2023-11-09 06:08:14 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 11/23

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Auction description:

Vehicle location Bonhams|Cars Online HQ, United Kingdom

British Automotive Royalty - 1 Of Only 115 RHD FHC S Models Made - Fantastically Maintained

Estimated value £80,000 - £100,000

T825170DN

23,000 miles

manual

Black

Ivory

Right-hand drive

Great Colour Combination

Heritage and Build Certificate

Extensively Restored

Fabulously Rare

Matching Numbers Car

2023-11-10 07:04:37 | mbarnett writes:

Car has a VAS 3.8 S engine , the 52nd RHD manufactured

2024-02-01 08:41:56 | pauls writes:

Car returns to auction 2/24

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Same description

2025-09-24 07:04:31 | pauls writes:

Car returns to auction 9/25

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Auction description:

Vehicle location Bonhams|Cars Online HQ, United Kingdom

825170DN

24,459 Miles

3781cc

manual

British Racing Green

Ivory Leather

Right-hand drive

Great History

Matching Numbers

Great Colour Combination

Full Set Of Spare Wheels

Estimated value £65,000 - £70,000

The previous owner bought the car in 1988 and had it painstakingly restored by Brian Mondey of Gosport between1992 and 1995.

That same year the car gained many firsts in concours events, including the National Autoglym rounds, and was a later put on display at the Birmingham NEC Classic Car show. It also won 'Best in Show' at the Lulworth Classic '96.

But the car was never intended to be just a show pony and the then owner spent a lot of time, effort and money on ensuring that it was a proper driver’s car and utterly useable.

He proved the point (and the wisdom of his thinking) by taking the car on all sorts of domestic and European rallies, including the 1998 and 2000 ‘Tour Auto’ events through France and the 2008 Classic Le Mans ‘Peacock Run’.

A letter from Jaguar dated 1.8.89 tells us that when the car left the factory it was ‘Cotswold Blue’ with ‘Dark Blue’ interior trim.

The British Racing Green car we have with us today features nothing that in any way significantly degrades or compromises its originality and authenticity.

During his ownership, the previous owner added hydraulic steering, an updated stainless-steel exhaust system, adjustable shock absorbers, a new water header tank, a Kenlowe fan and a new switch for the thermostat.

All of which seem to us to be eminently sensible and sensitive additions.

We have driven the car and can attest to its grin-inducing capabilities as a lively, balanced and long-legged tourer.

It is a pleasure to look at, listen to, sit in and, of course, drive.

The car comes with a full spare set of wire wheels and the original adjustable seats.

The seats currently in situ were placed there to accommodate the previous (very tall) owner.

The original seats are presently being retrimmed. They and the spare set of wheels may be collected from the vendor (who lives very near to our Oxfordshire HQ) at a later date.

In recent years the car has been used regularly but sparingly, and has always been promptly and assiduously serviced and maintained without regard to cost.

Among a few other excursions, the vendor has driven the car to Cornwall and Shropshire from his Oxfordshire home. He tells us that the car didn’t miss a beat and that he didn’t for one moment expect it to. 

This vehicle presents very well from every angle and has weathered the vicissitudes of age and use with commendable pluck and defiance.

The bodywork is straight and true, with no dinks, dents or creases of any consequence to ponder, and the paintwork has retained a good deal of shine and lustre.

The panel gaps and shut-lines are crisp and consistent, but we noted that the driver’s door has dropped slightly on its hinges and is prone to slightly catching on the bottom edge of the wing/wheel-arch behind it. It closes tightly, but needs a little upward lift to affect the closure.

We can’t imagine that the adjustments needed to remedy this will be either onerous or time-consuming.

The wire wheels are in very good order, as are the tyres. Ditto the lights, lenses, badging, decals and all other exterior fixtures and fittings.

Save for the odd spot of foxing on the rear light cluster mountings, the chrome work has held up well.

There are a couple of paint chips on the edge of the passenger door; a patch of slightly ‘orange-peely’ paint on top of the o/s/f wing; and the odd air bubble under the paint in the groove of the swage line beneath the ‘S’ badge on the passenger side.

Those very minor foibles aside, even entirely standard scratches, scuffs and stone chips are far more notable for their absence than their presence.

Basically, and honestly, this 65-year-old car looks absolutely fabulous.

We’re delighted to bring you the good news that the interior is every bit a match for its exterior counterpart in terms of quality, condition and preservation.

As mentioned earlier, the fixed seats are not the originals (they’re being retrimmed and may be collected from the vendor’s home when they, and you, are ready), but they are comfortable, supportive and in very good condition. 

The only (minimal) signs of wear are on the driver’s seat, where there are a few creases around the bolsters. 

Let’s face it, by the time most of us reach 65 a few creases around the bolsters will probably be the least of our worries.

The beige carpets are decent, apart from a few spots of staining under and behind the driver’s seat, where a few patches are also beginning to look decidedly threadbare. 

There’s also a couple of splits to a slightly ragged section of carpet above the handbrake gaiter.

A section of the trim around the parcel shelf is a little loose.

The door cards, headlining and dashboard trim are all in decent fettle, as are the Moto-Lita steering wheel, handbrake, gear lever and other controls.

The oil temperature gauge is an aftermarket unit which the vendor tells us is not working, but the water gauge is working OK.

There are a couple of built-in, after-market, rally-style comms units beneath the dashboard, which were fitted by the previous owner.

To the best of our knowledge, all buttons, knobs, levers and switches do what they’re supposed to do in a timely, accurate and uncomplaining manner.

 The engine and engine bay appear very clean, tidy and ordered, with everything in its right and proper place – as befits a car that’s had more medals and ribbons pinned on it than the Duke of Wellington.

And just look at that legendary 3.8 ‘S’ engine, wearing its correct cylinder head colour of ‘old gold’ – the earlier examples having the ‘pumpkin’ orange finish.

The chassis and underpinnings look to have plenty of structural integrity, and we’ve seen absolutely nothing to make us tut, frown, shake our heads or otherwise question the car’s character or honesty.

The previous owner fitted the car with new parabolic springs and a new rear section for the exhaust.

The current owner has fitted a new slave cylinder for the clutch.

2025-10-01 14:37:38 | Capt RD writes:

Bid £60,150 on 10/1/2025

Bonhams reserve not met

2026-02-03 09:51:24 | Capt RD writes:

1:12 PM, 03 Feb 2026

Vehicle sold £54,100

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