‘Ex-Boycie’ 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster Series 3 goes to auction

A Jaguar E-Type Series 3 that starred in an early episode of Only Fools and Horses is set to go under the hammer at the final Hampson Auctions sale of 2022, which takes place in Holywell, North Wales, on November 29.

The second episode of the first series – entitled Go West Young Man – saw Del Boy and Rodney ‘borrow’ the E-Type from their car-dealing friend, Boycie, for a trip to London’s West End. In the programme, the E-Type ended up in a crash – although the accident was staged and the E-Type escaped unscathed.

The two-owner Jaguar was first registered in November 1973, finished in Old English White and trimmed in blue leather. It shows 80,000 miles from new, with the vendor describing the V12 engine, automatic transmission, bodywork, paintwork and upholstery as all being in good order.

The car comes with a collection of TV-related memorabilia, including a number of videos, signed photographs and even a scale model of the Jaguar signed by Sir David Jason (Del Boy) and the late John Challis (Boycie), while the underside of the car’s bootlid also carries Challis’s autograph. The guide price for the E-Type is £140,000- £160,000, and you can find out more via hampsonauctions.com.