2025-01-19 09:45:22 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 1/25

angliacarauctions.co.uk/auctions/2683-25-Jan-2025/9065~1-1968-jaguar-420-auto

Auction description:

Sat 25th & Sun 26th January

1968 JAGUAR 420 AUTO

Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000

V5 present

MoT exempt

Chassis number: P1F7420BW

4,235cc. This Jaguar 420 was used by the first owner until he passed away in 1980. The car was then stored unused until the second owner took it on in 2012 and embarked on a restoration. Work carried out included petrol tanks and mounts, engine and gearbox rebuild, rebuilt front and rear subframes. A new braking system was fitted, along with shock absorbers, radiator, header tank, hoses, headlining and Wilton carpets. The underside of the car and internal cavities have been Waxoyl treated and a respray has been completed. In all circa £23,000 was spent. Less than 1,000 miles was covered in his ownership before our vendor purchased it in 2020. Hardly used during our the current ownership it is now for sale due to a divorce. Comes with brochure, handbook, quantity of restoration invoices and V5. 68,382 recorded miles

2025-01-26 16:12:27 | Bob writes:

Went through auction twice. The first time the high bid was about ~$8,000 (USD) and didn't make reserve. The second time it sold for ~$17,500 (USD) including buyers premium.

2025-01-28 07:19:03 | Ian Barnett writes:

Bob, actually sold at the auction for £14,010 which included the auctioneer's fees.