Equipment
4235/265hp, 4-speed, wire wheels, Bridgestone tires, woodrim steering wheel, later JVC cassette.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Good paint and lightly stretched upholstery. Unrestored top frame and old top. Good chrome and gauges. Old console covering and dirty old radio. Old, poorly fitting carpet with use, water damaged footwell trim. Orderly engine compartment represented with the matching-numbers engine. A superficial and rushed restoration that has a long way to go to live up to its potential.
Market commentary
It is telling that no one here at WestWorld was taken by what this XKE might be, instead recognizing how much it needs and what it will cost to correct it. Cars like this are the bane of the auction world. They have many oversights and shortcuts that leave no confidence at all in how well even the items that got attention were done. If it costs only what is suggested by the visual shortcuts the new owner will be most fortunate not to discover that the suspension is worn out, the body plastered with filler and the engine treated only to a backyard rebuild. Even at this apparently modest price the car is a potential money pit.