Boycie’s Jaguar E-type from Only Fools and Horses to fetch £160,000 at auction

The classic Jaguar E-type car crashed by Del Boy and Rodney in Only Fools & Horses will sell for £160,000.

The vintage 1973 Series III V12 roadster was given to the Trotter brothers by Boycie in the 1981 episode Go West Young Man.

The used car dealer, played by the late John Challis, had bought the flash car for his mistress and had to hide it from his wife Marlene.

But when the brothers take a night out in London’s West End to turn heads, the E-Type Jag is rear-ended by an old banger with faulty brakes that Del had sold earlier in the episode.

Fortunately, in real life the classic car hasn’t really been damaged and has been lovingly cared for by just two owners since it was first registered in 1973.

The classic Jaguar E-type car crashed by Del Boy and Rodney in Only Fools & Horses will sell for £160,000.

The 1973 Series III V12 roadster was given to the Trotter brothers by Boycie in the 1981 episode Go West Young Man (Pictured: Del Boy, played by Sir David Jason on the right, is loaned the car by Boycie played by John Challis)

The luxury E-Type Jag is rear-ended by an old banger with faulty brakes that Del had sold earlier in the episode.

Fortunately, in real life the classic car hasn’t really been damaged and has been lovingly cared for by just two owners since it was first registered in 1973.

The engine has covered 80,000 miles and still has its original 314hp engine which gives a top speed of 135mph.

The roadster, painted in Old English White with blue leather, comes with Challis’ autograph on the inside of the trunk.

The engine has covered 80,000 miles and still has its original 314hp engine which gives a top speed of 135mph.

It is being sold at Hampson’s Auctions in Holywell, North Wales, along with signed photographs of the cast of Only Fools & Horses and a scale model of the Jag signed by Sir David Jason, who played Del Boy and Challis.

Zach Hamilton, managing director of Hampson’s, said: “We are proud to be selling such an important car. It’s the very one that the famous duo of Del Boy and Rodney inevitably crash into in series 1 episode 2 of the BBC sitcom.

“It appears to have led a relatively quiet life apart from its brief stint as a TV star and the V12 engine, automatic transmission, bodywork, paint and upholstery are all in good condition.

The roadster (pictured upside down) is painted in Old English White with blue leather and comes with Challis’ autograph on the inside of the boot.

The engine has covered 80,000 miles and still has its original 314hp engine which gives a top speed of 135mph

It is being sold at Hampson’s Auctions in Holywell, North Wales, along with signed photographs of the cast of Only Fools & Horses and a scale model of the Jag signed by Sir David Jason, who played Del Boy and Challis.

“As you can imagine, this star car is accompanied by a range of television-related memorabilia, including a number of videos, signed photographs and even a scale model of the Jaguar autographed by Sir David Jason and John Challis, while the the lower part of the car’s trunk lid also bears Boycie’s name.

Only Fools & Horses ran from 1981 to 1991, followed by a few Christmas specials until 2003.

The show follows the exploits of Del and Rodney and their various attempts to get rich.

His 1996 episode “Time on Our Hands” holds the record for the UK’s biggest audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers.

John Challis died last year aged 79.

The Jaguar will be sold tomorrow.