2008-06-11 10:37:11 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in France, in '08

www.artcurial.com/en/asp/fullCatalogue.asp

Auction details:

Lot 31

JAGUAR XK 150 Roadster - 1959

Serial number: # S830866 DN

Engine: # V2369-8 six-cylinder in-line, front, longitudinal, cast iron block, light alloy cylinder head,

two valves per cylinder

Bore-stroke: 83 mm x 106 mm

Capacity: 3442 cm3

Timing: double overhead camshaft, two valves per cylinder

Power supply: two SU HD8 carburettors

Compression ratio: 9 to 1

Maximum power: 210 hp at 5500 rpm

Gearbox: four-speed Moss type mechanical + overdrive + M.A.

Clutch: dry single disc

Frame: with steel side members and spacers

Body: two-door convertible, two-seater in sheet steel

Front suspension: independent wheels, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers

Rear suspension: solid axle, semi-elliptical leaf springs, telescopic shock absorbers

Wheelbase: 2590 mm

Front track: 1300 mm

Rear track: 1300 mm

Dry weight: 1432 kg

Brakes: hydraulic Dunlop discs on all four wheels

Performance: maximum speed 198 km / h

Production period: May 1957 / October 1960

Number of cars built: 2,173 XK150 left-hand drive roadster and 92 right-hand drive.

The car for sale is an elegant XK 150 left-hand drive roadster painted in "British racing green", the beige upholstery looks great and matches the new beige Alpaca soft top. The paint has just been redone and the chrome wire wheels changed. The car was restored in the early 90s and a major mechanical overhaul carried out in 2007. The engine is the original one but the cylinder head has been changed.

Estimation 70 000 - 80 000 €

2008-06-11 14:09:40 | Lofty writes:

Will be auctionned by Artcurial.com on next June, 28 2008 in Paris, France.
Seller's description:
tinyurl.com/4wztr6
Est. 105/125 K.USD

2008-06-12 06:31:02 | Peter Ingram writes:

Actually built 1958 July