2025-01-16 22:10:16 | pauls writes:

Car offered at:

www.classic-trader.com/uk/cars/listing/jaguar/420-g/420-g/1968/310179

Seller's description:

1968 | Jaguar 420 G

Le Riche Automobile Restorers (CI) Ltd., UK

Mileage (read) 74,866 mls

Chassis number G1D55875BW

Engine number 7D58824/8

This car was first registered in November 1968 and delivered to a new owner in Birmingham, finished in a special order two-tone grey paint scheme. Little is known of its history until 1996, when the second owner, having purchased the car at auction, took it off the road and commissioned bodywork repairs and a bare metal re-paint, together with an engine and gearbox rebuild by a Jaguar specialist, over a period of some 4 years, before returning the car to the road in 2000.

The Jaguar was the subject of a feature article in Classics Monthly magazine in 2007. The current owner acquired the car in 2011 and since then, it has had limited use but been maintained and cared for as required. The recorded mileage is believed accurate, being supported by various certificates and invoices held in the car’s history file.

The 4.2-litre engine is mated to a 3-speed Borg Warner Type 8 automatic transmission system running to the rear wheels through a Thornton PowrLok limited-slip differential. An unleaded head conversion was included in the engine rebuild during restoration work in the late 90’s. The engine still runs very smoothly, idling nicely and the car drives very well.

Whilst structurally sound, the lower bodywork is showing signs of age, with visible corrosion in front wings, doors and rear wings. Genuine replacement panels for left and right-hand front wings and left and right-hand sills are available to purchase, but additional to the asking price. As a whole, the two-tone paintwork is in a presentable condition and all brightwork is present and correct.

The interior of the car is very well appointed, with acres of wood veneer (dashboard, escutcheons, window trim); a pair of large fold-out rear picnic tables and a front seat pull-out picnic table beneath the instrument cluster. A Sundym tinted windscreen is fitted and electric windows all round, together with seatbelts and lambswool rugs for the rear. The veneer is generally good, although the sumptuous red leather seats, whilst still in good condition, do show some patination and there is some wear/fading to the carpets. The headlining has started to drop. A modern, remote control stereo unit has been fitted (in addition to the period radio).

On offer is a substantial slice of 1960’s luxury saloon experience, with Jaguar performance and handling. With a relatively low mileage and in good running order, the car would now benefit from some care and attention to the bodywork to return it to a first-class example of a comparatively rare Jaguar model.

There is a history file with the vehicle which includes details of the 1996-2000 restoration work and a JDHT production certificate.