2006-04-10 06:07:19 | Lofty writes:

eBay item #4629887396

Vehicle Description
1960 XK150 DHC 3.8 liter. 4 speed with overdrive.
It has 69,738 mi. That is all original mileage for I’m the second owner. It had 40,000 mi. on it and was last tagged in 1969 when I bought it in 1978. It has been repainted. It received a white lacquer paint job. This car has received some miner bumps and scrapes over the year but they were all taken care of. The paint is old now and has some cracks and chip in it. I stopped driving it when they remover the lead in gas and I could not stop the pinging. The gas went under 92% octanes and the Jag was ordered with high compression pistons. I just had new stock exhaust systems put on. It has been sitting in my garage since 1986. I put oil down the spark plug holes to keep the motor free. This car has never been in a repair shop other than the body work. The cam covers have never been off so the valves have never had an adjustment. The convertible top has been changed and the clutch has the wrong year slave cylinder. The pedal will stay down to the floor and the fluid is gone from the slave cylinder. The driver side window crank will slip when it gets to the top. The batteries boxes has corrosion and needs some attention. It comes with the original owner’s book that has the lube cart folded in to the back in perfect shape. It has the complete tool pouch with cam key. The jack and ratchet, grease gun and brass hammer for the knock offs that are all original. It has Marchal head lights and driving light which is not factory stock. I allways used grease on the spark plugs threads and wheel spines. This jag has sentimental value to me. I had not intended to sell this car and was saving it for my retirement.

2006-04-10 10:26:56 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 4/10/06
no.va 17828 and body no.p 8417. Old English white with red interior. It has 69,738 mi. That is all original mileage for I’m the second owner. It had 40,000 mi. on it and was last tagged in 1969 when I bought it in 1978. It has been repainted. It received a white lacquer paint job. This car has received some miner bumps and scrapes over the year but they were all taken care of. The paint is old now and has some cracks and chip in it. I stopped driving it when they remover the lead in gas and I could not stop the pinging. The gas went under 92% octanes and the Jag was ordered with high compression pistons. I just had new stock exhaust systems put on. It has been sitting in my garage since 1986. I put oil down the spark plug holes to keep the motor free. This car has never been in a repair shop other then the body work. The cam covers have never been off so the valves have never had an adjustment. The convertible top has been changed and the clutch has the wrong year slave cylinder. The pedal will stay down to the floor and the fluid is gone from the slave cylinder. The driver side window crank will slip when it gets to the top. The batteries boxes has corrosion and needs some attention. It comes with the original owner’s book that has the lube cart folded in to the back in perfect shape. It has the complete tool pouch with cam key. The jack and ratchet, grease gun and brass hammer for the knock offs that are all original. It has Marchal head lights and driving light which is not factory stock. I all ways used grease on the spark plugs threads and wheel spines.

2006-07-01 18:07:24 | ROZIER JP writes:

my car is S838 804. Your car is very original. I need photos of top windscreen seal, and of door seals. My car was very incomplete.....

2012-07-02 21:23:50 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 7/12
www.coys.co.uk/auction.php

Auction description:
Lot 155 - 1960 Jaguar XK150 3.8 Litre Drophead Coupe - Manual Overdrive
Estimate: £60,000 - £70,000
Registration Number: 780 XUU
Chassis Number: S 838835 DN

Manufactured on the 6th May 1960 and dispatched on the 17th May to Jaguar Cars, New York, U.S.A, this XK150 drophead coupe was delivered to its first owner Mr P.J. McCabe of Santa Clara, California.

Finished in cream with a red hide interior this car is of particular interest as it still retains its original paint and interior and must be one of only a very small handful in this fantastic original condition. The red hide boasts a wonderful patina and is matched by the original cream paintwork which although showing signs of its age, gives this car a wonderful character that cannot be replicated.

The car is all matching numbers as can be verified by the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate which is supplied in the history file, along with a V5 document, US Automobile registration cards from the 1960s, various other period US documents as well as old MoT certificates and an Operating, Maintenance and Service Handbook. Other period items that seldom remain with the car are found on 780 XUU: the rare and desirable original tool kit as well as the original Marshal fog lamps; the car is also fitted with its original manual overdrive gearbox from new.

Although aesthetically the car retains much of its original countenance, the mechanics have recently been overhauled, including a new front wiring harness; the braking system has been upgraded and the front dampers and shock absorbers have also been replaced; the front suspension has had all the original rubber bushes removed and replaced. We are informed that the chassis is in very good original condition with no welding carried out, and that a full under-body sealer was recently applied.

The engine was removed and completely stripped and all worn parts were replaced - valves, valve guides, timing chains, pistons and piston rings &c. The original manual gearbox with overdrive was removed: both units were checked and found to be in good order; the clutch plate has also been replaced. The crankshaft has been removed and machined, and a new rear main oil seal fitted, and the engine head has been machined so it can run on unleaded fuel. Finally the carburettor system has also been overhauled and stripped down with new needles and springs fitted.

The only change from original specification is the fitment of competition wire wheels with low profile tyres to help with road holding but the original wheels are still with the car and the original spare wheel is still fitted in the rear.

With only 69,866 miles from new this is a magnificent original example of what has long been considered the best of the illustrious XK model range. The car remains effectively untouched and completely unmolested and aesthetically one of the most original Jaguars, exuding charm and character in abundance. The opportunity to acquire such a superb example in such fantastically correct original condition is unique.

2016-02-06 21:29:06 | pauls writes:

Some current info on the car is given in the Feb. 2016 edition of the XK Gazette.