Highlights

• A genuine 3 owner car with the first two owners cherishing the car for 24 years
• Finished in the great, period colourway of Topaz Gold Metallic over Ivory leather
• Likely to offer astounding value for money for a luxury British V8 GT car
  
  

The Appeal

The History and Paperwork

• Unusual for having had just two fastidious owners for most of its life
• The XK8 was first registered in January 1998 as a UK supplied and specified car
• The first owner kept the car for 7 years
• In the first ownership the car covered roughly 45,000 miles
• The second owner acquired the car in 2005 and kept it until 2022
• The current owner acquired the car in August 2022
• At that point the car had covered just under 92,000 miles
• Paperwork includes the current V5 in the name of the owner
• The car holds a valid MOT until August 2023 
• An invoice covering a recent air conditioning re-gas and MOT is also included
  
  

The Interior

• The interior is sumptuously appointed in the true Jaguar tradition 
• Upholstery is finished in Ivory leather with accents of walnut veneer
• The high-backed, tombstone seats are box pleated with double needle stitching
• The driver’s seat appears to have come unstitched along the junction with its backrest
• The front seats are fully electrically operated
• These front seats fold forward to provide access to the rear cabin
• These seats are of the “very occasional” variety but present in very good condition
• The woollen carpets are finished in a darker, complimentary shade of brown
• These are protected by fitted carpet over mats
• The dash and centre console are equally, luxuriously dressed
• Stitched and padded leather account for top and bottom dash rolls
• The top section is finished in a mushroom-coloured hue
• The bottom in seat matching Ivory
• The centre panel of the dashboard is finished in gloss varnished walnut veneer
• A range of white on black main and auxiliary gauges are present
• The main trio sit behind the original four spoke, leather steering wheel
• The rim of the wheel is partially finished in wood veneer and the leather is somewhat worn
• The centre console houses heating and air conditioning controls
• The original Jaguar cassette / CD / radio head unit is fitted here
• The door cards are finished in a combination of ivory and mushroom coloured leather
• These are in a fine condition with walnut veneer finger plates around the window switches
  
  

The Exterior

• The Topaz Gold Metallic paintwork appears to be in a good overall condition
• It appears to be deep and shiny and appropriately thickly applied 
• A few stone chips and the odd age-related mark were noted
• The body work presents in excellent order with tight panel gaps in evidence
• The light lenses appear original and are clear and unmarked front and rear
• The cabin glass also looks in fine order with no cracks, chips or delamination noted
• Optional 18-inch Jaguar “Centaur” seven-spoke alloy wheels are present
• These appear to be in reasonable condition with some chips and marking noted
• One Jaguar Head centre cap appears to be missing from the offside rear wheel 
• The wheels are fitted with a matching set of quality Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres
• These are in a 255/45 configuration in line with factory specifications
  
  

The Mechanics

• This XK8 is fitted with the AJ-V8 engine was new at the launch of the XK8
• This unit is a compact double overhead camshaft engine with 32 valves
• In this form the engine produced around 290bhp and 290Ib-ft of torque
• The AJ-V8 engine proved to be a fine engine, making the “Wards Best 10” list in 2000
• Power is fed to the rear wheels via a 5-speed ZF 5HP24 automatic gearbox
• In coupe form this gave a 6.7 second 0-60 mph time and top speed of over 150mph
• Suspension is independent double wishbones with coil springs front anti-roll bar
• The rear set up is courtesy of multi-link, coil sprung arrangement
• The under-bonnet presentation appears clean and original
• The requisite plastic covers are in place negating the visibility of too much detail
• The inner panels and suspension mounts look to be in good order
• The underside looks straight and original with no signs of leaks or damage
• The MOT advises that much underside detail is obscured by underseal and waxoil
  
  

Summary