2025-09-30 10:10:28 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 10/25

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-154---1962-jaguar-mk-ii-38/

Auction description:

15th Oct, 2025 Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire

1962 Jaguar Mk. II 3.8

Extensively restored to show-winning condition 2018-19

Estimate £28,000 - £34,000

Registration No: 656 RHU

Chassis No: 209336DN

MOT: October 2025

Subject to a comprehensive restoration during the 2010s

A matching-numbers example still fitted with the correct Moss gearbox and Laycock overdrive

Just 4,500 post-refurbishment miles covered

Offered with several restoration photographs documenting the restoration

This beautifully-presented 3.8-litre manual-overdrive Mk. II was manufactured on 17th October, 1962, and originally finished in Opalescent Maroon with a Beige interior. Distributed through Henlys of London, its original dealer was William Automobiles of Bristol, and pleasingly it retains its original Bristol registration '656 RHU' as well as its original engine and gearbox numbers, the gearbox being a Moss four-speed. It is also desirably fitted with Reutter reclining front seats, a factory option in period, as well as some more recent upgrades including hydraulic power steering and electronic ignition.

This 3.8 benefitted from a very substantial renovation during 2018 and 2019, with many new parts sourced through the David Manners Group. During this period, it was repainted in its present metallic Gunmetal Grey, which remains in beautiful condition along with the rest of the bodywork; we are advised that four new old-stock doors were fitted, and their fit is superb. The work also involved the retrimming of the interior and refurbishment of the wood veneers, along with the installation of a limited-slip differential. Since completion, it has been widely exhibited at shows, even being named Best in Show at the 2019 Redditch Lions Classic Car Show. More recently, the brakes were overhauled with new pads, a new servo and a new master cylinder.

In 2022, the Jaguar was bought by an enthusiast who continued to keep it well-tuned, using it for long-distance touring around Britain. Although exempt from MOT testing, it has nevertheless been tested and passed with no advisories, the certificate remaining valid until 24th October, 2025. It is offered for sale with paperwork including the current V5C, a Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate, owner-prepared operating instructions, numerous invoices from 2018 and 2019 and a photograph album documenting its restoration in detail. The original car-number plaque has been removed but is stored in the documents file, along with the spare key.