2011-07-18 21:18:31 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 7/11
www.motorbase.com/auctionlot/by-id/28339880/

Auction description:
Auction Classic & Vintage Cars & Motorcycles
Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers, Leominster, Herefordshire
Type Car
Lot Number 086
Estimate £70000-£90000
Outcome SOLD
Hammer Price £71000
Hammer Price (inc premium) -
Year 1958
Condition rating 0
Registration number VYR 764
Mileage -
Chassis number T820007DN
Engine number
Engine capacity (cc) 3781
As its accompanying Heritage Certificate confirms, chassis number T820007DN was built in November 1958 and despatched to Henlys of London the following month. British Racing Green with a Suede Green interior and a manual overdrive gearbox, it was sold to first owner JHL Copper of Belmont with the registration number VYR 764 on December 12th. Nothing is known of the subsequent history of the car until it was acquired by the current vendor in May 1977.

Many bills and documents on file show that the car was substantially restored between 1981 and 1985 by Thoroughbred Sports Cars of Witney but that the work carried on so long and the bills escalated so much that the owner had to resort to legal action to resolve the matter and reclaim the car.

This matter was not resolved until 1992 (during which period the car remained unused in Witney) at which point a very detailed report from an independent engineer concluded that: The work that has been done to the chassis and body is to a very high standard, only a small amount of work could make this part of the car a potential show/concours unit. However, the mechanical work can only be assumed to be of the same standard and only completion and road testing will show any problems.

Once the car was retrieved from Witney it was sent to noted Aston Martin restorers, Goldsmith & Young of Mere, Wiltshire, to be finished off between 1993 and 1995. This included a full interior retrim in tan leather (including door cards), a new hood, a bare metal repaint, complete rewire, and a full engine strip and rebuild including conversion to run on unleaded. The total cost of this work was just over �29,000 (bills on file). Since then the car has been very little used and, needless to say, it remains in fine cosmetic condition throughout apart from the odd minor paint blemish here and there.

Earlier this year the car was fitted with a new clutch. Uprated Coopercraft brakes have also been fitted, along with halogen headlamps and a single 12v battery system. At some point in the distant past the block has been replaced with a larger 3.8-litre unit, although it still retains the original triple carb head (no. VS1634-9) which has been modified to run on unleaded fuel.

The rarest of the all the XK models, the 150S Roadster is a hugely desirable machine by any standards. This example, on the market for the first time in 34 years and with uprated brakes and engine, is sure to prove a worthy addition to any collection. Not to mention the immense pleasure to be had from piloting such a glamorous machine down your favourite road, hood down, on a warm summer's evening. We love it.

2017-11-05 16:04:20 | pauls writes:

Car to return to auction 11/17
online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/8/lot/14161/

Auction description:
The Imperial War Museum Duxford Motor Car Auction 15/11/2017
Lot 115
1958 Jaguar XK150 S 3.4 Litre Roadster
Estimate: £130,000 - £150,000

This exquisite 150 is possibly the first S version to be constructed and is certainly understood to be only the 7th righthand drive Roadster to leave the factory on the 4th December 1958 to Henlys of London. The first owner was a MR JHL Copper and its then understood to have been acquired by its long term previous keeper a Mr Murdoch Laing - initially of London but later Ross-shire, Scotland. 'VYR 764' was apparently treated to an extensive restoration of engine, bodywork and interior in the 1990s but, unhappy about the way it was progressing, Mr Laing had the task completed by Goldsmith & Young of Warminster. At some stage in the past the block has been replaced with a larger 3.8-litre unit, although it still retains the original triple carb head (no. VS1634-9) which has been modified to run on unleaded fuel and has been fitted with Coopercraft brakes. The vendor acquired the Jaguar in 2011, and presently considers the bodywork, paintwork, Tan leather interior, straight-six engine and four-speed manual transmission to all be in 'very good' condition. This rare and highly desirable XK is currently displaying (an unwarranted) 48,300 miles and is now being sold complete with collection of old MOTs and invoices, dialogue of the restoration and Heritage certificate.

2017-11-06 16:15:13 | MBarnett writes:

First 'S ' spec car was S-820003dn in roadster form. Built Oct 1958. First T spec was T- 820005dn

2017-12-19 20:49:16 | pauls writes:

Winning bid:£135,000.