2023-09-16 20:59:40 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 9/23

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-405---1964-jaguar-mkii-38-saloon/

Auction description:

20th Sep, 2023 12:00

30th Anniversary Sale at The Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire

Lot 405

1964 Jaguar MkII 3.8 Saloon

Estimate £20,000 - £24,000

Registration No: XEL 896B

Chassis No: P232697BW

MOT: Exempt

Desirable home market 3.8-litre example

Subject to extensive works in current ownership including a gearbox overhaul, power steering and more

In current ownership for the last 11 years

Initially finished in Opalescent Maroon with Biscuit leather upholstery and an automatic gearbox, this particular example was manufactured on April 29th 1964 and supplied new via Henlys of London to Resprays (Coachbuilders) Ltd. Entering the current ownership in April 2012, ‘XEL 869B’ was entrusted to renowned MkII specialist Vicarage not long after for the fitment of a five-speed manual gearbox, power steering, uprated brakes, new brake / fuel lines and thicker anti-roll bars etc. The suspension was fettled too with the total bill amounting to some £12,000. Further enhancing its ‘driver’s car’ credentials, the four-seater was despatched to Jaguar engine specialist Sigma Engineering during May 2013 where its cylinder head was fully ported to ‘fast road’ specification and converted for unleaded fuel. In all some £13,776.97 was spent on improving the powerplant. More recently, ‘XEL 869B’ has been treated to an interior re-trim.

Said to present well and only being offered for sale so as to reduce the vendor’s collection to a more manageable size, the Jaguar is accompanied by an engine workshop manual, Heritage Certificate, large collection of invoices and MOTs dating back to 1987 plus an original Jaguar Sales and Service book.