2007-10-25 04:53:45 | Gordon Airs writes:

Only second owner. Bought in 1995. Engine then completely overhauled and converted for lead-free use. Now has alternator, electronic ignition. New leather seats, carpets as per original colour, Partly restored body work from 2005-07, part wings, doors, door sills, flooring with rust cut away to good then welded etc. New petrol tank, new Dunlop period tyres.
Drives like a dream.

2024-04-01 21:07:11 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 4/24

cars.bonhams.com/auction/29331/lot/171/1958-jaguar-xk150-34-litre-drophead-coupe ...

Auction description:

Goodwood Members' Meeting|14 April 2024

LOT 171

1958 Jaguar XK150 3.4-Litre Drophead Coupé Registration no. VXH 300 Chassis no. S827180DN Engine no. V4795-8

Estimate: £75,000 - £95,000

Registration no. VXH 300

Chassis no. S827180DN

Engine no. V4795-8

• Original, right-hand drive, UK-delivered car

• Professionally restored between 2014 and 2015 (bills available)

• Numerous desirable upgrades

• Fewer than 2,000 miles since completion

Its accompanying JDHT Certificate reveals that this original right-hand drive XK150 drophead coupé was despatched new to Henlys, London on 14th August 1958. The car left the factory equipped with the overdrive gearbox and was finished in British Racing Green with Suede Green interior trim and black hood. The original registration was 'VXH 300', which is retained.

More recently this XK150 DHC has been comprehensively restored on a new chassis by recognised specialists and upgraded with sensible modifications to achieve a fast and dependable car without compromising that classic Jaguar character. Carried out between 2014 and 2015, these works include an engine rebuild by Foxcraft Engineering Ltd of Stockbridge; bodywork restored by Leaping Cats of Coventry; a bare-metal respray; and a complete interior re-trim and new hood by Suffolk & Turley. Desirable upgrades include a Broadspeed five-speed gearbox and differential; Autosparks wiring loom; Powerlite starter motor; aluminium radiator; Classicfabs exhaust manifold; and Coopercraft brake callipers. Around £70,000 was spent on this complete restoration and the car has covered fewer than 2,000 miles since completion. Documentation on file includes the aforementioned JDHT Certificate; extensive bills dating back to the 1990s; a UK V5C Registration Certificate; and a photographic record of the Leaping Cats bodywork restoration. The original chassis is with the vendor and can be collected post-sale together with the original gearbox (both in a poor state).