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Barn Find E-Type Jaguar sells at Coys for £88,000

Jaguar E-Type chassis 860040 (pictured) sells for £88k Barn find cars are becoming rarer as the world’s classic car collectors have spent years scouring every nook and cranny for a hidden classic car. But they still turn up from time to time, and this E-Type Jaguar was discovered just last month by a Coys specialist in a barn in France, virtually untouched since 1974. One of the first right hand drive coupes to roll of Jaguar’s production line in 1961 – it was actually the 40th RHD E-Type – it was bought by the current seller’s estate in 1969, got a new coat of paint – a change from Grey to the current Aubergine – and driven to the family home in France in 1974, since when it’s sat under a dust sheet in a dry barn.

Learner driver caught being supervised by parrot

A learner driver is said to be as sick as a parrot after having her car confiscated for driving on the motorway with only a talking bird for company. The female driver in her 50s got herself in a bit of a flap after being pulled over by the police for speeding, near junction 22 of the M62 in West Yorkshire. On Bing: see pictures of parrots Learner driver sits test 110 times West Yorkshire Roads Police tweeted a picture of the parrot in question, saying: “Say hello to my little friend.

Renaultsport Megane N4 rally car (2010) first pics

Renault's added the new Megane Renaultsport N4 to its current rally range. The N4 draws on a group of heritage Renaults stretching over a quarter of a century - including the 5 GT Turbo, R11 Turbo, R21 Turbo, R19 16V, Clio Williams and Clio Renaultsport. To cope with all sorts of terrain, the Megane uses three-way adjustable shock absorbers.