2011-11-07 08:34:47 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 10/11
www.historics.co.uk/previous-auctions/22nd-october-2011/jaguar-mk-ii-resto.aspx

Auction description:
Auction Date: 22 October 2011
Lot 350 - 1963 Jaguar Mk. II Saloon - Restoration Project
Registration: DMY 30A
Chassis Number: 163352DN
Engine Number: KH-9725-8
Odometer reading: 01918
Estimate: No reserve
Hammer: Sold
Plus Commission: £2,128

Little is known about this Mk. II's early life except that it spent some of its time down in the West Country. It was then acquired, it is thought, by the last owner in 1989, fully working, and passed to Jaguar specialist, Alan Collins, who stripped the car back to its constituent parts and began the painstaking process of restoration. The engine and gearbox were taken out and rebuilt whilst the body was sent to a local body shop in Essex. It was here that it was taken back to bare metal and repaired where required. It was then etch-primed and primed in grey ready for finishing. Work then stopped and the car was re-united with its drive train and it is in this condition that it is offered for sale. All parts accompany this project although it will require a re-trim and paint prior to completion. Offered at no reserve, this could easily be a solid basis for an uncomplicated restoration or even as a donor car for a D-Type/C-Type replica.