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[Jordie]

JPR Wildcat kit car, based on a 1980 ford cortina, running a 2ltr pinto engine. Looks like an e-type but with a better rear end.

Built in the early 90s, bought by my father in law in 1994 ish and sold to me last year.
I think this is a 2+2 body, so you can install rear seats though limited room. This is quite rare itself.
It is MOT'd while next summer (2013) but no tax.
Has been off the road since 2001/2002 but dry stored in heated garage with axle stands etc.
It runs, drives etc but ideally needs some TLC on the interior and maybe a respray. Ideal winter project for someone, these can fetch upto £10k when finished nicely.

More info on the kit can be found here..... http://www.jprwildcat.co.uk/car.html

Body
- Fibreglass body with flip front bonnet
- Painted blue, though showing signs of age and fibreglass "bubbles" obviously age related marks etc.
- Complete though
- Soft top roof in grey colour
- Hard top roof also
- We have some genuine E-type bumpers etc which can be made to fit, though need work/rechroming.
- Cortina chassis

Engine
- 2 ltr pinto engine with 5 speed manual gearbox.
- High lift cam with vernier pulley
- Just had service and timing belt this year. new plugs, air filter, oil and filter etc etc (2012)
- Weber carb
- Electric fuel pump (new 2012) with pressure regulator and fuel filter
- New 085 battery installed 2012
- Straight through exhaust, twin silencer with DTM style exhaust exit

Chassis
- Required no work for mot, nor any advisories.
- New tie bars bushes fitted
- Minilite alloy wheels

Interior
- Fibreglass dash with 52mm gauges
- Running cortina switches
- Montany style steering wheel and boss
- Seats need work/retrimming due to been stored

Logbook shows ford cortina still but never had any issues. Was built pre SVA times and i have all the DVLA history available so just needs logbook sending off to change make/model to JPR/Wildcat.


Looking for £4000 ono.

Located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.
Viewing by appointment only. No tyre kickers. No test drives without relevant insurance.
Pics to follow.

[Jordie]

[Jordie]

[Jordie]

Bubbles and marks in body


Pinto engine under the hood....

[Jordie]

Interior pics. this is where the car needs most TLC and with abit of time/love it would look excellent retrimmed.







PS. We have the glass covers for the headlights and some other spares which will be included in the sale. Hardtop and softop included though not pictured above.

Tucked back up waiting for its new owner....

[Jordie]

Quickest sale ive ever experienced on such a car. SOLD!!!

[Alleybone]

You don't often see these for sale. My dad owns a JPR Wildcat (old english white roadster) which he bought off a chap in Cardiff. It was bought reasonably cheap but absent of fitted bumpers, headlight surrounds, etc; all of these were with the car but needed to be chromed so it looked like a real e-type and not a kit car. Also, the car had standard wheels and the hight was too tall (again making it look very kit car-like).

Over the course of a year, the car underwent changes to its ride height and extra money spent on chroming bumpers and other things; also, the engine (a 2 litre Pinto) has been replaced with a 3 litre V8 engine from a Reliant Scimitar which he just scrapped. Unfortunately, chrome has started to peel off (whether's that's through bad chroming I don't know) I wouldn't recommend chroming plastic bumpers. He has decided to get a the full set of original bumpers next year when the car will be on the road again. I am curious to know why place a JPR Wildcat badge on the car? To me, this defeats the object and will no doubt give the game away that it's a replica and not a real.You don

[Tamworthbay]

You don't often see these for sale. My dad owns a JPR Wildcat (old english white roadster) which he bought off a chap in Cardiff. It was bought reasonably cheap but absent of fitted bumpers, headlight surrounds, etc; all of these were with the car but needed to be chromed so it looked like a real e-type and not a kit car. Also, the car had standard wheels and the hight was too tall (again making it look very kit car-like).

Over the course of a year, the car underwent changes to its ride height and extra money spent on chroming bumpers and other things; also, the engine (a 2 litre Pinto) has been replaced with a 3 litre V8 engine from a Reliant Scimitar which he just scrapped. Unfortunately, chrome has started to peel off (whether's that's through bad chroming I don't know) I wouldn't recommend chroming plastic bumpers. He has decided to get a the full set of original bumpers next year when the car will be on the road again. I am curious to know why place a JPR Wildcat badge on the car? To me, this defeats the object and will no doubt give the game away that it's a replica and not a real.You don

There are a hundred ways you can tell its not an E type! To me it is a great looking 'tribute' to the E type and I would love one (glad this sold so quick and kept me from temptation) but trying to pass it off as genuine would just seem lame to me.

[conlad]

I have to say the back end of an e type is much nicer too

[Alleybone]

You don't often see these for sale. My dad owns a JPR Wildcat (old english white roadster) which he bought off a chap in Cardiff. It was bought reasonably cheap but absent of fitted bumpers, headlight surrounds, etc; all of these were with the car but needed to be chromed so it looked like a real e-type and not a kit car. Also, the car had standard wheels and the hight was too tall (again making it look very kit car-like).

Over the course of a year, the car underwent changes to its ride height and extra money spent on chroming bumpers and other things; also, the engine (a 2 litre Pinto) has been replaced with a 3 litre V8 engine from a Reliant Scimitar which he just scrapped. Unfortunately, chrome has started to peel off (whether's that's through bad chroming I don't know) I wouldn't recommend chroming plastic bumpers. He has decided to get a the full set of original bumpers next year when the car will be on the road again. I am curious to know why place a JPR Wildcat badge on the car? To me, this defeats the object and will no doubt give the game away that it's a replica and not a real.You%20don

There are a hundred ways you can tell its not an E type! To me it is a great looking 'tribute' to the E type and I would love one (glad this sold so quick and kept me from temptation) but trying to pass it off as genuine would just seem lame to me.

True in a sense, but that depends on how much you are prepared to go to in order to make it look authentic as possible to the non-e-type persons eyes. There are differences I agree, ie different door handles, wider back, bulged-out front and rear lights, different style of interior (which can be modified/improved if desired) and lack of side lights above front bumpers. I think the Wildcat should be more a tribute to the E Type rather than a replica, it makes it unique in its own right.

[Jordie]

Glad to see this topic caused some interest. Your right they dont come up for sale much and I had calls from people across europe offering more money. But as a man of my word, i sold it to the first guy who left a deposit and collected 5 days later.

[Tamworthbay]

Glad to see this topic caused some interest. Your right they dont come up for sale much and I had calls from people across europe offering more money. But as a man of my word, i sold it to the first guy who left a deposit and collected 5 days later.

Gorgeous car for sensible money, honest seller. The world needs more sales like this ( or less if my wife is reading this!)

[Alleybone]

Sensible money I agree there, but I have seen Wildcats sell for around 10k, again, depends on spec/condition. There's another Wildcat for sale in the Netherlands: http://www.target-ca...-06-79-red.html

At least they're far, far more cheaper than what a real E Type would be sold for, you could'nt pick up a 2+2 up for less than £20,000, and roadsters and two seater coupe's just go for silly prices, anything from £40-70,000, and if you want one that's been restored or upgraded expect to pay around £100k+ lol.

[Jordie]

Yes that is the only other one for sale. guy who phoned me from owners club said last one for sale was over 3yrs ago.

Closest most of us will ever get to an Etype.

[Artful Dodger]

i like it!

different, with the classic hints of the good ole cars!

but, they could have had a different engine bda or lotus twin cam would have been awsome!
and those rear lights really? even some front indicators from a mini and some red lensed ones for the brake lights would look so much better!