2013-10-06 18:39:47 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 9/13
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Auction description:
Lot number 75
Hammer value N/S (est. £18,000 - £20,000)
Description Jaguar MkI 3.4 Automatic
Registration XSL 202
Year 1958
Colour White
Engine size 3,400 cc
Chassis No. S974249BW
Engine No. KE9505-8

This matching numbers 3.4 Automatic was originally exported to Australia. An accompanying Heritage Certificate confirms that it was built in RHD form for export, and was completed on 13th August 1958. Sold via Brysons of Sydney, it was delivered in black with biscuit trim. At some point in its life, the owner obviously realised that a black car in the Australian heat was probably not the best idea and had it painted white.

The vendor's son was backpacking through an outer suburb of Sydney in 2000 and spotted the car for sale on a driveway. A quick call to Dad back in the UK got the necessary instruction to "buy it" and it was duly shipped home.

Dry stored for a number of years, the owner then embarked on a complete restoration. He found the bodyshell to be in excellent condition, retaining its good panel fit. The car was given a bare metal respray and all window and door seals were replaced during the build up.

Hurley engineering in Bath fully overhauled the engine, with the automatic gearbox getting the same treatment from Whitehouse transmissions. The carburettors were reconditioned, a stainless steel exhaust fitted and a new wiring harness installed. In addition an exchange starter motor was fitted, whilst all suspension bushes, joints etc were replaced along with the rear shock absorbers. He then gave the car a top to toe brake overhaul replacing the cylinders, shoes, pipes and hoses etc.

Internally he undertook a full retrim including the head lining and reconditioned the woodwork, the entire process taking many hundreds of hours of work.

Sadly available through a house move and loss of storage, this prime example is described by the vendor as "running and driving as well as it looks".

Available at a fraction of the cost to restore, it will certainly add some 'Grace, Space and Pace' to any collection.

2014-07-02 09:14:17 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 7/14
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Auction description:
Lot number 177
Estimate £14,000 - £16,000
Description Jaguar MkI 3.4 Automatic
Registration XSL 202
Year 1958
Colour Old English White
Engine size 3,400 cc
Chassis No. S974249BW
Engine No. KE9505-8

Otherwise same as above.

2014-09-17 16:14:08 | pauls writes:

Sold for £13,800

2015-06-25 13:36:22 | pauls writes:

Car to return to auction 7/15

Auction description;
Lot 151 - 1958 Jaguar MKI 3.4-Litre
Estimate: £16,000 - £20,000
Registration Number: XSL 202
Chassis Number: S974249BW

Finished in Old English White with a contrasting red interior, this right hand drive rolled off the Jaguar production line in 1958, and is described by the vendor as being in excellent condition throughout, having been fully restored.

Fitted with the more desirable 3.4-litre straight six engine, this fine example is supplied with its increasingly rare original handbooks and a UK V5 document. This is a fantastic example of a rare and increasingly desirable model from a legendary marque.

2015-06-25 13:38:33 | pauls writes:

URL for above:
www.coys.co.uk/auction.php