2018-02-28 16:50:43 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auciton 3/18
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Auction description:
Registration Date 1961
Make & Model Jaguar XK150 SE 3.8 FHC
Colour Pearl Grey
Registration Number GJP 823
Chassis No. S825353DN
Engine size 3,781 cc
Engine No. VA-2091-8
Documents V5C; due to have a new MOT; 17 old MOTs; invoices; RAC report; hand book; repair manual etc
Estimate £48,000 - £52,000

On offer here from a deceased estate, this 3.8 Special Equipment Coupe is an original UK car that was first registered in Wigan in March 1961 and has had only three owners to date, according to the V5C.

The vendor acquired the car in 1999 from a family in Cornwall who had owned it since the early 1970s, a letter on file stating that the car had covered 65,000 miles at that point and that the engine had been rebuilt in the early 1980s. Prior to buying the car the vendor had it inspected by the RAC with a detailed report on file which evidently proved satisfactory.

During the vendor's 19-year ownership the car has been used and enjoyed regularly, completing many runs and rallies with fellow Jaguar enthusiasts as recorded by over a dozen plaques in the history file, 17 old MOTs showing that it covered some 28,000 miles during this period, the odometer currently showing 93,200 miles.

Always kept garaged when not in use, it comes with a good file of invoices to show regular upkeep and waxoiling, most of the servicing being done by Bradeney Farm Workshops of Bridgnorth. A new set of chrome wire wheels were fitted in 2007, while other equipment includes overdrive gearbox, inertia reel seat belts, stainless steel exhaust, Kenlowe cooling fan, battery isolator switch, original grease gun and wheel changing kit, original owner's handbook, workshop manual, parts manual etc. Sundry useful spares are also stored in the boot to cope with any emergency repairs that may arise.

Barely used in the last couple of years due to illness, the car may benefit from some precautionary recommissioning before any long journeys are undertaken, but it is due to have a new MOT in time for the sale, the last having expired in May 2016 with no advisories recorded. It certainly started promptly and ran well on the occasion of our visit, although freezing winter showers deterred us from taking it out of its nice warm garage for the photos!

A really lovely old Jaguar that has been much-cherished by the current long-term owner, it looks most attractive in Pearl Grey with a fabric sunroof, good panel fit, a nicely mellowed red leather interior and gleaming chromework.

2018-03-01 11:06:22 | Peter Ingram writes:

Built in the October - the last month of production. Only five later cars are known to survive ending with S825362DN although some 7 LHD cars were later converted to RHD at Factory

2018-03-24 14:57:57 | pauls writes:

Lot number 82 Sale Price £50,000