2024-11-02 00:49:13 | Reno writes:

maybe on Auction at Brooklands, we will see:

www.historics.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1960-jaguar-xk150-fixed-head-coup/

2024-11-02 07:26:07 | mbarnett writes:

Engine number is VA-1907-9

2024-11-03 09:03:28 | pauls writes:

Auction description:

www.classicdriver.com/en/car/jaguar/xk-150/1960/1032397

The Brooklands Velocity; Mercedes-Benz World

23rd Nov, 2024

1960 Jaguar XK150 Fixed Head Coupé

Estimate £46,000 - £53,000

Registration: XSV 299

Chassis No: S836846BW

Engine No: VA1907-9

Registration: XSV 299

Chassis No: S836846BW

Engine No: VA1907-9

Mileage: tba

(a): Restored to a good standard

(b): Good history folder

(c): Manual gearbox with overdrive

(d): 3.8 Litre engine

This XK150 is finished in the delightful colour combination of Carmen Red with Biscuit leather interior. As with a lot of these examples, this car was originally a U.S. car and was repatriated to the UK in 1990. Clearly restoration work has been carried out and this appears to have been done to a high standard, the paint finish in particular is of a high quality. The car comes with a good history file including details of a full strip down to a bare shell, a full re-chrome, and re-assembly with the engine being fully rebuilt and the suspension being re-assembled using Polybushes, new ball joints and a brake upgrade with new discs and Coopercraft front calipers. The automatic gearbox has been changed for an all-synchro Jaguar four-speed unit with overdrive, this is mated to a 3.8 litre engine offering brisk performance by any standard. Extra gauges have been tastefully fitted beneath the centre dashboard by the fastidious vendor. Now in right hand drive guise this Jaguar is supplied with a V5C registration document. The XK150 Fixed Head Coupe is celebrated by collectors and enthusiasts alike, cherished not only for its stunning design and engineering excellence but also as a symbol of an era when British craftsmanship flourished. It remains a true classic that captivates the hearts of car lovers around the world. Consigned by Stewart Banks.

2024-11-29 21:02:09 | pauls writes:

Car now on ebay 11/29/24

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167071608384

Classified ad price £50,000, Iver, United Kingdom

Seller's description:

This lot will be auctioned via Historics Classic and Sportscar Auctioneers, Mercedes-Benz World sale on 23rd November

Otherwise as above. Apparently did not sell on the 23rd

2025-11-13 14:41:40 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:

www.runnymedemotorcompany.com/Cars/Details/243/1960-Jaguar-XK-150-Fixed-head-Cou ...

Seller's description:

1960 Jaguar XK 150 Fixed head Coupe

1960 Jaguar XK150 finished in Carmen Red with beautiful Biscuit hide interior and unmarked light beige carpet throughout, complimented with a veneered dashboard and a period wood rimmed steering wheel. This superb example car is fresh out of the long-term ownership of a very capable and discerning owner who has taken great pains to restore this car to a very high standard both from a cosmetic and mechanical standpoint. The 3.8 litre, twin overhead camshaft produces more than adequate power with excellent torque, even at low revs in top gear. As can be seen from our pictures, both the exterior paintwork and the sumptuous interior are both in excellent order and all the chrome is in lovely condition. In addition, extra gauges have been tastefully fitted beneath the centre dashboard and the car has the benefit of an all synchro 4 speed Jagaur gearbox with overdrive on top gear which is working perfectly. The car comes with a massive history file including details of a full strip down to a bare shell, a full re-chrome, and reassembly with the engine being fully rebuilt and the suspension being reassembled using Polly bushes and new ball joints and a brake upgrade with new discs and Coopercraft front callipers. All in all, an excellent example that we consider is competitively priced at £59,950

2026-02-15 18:04:40 | Peter Bird writes:

January 2026 this XK150 FHC was sold by Justin Banks, a dealer of classic automobiles, in Kent, UK to myself.

The car, according to the Car's history file was originally, dispatched on 13th July1960, shipped to Jaguar Cars Ltd. of New York, for its first own Margaret J Pattengill. The car was LHD, Black with Beige interior, 3.8 ltr with 9:1 compression ratio and automatic transmission. The engine number (both head and block) are the same today.

