Don’t you love it when the seller includes some fascinating anecdote about a car that’s just emerged from long-term storage? In the case of this 1969 Jaguar E-Type in desirable two-seater coupe form, the seller mentions how it went into storage after the previous owner bought perhaps the least desirable E-Type – a 2+2 automatic – which he apparently enjoyed driving more. I wonder if he expected the neglected cat would end up being the more valuable one. Find the E-Type here on eBay with a $21,500 Buy-It-Now.

The car is a desirable manual transmission example, but it is a later Series 2 car. The Series 2 models were adapted in a variety of ways, many at the request of U.S. regulators that did their best to eliminate some of the features that make Series 1 cars so desirable. While I lamented the loss of the headlight covers, I did actually like the relocation of the tail lamps to under the bumpers. I don’t know why, other than I like chunky tail lights and love the fact that the rear haunches are completely naked.

The interior is also a disappointment compared to Series 1 cars, which had those awesome jet fighter-like toggle switches. Those were swapped out for more traditional switchgear, but the real story inside this E-Type is that it retains the preferred manual gearbox. The interior is tired but un-messed with, much like the rest of the car. The seller notes the panels are original and no bodywork has been performed, but there is rust in the floors that could stand to be addressed.

The triple carb set-up is the hot ticket (similar to what I have on my barn-find BMW 320 project) and it likely makes a glorious noise. The seller notes the engine is likely a later dealer replacement as there is no stamping on it, so that will hold value back a bit compared to a numbers-matching car. The seller has made no attempt to start the engine, simply noting it was running when it entered into storage. The price seems fair to me, and there’s still the option to submit a best offer.