2022-12-08 14:20:22 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 1/23

www.mecum.com/lots/FL0123-545410/1958-jaguar-xk150-s-roadster/

Auction description:

Lot K154 Kissimmee 2023 Jan 4-15

Chassis No. S830875DN

3.4L DOHC inline 6-cylinder engine

4-speed manual gearbox with electric overdrive

Gold-painted cylinder head

Triple SU carburetors with polished alloy dashpots

Dual exhaust

Dunlop 4-wheel disc brakes

Lucas electrical system

Smiths instrumentation

Nardi wood-rimmed steering wheel

Finished in Red with Tan leather upholstery and carpets

Chrome knock-off wire wheels

Front and rear bumper guards

Part of the Rick Grant Collection since 2013

The S prefix on this left-hand drive 1958 Jaguar XK150 S roadster, which has been part of the Rick Grant Collection since 2013, denotes the SE triple-carb spec, with this car’s triple SU carburettors featuring polished alloy dashpots. Chassis No. S830875DN’s DN suffix denotes the electric overdrive that effectively added a fifth gear to the 4-speed manual transmission to make for more relaxed high-speed cruising. Another SE identifier is the gold-painted cylinder head seen on this car. Though externally the only visible indications are the discrete chrome S letters on each door top, they certainly speak volumes.

With a much revised and roomier cabin than the preceding XK140, the new XK150 was also technically superior, with better steering and 4-wheel servo-assisted disc brakes to rein it in. Here, that interior features tan leather upholstery and carpets, as well as Smiths instrumentation behind a Nardi wood-rimmed steering wheel, with Dunlop 4-wheel disc brakes supplying the stopping power.

 With its wind-up windows, wraparound curved windshield and well-appointed cabin with padded dash, the last-of-line XK150 S was also best of breed and a world apart from the spartan XK120 roadster that had started the ball rolling so spectacularly in 1948. With the XK150 S roadster, Jaguar ensured the XK line went out on a high note, and this 1958 Jaguar XK150 S Roadster from the Rick Grant Collection shows there isn’t a much better way for Jaguar enthusiasts to complete their own XK odysseys.

Sold at $143,000.

2023-01-09 18:47:18 | DickY writes:

Mecum auctions 2023 matching engine/data plate numbers VS1213-9