the standard E Type it s still a one off piece of Jag history with a good story At the time of writing the bidding is up to $41 400 and you can check it out in the gallery of photos below Filed under Click above for a gallery of the 1965 Frua bodied E Type Jaguar In 1965 a Jaguar dealer named John Coombs got an idea for an exclusive model He was doing well selling modified Jaguar Mk 2 sedans and asked Italian coachbuilder Pietro Frua yes to rework a red E Type as a test lure for cash heavy customers Pietro shortened the car by 30 cm changed the nose and tail and repainted the whole lot silver The car lured hardly anyone though and the one Pietro made is the only one that was ever built After having been around the world and down the tubes cosmetically the bespoke Jag has undergone a year long restoration down to its nuts and bolts and it is currently for sale on eBay Although we agree with Coombs and the invisible customers that the car isn t as pretty as the standard E Type it s still a one off piece of Jag history with a good story At the time of writing the bidding is up to $41 400 and you can check it out in the gallery of photos below Filed under

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