2025-09-09 12:10:29 | pauls writes:

Car at auction 9/25

www.historics.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-203---1960-jaguar-mk-ii-38-litre/

Auction description:

20th Sep, 2025 Pace of Autumn; Ascot Racecourse

1960 Jaguar Mk. II (3.8 litre)

Registration: 135 UYT

Chassis No: 201725DN

Odometer: 1,448

Beautiful interior, retrimmed recently by Aldridge trimmers

Desirable manual overdrive example with synchromesh gearbox fitted

Excellent example with room for some improvement

Our vendor found this car a number of years ago in New Zealand, it had been owned for many years by an elderly gentleman who eventually agreed to sell the car to our vendor, who then repatriated it to the UK and set about a sympathetic restoration. Being from the favourable climate of New Zealand, the car was in excellent structural condition, the interior had suffered a bit in the sun, as had the paintwork. Mechanically, the car was given a refresh and then used regularly by our vendor The interior was fully retrimmed by Aldridge trimmers, probably one of the very best in the business, and the result is stunning. The red leather is exceptionally well finished and the wood is superb too probably finished to an even better than new standard. The car is said to drive superbly and could now be taken to the next level with some cosmetic attention, just to tidy up the paint. As earlier mentioned, the paint has cracked in a few places and would be best described as gently patinated, so it could either be left as is, or given a full respray to bring the car up to the next level. Supplied with old registration documents from New Zealand and various invoices detailing recent works, this example is very attractively offered without reserve and will make a very worthwhile project for its next custodian, though it would be unfair to label this one as a ‘project’. Consigned by Fraser Smith