Description
Lot No. 167 - 1994 Jaguar Chasseur 450 Tornado No. 001
This car will be Auctioned at our Classic Car Auctions, The Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show Sale, taking place on Friday 18th of March - Sunday 20th of March, at The NEC Birmingham (B40 1NT), with bidding available in person, online, by phone or via commission. Please see our website for further details.
The XJ6 re-imagined with 450bhp and 175mph, amazing. Number one of only two.
Estimate: £10, 000 - £12, 000
(+buyer's premium of 15% including VAT @ 20%)
Lot No. 167 - 1994 Jaguar Chasseur 450 Tornado No. 001
There are only two of these and we are offering both from the same vendor
Number 1 started life as a new XJ6 4. 0 Sovereign before being sent to Paramount Performance where it was substantially stripped and subject to full overhaul and upgrade to Chasseur 450 Tornado spec. Engine, gearbox, brakes, suspension etc. costing another £35, 000 + plus meaning the car cost over £75, 000
A staggering 450bhp from its 4. 2-litre straight-six engine with twin hybrid turbos and an uprated 5-speed automatic gearbox with gear shift buttons on the steering wheel
Car No. 001 is finished in a beautiful metallic British Racing Green with a Beige leather (Sovereign) interior
Purchased by our vendor in 2014. Four previous owners
Subject to a full engine rebuild and turbo re-con at 83, 000miles by Racing Green Cars costing £10, 540. 05p
Driven by a young Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear. https:// youtu. be/ PNJ5fARN3EM
Presented with an extensive history file including its V5, the original Bill of Sale for £42, 000+, invoice for the £10, 000+ engine rebuild, a Chasseur 450 Tornado brochure, Newspaper cuttings, 4-page write up in Jaguar World
Lots more detail in our Condition Report and supplied with a 5-page summary written by our vendor
The car has been in dry storage for the last 9 years although started occasionally so an element of recommissioning is to be expected