The car was shipped back to the UK from Monterey Jaguar - Rolls Royce - Ferrari, California in June 1989. The CA license # at that time was LFN 089 and the exterior colour was silver over maroon. The private purchase and import was by Mr Eric Bridgestone of Hope, Derbyshire, England. The car was MoT'd on 26th June 1990 with a recorded odometer of just 66,976 miles. On 9th July 1990 the car was first UK registered as XSV 299.

The car was converted from Left to Right Hand Drive, and the automatic transmission converted to 4-speed manual gearbox with overdrive, by Derek Watson Jaguar Restoration in 1996. The all synchromesh gearbox and overdrive is from an early XJ6. It was professional rebuilt before fitting. Naturally the clutch and its hydraulics and pedal was new at that time. The same company also reconditioned the carburettors, replaced the wiring loom, and rebuilt the suspension & replaced the brakes including fitting a new servo. The car's new MoT (November '96) now recorded a total of 67,243 miles.

The car was again little used and was acquired, in April 2004, by Mr Gerald Bennet of Truro. MoT's show the car was still barely used, and she changed hands again in March 2008. The new owner Mr Roger Mills of Abbotts Bromley, Staffordshire, who was the Chairman and Managing Director of the Fusion Group PLC. He spent the next few years reworking the car with a full engine rebuild to triple-carb S-spec, with D-type camshafts, 9:1 pistons, hi-torque starter motor, new radiator, stainless-steel exhaust, louvres in the bonnet, polybushes, and brake upgrade to Coopercraft twin caliper. And also full bare-metal respray to Carmen Red, full interior trim in biscuit coloured leather with wool carpets, plus additional minor instrumentation, etc., as well as extensive re-chrome plating, and new 72-spoke wire wheels. He appears to have changed his mind and went back to twin carburettors but otherwise the engine was as rebuilt. In 2017 a CSI E-type distributor was fitted and the engine tuned by Denis Welch Motorsport. In October 2023 the car passed into the hands of motor trade.

According to the almost complete sequence of MoT certificates ; by Sept 2000 the recorded mileage was 67,850 miles. In October 2019 (the last MoT on record) the mileage was 68,243. As bought, by myself, the odometer reading is 68,368. These records ; between October 1989 and January 2026 show a use of just 1,392 miles, excluding sea-miles when crossing the Atlantic.

My own intent is to again recommission the car, now named 'Carmen', as she's mostly been sitting around for the past 37+ years. And despite all the work previously done, she would have failed the MoT test / inspection. The steering had excessive play, one wheel was loose, suspension and steering rubber-gaiters have failed, as have several rubber bushes, and the tyres on the rear axle are of uneven sizes. There's surface rust on brake and clutch pipe fittings. The bonnet latch doesn't work through lack of lubrication, and there are oil leaks from engine (front), gearbox & overdrive, and differential and axle hubs. Aside from these things the car's battery is being slowly drained by faulty wiring and an ineffective battery isolator switch. There's surface rust under the car that needs immediate preventative action, and the rear springs need to be removed, de-rusted, protected and lubricated. The damper bushes need to be replaced. There are no air filters and the fan blades are just touching their cowling, and certain electrical items didn't work.

I've had the car a month now and work is in progress. The loose road wheel and steering have been corrected ..as have most of the front gaiters. I've moved the driver's seat back by 90mm so that I can more easily get in the car. The engine oil leak appeared to have been from the engine's breather cover, which had no gasket nor oil-separator gauze inside, and that too has now been rectified. Despite not yet having been fully run in, the engine now runs without discharge from the breather. The surface oxidation on the master cylinder pipe connections has been dealt with. The electrical fault and battery's discharge I've reduced but not yet completely. A new battery isolator switch has been ordered. The spare tyre has a slow puncture and that will go in for repair this week, and the Carmen can have matching tyres. As I say - it's work in progress but I hope to use the car from now on, and to sort out lesser issues as a rolling recommission / restoration. Pete