1970 Jaguar Series II XKE Roadster

To some the Series II E-type represents the best of all worlds. The classic styling and design is unmistakable and recognized as one of the finest roadsters ever built with added design advantages over its Series I predecessor.

These include a new cross-flow radiator with twin electric fans for better engine cooling, bigger Girling-made brakes, collapsible steering column, stronger chrome-plated wire wheels, better clutch with higher-rated diaphragm spring and new camshafts with redesigned profiles to give quieter operation. The 1970 Series II offers its owner all of the refinements of the E-type historic line with the low-maintenance operation inherent in Jaguar’s powerful straight-six twin-overhead-cam engine, a definite advantage over the more complicated Series III twelve-cylinder which arrived in 1971.

The roadster pictured here was purchased new in 1970 by Mr. Douglas of South Carolina from a Ft. Lauderdale/West Palm Beach dealer as a...