Highlights

RHD 4.2L car with very rare MOD gearbox
Classic Sable with well-kept tan leather interior
Rare 4-speed manual with overdrive specification
In the same family for over 50 years
Used for family holidays and European touring
Engine rebuild and bodywork restoration in the early 1990s
Collection of spares including wheels, windscreen, and front bumper

The Appeal

With Jaguar busily launching a brand-new four-door luxury car to American buyers, it’s a perfect time to consider its spiritual predecessor, the Mk X, and its rebadged successor, the 420G. The widest saloon car Jaguar has ever built, and at the time the longest too, it was designed to trump Detroit metal in its home market.

The car instead found its natural home amongst well-heeled UK buyers, notably the Krays and their entrepreneurial rivals. That, plus the long, low style, gives it a wonderful charisma unmatched by German and French rivals. The 420G was a rebadged and mildly reworked Mk X that arrived in 1966. Just 4,429 were built in RHD, and this lovely example was among the last to leave the factory. It is finished in William Lyons’ preferred colour, Sable, matched with a smart tan leather cabin. The chassis number indicates it left the factory with an automatic gearbox but now has the ultra-rare and desirable 4-speed manual gearbox with overdrive.

The car has been in the same family for over 50 years, having served as the principal family car for many years. It was used extensively for touring, including holidays across Europe. In the early 1990s, a restoration was undertaken that included new bodywork, a refreshed interior, and an engine rebuild. The car was passed to the current vendor by their father in the early 2000s.

Today, the engine runs and the car drives, though a new clutch will be required in the near future. The bodywork is described by the vendor as fair for its age and would benefit from cosmetic attention in places. This is an honest, complete car with a collection of increasingly hard-to-find spare parts, including a set of wheels with tyres, a windscreen, and a front bumper. For an enthusiast seeking a rare-specification Jaguar with genuine long-term family provenance, this is well worth a closer look.

Key Information

Mileage: 16,310 miles indicated (total mileage is likely higher)
Country of registration: United Kingdom
Technical inspection status: exempt
Technical specs: 4,235cc six-cylinder petrol, 4-speed manual with overdrive
Paperwork: the vendor states the car has a long and documented history, V5C, various spares as shown and below

The Detail

Engine rebuilt as part of 1990s restoration and said to run and drive well
New clutch will be required in the near future
Classic Sable paintwork restored in 1990s and now showing some age
Bodywork described by the vendor as fair for its age, with age to doors and panels
Vendor states that car would benefit from cosmetic attention in places
Steel wheels with matching spare wheel and body colour chrome hub caps
Exterior chromework in good general order for age with some tarnish to note
Tan leather interior with extensive walnut veneers
Interior said to have been retrimmed in the 1990s as part of restoration
Leather presents well in photos with some age to veneer fittings
Carpets, door cards and headlining in good order considering older restoration
Fitted with modern stereo as shown
Spare set of wheels with tyres, spare windscreen and spare front bumper included

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