1959 Jaguar XK150 3. 4 S DHC. Right-hand drive. Carmen Red with Black leather and Black mohair hood. Originally delivered to New York in Left-hand drive. Although specific production figures are a bit vague and depending on your sources this appears to be one of only between 35 and 70 left-hand drive genuine ‘S’ Drophead Coupes produced so is an extremely rare car. A real 3. 4 ‘S’ with the straight port heads and triple SU carburettor set-up giving 250 BHP. More importantly this car still has the original matching numbers block AND cylinder head. From the history folder she appears to have gone to Germany with a US Serviceman presumably in the 1970s and was then brought to the UK circa 1989 at which time the car had a bodyshell restoration and conversion to Right-hand drive done at the same time. Mileage at the time was around 21, 000 which was thought to be correct. The old MOTs show that the car was used sparingly before going through Twyford Moors hands in 1998 at which point a substantial amount of further renovation was carried out including supply and fitting of a complete new leather interior and Black soft top and a complete engine rebuild including unleaded conversion at circa 23, 000 miles. Originally an overdrive car, in 2000 at 25, 760 miles the owner decided to invest in having a Getrag 5-speed gearbox fitted. The car subsequently went back out to Germany for a while before returning to the UK and going though the hands of JD Classics in 2011 at circa 38, 000 miles where they sold it for close on £ 100, 000.
The UK owner of the next 12 years subsequently invested in excess of £ 25, 000 over the period including the fitting of power steering and a complete re-wire of the car with a new loom as well as new main bearings on the engine and substantial overhauls of the brakes and suspension when required, all carried out between 38, 000 miles and the current indicated mileage of 43, 000 miles. This a very well sorted and driveable car with the 5-speed gearbox and power steering, sitting on 16” chrome wire wheels, with an alternator charging system, woodrim steering wheel ( plus the original black steering wheel also comes with the car ), quartz clock, modern CD stereo, gas shock absorbers, SS exhaust system and built-in Cetek charging system, electric fan etc. The Heritage Certificate shows that it is finished in the original colour scheme of Carmen Red with Black interior. Huge history folder going back over 30 years with all of the above detailed invoices. The paintwork now has a nice patina 35 years after its last refresh but is showing some areas of micro-blistering and other cosmetic blemishes on some of the paint which is visible close up ( it still looks great from 10 feet ), so priced very keenly for such a rare car to reflect a likely value of well over £ 100, 000 with ‘perfect’ fresh paint if you feel so inclined. Perfectly nice condition to keep and carry on using ‘as is’. Obviously MOT EXEMPT, TAX EXEMPT and ULEZ EXEMPT.
£ 78, 500