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Sometimes it pays to take a gamble on overseas purchases.

Club member Gary Dunn just purchased a rather incredible car from ebay – USA. He will be going over to the USA the beginning of August to collect it and have it shipped back to Australia.

Gary says she is a real beauty!! This is how the ad read on eBay………………

FOR SALE - 1969 series II E type 2+2, with automatic transmission and originally equipped with power steering and air conditioning. This is a numbers matching car, with original engine, head, transmission and rear differential. I have owned this car for the last three years, and have invested quite a lot of money getting it into its current condition. This car has been in my family since 1974, and has always been garaged and covered. I have put approximately 600 miles on the car since I have owned it.

The body is in really great overall condition, with no major dents. Chrome is all original, with some patina of course. Paint was refinished in the early 1970's and is light blue, in good overall condition with various n i c k s , small dings and some paint chips on bonnet.

Paint is lacquer and still has a nice gloss to it. The interior is in great shape. Has beautiful custom cinnamon leather interior, custom installed brown Wilton wool carpet and accents consisting of burled Carpathian Elm accents on the dashboard, doors and headliner. Has original steering wheel and all gauges work, including the clock.

Over the last 10 years or better, this car has had extensive mechanical repairs including engine rebuild, transmission, rear diff, brakes and complete new exhaust system. The engine rebuild included new pistons, rings, bearings and cylinder head rebuilt. A spin on oil filter adaptor was added. The starter was replaced with a new high torque type.

The radiator was upgraded to a Ron Davis aluminum type with Spal electric fan - the old (rebuilt!) radiator with dual electric fans also comes with the car. The old dual Stromberg carburetors were replaced with triple SU's from a series I E type and has a brand new factory air filter system. The exhaust system is all stainless steel, with Jet Coated steel headers. Has a Mallory unilite distributor with custom MSD spark plug wires. The factory power steering has been removed in favour of a rack and pinion setup.

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