2006-01-11 23:12:22 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in '94
www.practicalclassics.co.uk/auctionlot/by-id/504657758/

Auction description:
Lot 108A: Jaguar XK150S (1958)
Brooks (2nd December 1994)
Lot Details
Auction Brooks, Olympia, London
Type Car
Lot Number 108A
Estimate £24000-£26000
Hammer Price -
Hammer Price (inc premium) -
Year 1958
Condition rating
Registration number VYJ 845
Mileage -
Chassis number S830993DN
Engine number VS 1255/9

2023-08-29 01:16:59 | Reno writes:

car is on auction at Brightwells:

www.brightwells.com/timed-sale/5374/lot/645400%2ftimed-sale%2f5374%3fpageSize%3dAll

Description:

As the Heritage Certificate confirms, this XK150S 3.4 Roadster was built in July 1958 and was originally Pearl Grey with a black interior and manual overdrive transmission. A LHD model destined for the American market, it was first owned by RS MacMillan of California.

Nothing is known of the car’s subsequent history but it was imported back to the UK in 1993 and then had one owner until 2000 when it was acquired by a gentleman in Wiltshire who spent around £60k on the car over the next three years, according to correspondence on file.

There is certainly a huge file of invoices from 2000 onwards indicating a very substantial mechanical overhaul including a complete new wiring loom; electronic ignition; Kenlowe fan; stainless steel exhaust system etc. It seems that the car needed very little attention to the bodywork, no doubt due to a life spent in sunny California.

In 2001/02 the car was sent to CKL Developments for some choice upgrades which included a 5-speed Getrag gearbox; uprated brakes; Broadsport adjustable suspension; solid mounted steering rack; 3.54:1 ratio back axle; rebuilt limited slip diff; 15”x6” Aston Martin DB6 pattern stainless steel wire wheels shod with a matching set of Pirelli P4000 tyres; recalibrated instruments; battery cut-off switch; remote battery charging points etc.

The engine is a 4.2 triple carb unit which was also fully rebuilt and rolling road tuned, the dyno sheets showing an impressive 271bhp and 322lb/ft of torque (a standard E-Type 4.2 only produces around 220bhp although Jaguar claimed 265bhp). The original cylinder head was retained and converted to run on unleaded petrol. Other invoices show that the interior, with its sporting bucket seats, was retrimmed by Hamptons Coachtrimming of Wolverhampton in 2004.

Our vendor acquired the XK from CMC of Bridgnorth in 2005, the car being fully serviced and checked over by them prior to sale with a 12-month warranty. In 2021/22 the bodywork was smartened up and repainted as required by Fisher Restoration of Droitwich at a cost of around £12,300.

It would seem from the MOT history that the odometer was reset at the time of the CKL rebuild and the car has only covered 5,876 miles since. Well-maintained in the current 18-year ownership, the XK has been Carcoon stored and used in fine weather only, the vendor reporting that it has proved very reliable and goes very well indeed.

As you can see in the photos, it looks absolutely fantastic with excellent panel gaps and brightwork and gleaming black paintwork. The vendor's wife is keen to point out that it even has a Louis Vuitton key fob! Driven some 20 miles to the sale on a very hot day, it has been starting promptly and running beautifully as we have moved it around on site.

The XK150S Roadster is not only the best-looking of all the XK variants but it is also one of the rarest and top examples have fetched eye-watering sums at auction in the past – well over twice the guide price suggested here. Okay, this one might not be a ‘matching numbers’ machine but the upgrades it has received are all in keeping with the Jaguar tradition and you can be sure that it will perorm even better now than it did when it first left the factory 65 years ago.

2023-08-31 07:12:29 | mbarnett writes:

Larger rear light clusters were not installed until Oct 1959 car 832106.

This car has them 18 months sooner, ?

2023-10-07 15:17:28 | pauls writes:

Car returns to auction 10/23

www.brightwells.com/timed-sale/5375/lot/654951

Auction description:

Classic Cars & Motorcycles including Rare and Unusual Land Rovers, Saturday, 21st October 2023

LOT 27

1958 Jaguar XK150S 3.4 Roadster

Estimate: £75,000-85,000

Registration Number VYJ845

Engine Size 4200cc

Engine Number VS12559

Chassis Number S830993DN

Documents, V5C; two old MOTs; many invoices; handbook; maintenance chart; Heritage Certificate

Rare S spec Roadster; current owner 18 years; under 6,000 miles since major restoration with various upgrades including 5-speed gearbox and tuned 4.2 engine; uprated brakes and suspension; a fabulous example of this beautiful British sportscar

We have sold a lot of XKs over the years and this black beauty is right up there among the very best of them.

Otherwise same as above.

2023-10-13 22:37:12 | Reno writes:

@mbarnett: on the other hand, it still had the ashtray in the doors and not on the transmission tunnel, which sounds like an earlier production.