2016-01-29 09:24:51 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 1/29/16

www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-XK-1960-JAGUAR-XK-150-3-8-SE-COUPE-/141889897670

Current bid US $5,770 reserve not met 9 bids 6 days left in auction. Seller adl727, 66k miles, Wilmington Deleware

Sellers description:

**1960 JAGUAR XK 150 SE 3.8 COUPE**

THIS RARE XK 150 WAS BOUGHT FROM ITS ORIGINAL OWNER BACK IN 1966 AND HAS BEEN IN THE SAME OWNERS HANDS SINCE THEN. BOUGHT AS A GRADUATION PRESENT FOR HIMSELF, HE DROVE AND ENJOYED UNTIL 1972. IN 1972 HE HAD IT PUT INTO STORAGE UNTIL 1995. THEN IN 1995 HE HAD THE ORIGINAL MOTOR COMPLETELY OVERHAULED... AFTER REIGNITING THE PASSION OF ENJOYING THE CAR AGAIN , THE CAR SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF HURRICANE FLOYD IN 1999.... THE CURRENT OWNER KNEW HOW SPECIAL THE CAR WAS AND STARTED A FULL RESTORATION IN 2000.

THE RESTORATION CONSISTED WITH AN "OFF FRAME" TO REPLACE THE FRAME FROM THE MIDDLE TO THE REAR DUE TO FLOOD DAMAGE... THEN THE CAR WAS MOVED TO A LOCAL RESTORATION SPECIALIST IN NEWPORT, DELAWARE IN 2006. THE BODY WAS PUT BACK ON THE FRAME AND EXTENSIVE BODY WORK WAS COMPLETED INCLUDING REPLACING METAL, SOME LEAD WORK AND PAINT. THE INTERIOR WAS COMPLETELY REDONE WITH NEW FORMS, NEW CARPET AND NEW VINYL UPHOLSTERY...

ADDITIONAL MECHANICAL WORK PERFORMED BY SHADETREE AUTOMOTIVE IN WILMINGTON,DE. CONSISTS OF:

NEW TRANSMISSION ( ORIGINAL COMES WITH THE CAR )

CONVERSION TO AN ALTERNATOR SYSTEM

ELECTRONIC IGNITION

NEW REDUCED GEAR STARTER

REBUILT ORIGINAL CARBURETORS

CONVERSION TO DUAL MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE SYSTEM

REBUILT CLUTCH MASTER & SLAVE CYLINDERS

NEW 15" CHROME WIRE WHEELS

NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM

NEW GAS TANK

NEW STEERING RACK MOUNTS

FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT

OLDER PAINT SHOWS VERY WELL , BUT IS DRIVER QUALITY. SOME IMPERFECTIONS AND CRACKING IN THE PAINT ON THE DOORS- BUT OVERALL VERY NICE.

MOSTLY ORIGINAL CHROME / BRIGHTWORK DOES SHOW AGE AND PITTING. SOME TRIM IS MISSING AROUND THE WINDSHEILD.

VERY SOLID FLOORS, FIREWALL AND TRUNK.

INTERIOR IS VERY CLEAN WITH WORKING GAUGES.

CAR RUNS AND DRIVES VERY WELL. HANDBRAKE DOES NOT WORK. IT MAY OVERHEAT IN SLOW TRAFFIC AND HOT WEATHER- WOULD RECOMMEND AN ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC FAN.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR "TURN KEY" XK 150 COUPE- THAT RUNS , DRIVES, TRACKS, BRAKES AND SHIFTS AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS.... YOU FOUND YOUR CAR !!!

2025-10-16 11:04:14 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 10/25

www.ebay.com/itm/127422918803

Classified ad price $44,000, seller classicautomali, 38k miles, Morgantown, Pennsylvania

Seller's description:

Exterior Color:

Old English White

Interior Color:

Red

Body Type:

Coupe

Transmission:

4 Speed Manual W/Overdrive

Drivetrain:

RWD

Engine:

3.8 Liter DOHC I6

For consignment, a 1960 Jaguar XK150 fixed head coupe showing 38,635 miles, but the true miles are unknown. 3,861 XK150's were built in 1960 and of them, just 656 were produced as left hand drivers. This car has been owned by our consignor since 1966 and the full records of maintenance are available.  

Exterior

Objectively speaking, Jaguar has produced some of the most beautiful designs in the automotive world, and the XK150 fits right in there with the best of them, a car that appears to be in motion even as it's parked in our photo booth. This one is bathed in Old English White and augmented by chrome bits that include the oval grille between extended and ringed headlights, dramatic tail light housings, window and license plate trim, and of course, the bumpers that gently hug the corners. Then, there are the 15-inch chrome wire wheels and there can be no substitute, and these are wrapped in tires with a mid 2024 date code. For the 150, Jaguar flattened the fenders for better integration and moved the windshield four inches for more interior room, and along with other subtle changes, created a classically beautiful car. Imperfections on this one include some minor pitting on metalwork, some rust on the lower panel as it turns under, cracking paint and filler, bubbling, and various cracks. 

Interior

Smooth red leather panels along with polished trim and hardware present handsome door panels with an integrated lower storage compartment. Red leather bucket seats with square edges and red piping are inviting and attractive and are in very good condition. Small seats exist in the back and robust red coverings around them, all well served as a package shelf. Finger grooves shape the black steering wheel up front which leads to a central instrument cluster housed in a burlwood face plate and trimmed in chrome in very nice shape. The rest of the dash is red, of course, and covered with soft surfaces at a time when steel, painted dashboards were the norm on American roads. Plush red carpet covers the floor, a red leather boot on the shifter with a knob that has a slight patina, and a gray cloth headliner that's in excellent condition. The trunk is uncovered and barren and could use a red carpet to dress it up, but that will be up to you. 

Drivetrain

Jaguar engines are also aesthetic treats and this one presents in driver quality. It's a 3.8 liter DOHC inline six cylinder producing 220 horsepower and fueled by 2 HD6 Su carburetors. It's mated to a 4-speed manual with overdrive and power is routed to the rear axle with 4.09 gears. 

Undercarriage

Driver quality here as well with quite a bit of surface rust and areas of invasive rust, along with a welded frame repair. There's some gunk build up on the rear differential and knuckles. Dual exhaust runs through glasspack style mufflers before exiting through black pipes out back. Suspension consists of torsion bars up front and leaf spring in the back and disc brakes are found at all four wheels.  

Drive-Ability

The interiors of many Jaguars feel more like a cigar lounge than sports car and all the red leather and wooden dash certainly help with that. The six cylinder fires up without hesitation and this legendary coupe shuttles us around the test loop in fine style, running right, handling well and all with excellent visibility despite its extended nose. We note the tachometer and the horn are not working but all other functional items in and on the car work as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase. 

During our consignor's ownership, many new items were added including the transmission, clutch, master cylinders, gas tank, starter, exhaust, radiator, wiring harness, and others. The engine was rebuilt in 1991 and over the years, the car has garnered six first place trophies. Long term ownership and the records that accompany it make this XK150 worth looking into.