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2018-11-25 12:18:20 | pauls writes:
Car to be at auction
www.bonhams.com/auctions/24880/lot/1/
Auction description:
Lot 1
1959 Jaguar XK150 'S' 3.4-litre Coupe
£ 60,000 - 80,000
US$ 77,000 - 100,000
The Bond Street Sale
1 Dec 2018, 14:30 GMT
Registration no. 834 UXE
Chassis no. T836271DN
*The personal property of Jo Ramirez
*One of only 199 3.4-litre XK150S models built
*Restored by marque specialists P&K Thornton
*Very well presented and ready to be enjoyed
This startlingly well-presented Jaguar XK150S was exported new to Jaguar Cars in New York, USA in July 1959. Although then in left-hand drive form it has since been converted to its present right-hand drive configuration. The car was owned by a Mr Thompson of Santa Monica, California, and we understand that it was then acquired from the USA and returned to the UK in the 1990s. Its new owner was a British resident named Mr Blomqvist who commissioned the well known and respected Jaguar specialists P&K Thornton to undertake the restoration. That work was completed in September 2004 and the car was UK-registered at the time with its odometer reading 54,850 miles. That reading is even now still only 55,580.
In May 2014 this Jaguar XK150S was bought from a specialist Jaguar dealer JD Classics by new owner Mr Joaquin Ramírez Fernández, better known to all motor racing enthusiasts as long-serving racing coordinator of the multiple Formula 1 World Championship-winning McLaren team.
Jo's journey into motor sport commenced when he opted to follow his racing driver friend Ricardo Rodriguez to Europe as long ago as 1960 – and he worked as an apprentice mechanic with the Scuderia Ferrari itself for two years as Ricardo became a works team driver for the Scuderia.
He subsequently moved to the UK and worked for a number of F1 Teams, ultimately being recruited by Ron Dennis's McLaren International organisation in December 1983. It was there he became an enduringly long-term feature as team coordinator, and a very close ally and friend of the great Ayrton Senna, and of Alain Prost, David Coulthard, Mika Häkkinen and more.
In 2005 Jo Ramírez published his life story 'Jo Ramírez: Memoirs of a racing man' and his enthusiasm for motor sport in general survives to this day. After his retirement from Formula 1, he has participated in the Carrera Panamericana, and in 2010 his Volvo took fourth place in that gruelling event's A+ Historic category while in 2012 he and co-driver Alberto 'Beto' Cruz were on the victory podium with third place in class.
As offered here his Jaguar XK150S is equipped with a Moto-lita four-spoke steering wheel and well-presented bucket seats while the car's original steering wheel and seats are also included with the Lot. The car's driveability has been greatly enhanced by provision of 5-speed transmission, while both its disc-brake system and the alternator have been uprated.
The car is also accompanied by a history file including a Jaguar operating, maintenance and service handbook; JDHT Certificate; photographs; restoration invoices from P&K Thornton (late 1990s-early 2000s); some MoTs and correspondence; V5C registration document; and, of course, a copy of this Formula 1 celebrity owner's engrossing book.
2020-11-03 08:40:02 | pauls writes:
Car now offered at:
www.thorntonrestorations.com/for-sale-feed/1959-xk150s-34-fhc
Seller's description:
This is the 'S Express' 8 page feature car of Classic Jaguar August 2019.
Very best available. Stunning looks and performance! Perfect underside.
100% body and mechanical restoration by renowned P&K Thornton Restorations of Nottingham.
Maintained by P&K Thornton to highest standard, nothing to be done.
A great spacious, fully reliable touring car. Previous owner F1 legend.
Getrag 5 speed gearbox.
Alternator, 12 volt battery conversion, electronic ignition, electronic fuel pump, Hazard warning flashers.
Additional cooling fan.
Hi torque starter motor.
Uprated Coopercraft front brakes.
Bucket seats (originals with car), Moto Lita steering wheel (originals with car).
RHD conversion.
Stainless steel exhaust system.
Lap and diagonal seat belts.
Uprated windscreen wiper motor.
Walnut dashboard.