2006-08-17 21:17:05 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in '06
www.classiccarsmagazine.co.uk/auctionlot/by-id/1795642170/

Auction description:
Lot 535: 1958 Jaguar XK150 3.4-Litre Drophead Coupé
Festival Of Speed, Bonhams (7th July 2006)
Overview
This 3.4-litre, overdrive-equipped XK150 drophead coupé was restored in the late 1980s and acquired by the vendor in 1989, at which time the registration mark was changed from ‘VXT 240’ to the current ‘VDW 70’. The car comes with expired MoT certificates dating from 1972-’74 recording the (1972) mileage as 84,700, while the current MoT records the (2005) total as 93,700, which is believed correct. Six MoTs for the period 1989 to 1998 further support the conclusion that this car has seen relatively little use in recent years. Recent maintenance work has included the installation of a new petrol tank, carburettor rebuild and front brake overhaul, all of which were completed in the summer of 2004. Finished in Midnight Blue with beige leather interior, the car is offered with duplicate old-style logbook (1964-’74), current road fund licence, Swansea V5 registration document and MoT to September 2006.

Lot Details
Auction Festival Of Speed
Bonhams, Chichester, Sussex
Type Car
Lot Number 535
Estimate £25000-£30000
Hammer Price £23000
Hammer Price (inc premium) £26450
Year 1958
Condition rating 0
Registration number VDW 70
Mileage -
Chassis number 827255DN
Engine number V5954-8

2016-08-10 09:46:48 | Paul Driver writes:

I owned this car in the early 1970s when its reg. no. was VXT 240. I bought it for £250 in 1969 and sold it to Andrew Forbes in 1972 for £500. (He lived in the Isle of Wight, but eventually emigrated to Australia and sold the car for £750 before he left.) It drank oil when I bought it. During my ownership I took the head off the engine, had it rebored, put new pistons and big-end shells in it, reground the valves and shimmed the cams. (I wonder if it still has the large magnet that I installed in the sump after the rebore!) I also replaced hubs and discs and had a new hood put on it. The original colour was Sherwood Green and it had self-coloured painted wire wheels.
I would be very pleased to see the car again if the present owner sees this comment.......

2026-04-25 11:47:03 | pauls writes:

Car now at auction 4/26:

www.iconicauctioneers.com/1958-jaguar-xk150-dhc-rec16922-1-sywell-0526&el=36687&pp=100

Auction description:

The Iconic Sale at Supercar Fest 2026

JAGUAR XK150 DHC

ESTIMATE: £60,000 - £70,000

Registration Number VDW 70

Chassis Number S827255DN

Engine Number V5954-8

Transmission Manual

Body Colour Indigo Blue

The car presented here is a 1958 Jaguar XK150 Drophead Coupé (DHC), arguably the most handsome iteration of the model. A UK-market example originally manufactured on the 25th November 1958 and finished in Sherwood Green, it was first registered on the 17th December as VXT 240, according to the original 'buff' logbook. Destined for the Isle of Wight after it was distributed from Henlys of London, it appears to have remained there until around 1974 as, within the history file, there are a number of old MOT Certificates, two of which are from the Isle of Wight along with a selection of old Tax Discs and a Bill of Sale relating to a previous owner’s purchase of it back in August 2007.

This owner used the XK for a few years up until 2011/2012, and obviously loved it as a decision was made to invest in its future and have it fully restored. XKs are fairly complex to restore, and it was felt that only the best people would do, so the bodywork and paint were entrusted to Jules Bodycraft of Staffordshire and the mechanics and trim to Vicarage Ltd. of Wolverhampton. A CD-ROM within the file, compiled by Jules Bodycraft, illustrates the ongoing care and attention lavished on the Jaguar's bodywork detailing invoices from all concerned amounting to over £55,000 to restore this delightful XK and including the supply and fitting of a five-speed gearbox along with a power steering conversion.

Now finished in a beautiful shade of Indigo Blue with a black mohair hood, a perfectly contrasting Biscuit leather interior, and sitting on chrome wire wheels, this is a hugely attractive car, enhanced by the classic soundtrack emanating from the bespoke stainless steel exhaust system. Now registered VDW 70, this XK150 is certainly one of the best we have seen – both now and when we sold it to our vendor back in 2019. He has absolutely adored this car, spending c.£20,000 on it in his second year of ownership, ensuring it was in tip-top condition and has always entrusted the car to the UK's leading Jaguar XK specialist, Twyford Moors of Hampshire, for regular servicing and maintenance.