Equipment
Welded louver, outside bonnet latch, flat floors, centerlock wire wheels, Michelin tires, black cloth top boot, woodrim steering wheel, Blaupunkt, AM/FM stereo.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Overbuffed on the hood revealing lighter green paint undernreath. Numerous chips and dings on the whole nose. Long crack under the hood louvers on the left side. Dull chrome. Foggy headlight covers. Uneven panel fit. Tired top boot. Worn out interior. It's the flat floor roadster that all the collectors want, but it's in rough shape.
Market commentary
Even with the condition issues the consignor wasn't wrong to decline the high bid. There is no more avid mania these days than for the early outside bonnet latch E-types (except perhaps for early 911s) and it is almost inevitable that someone will come along willing to pay the consignor's price. Not that it makes economic sense, but economically-speaking no one needs an XKE, either, so price it entirely subjective.