Originally an experimental prototype (Project ZX 18/29/1)
Believed to be one of the earliest XJ12 Coupes ever built (chassis number 2G50001)
Rare factory-converted right-hand drive example
Former Jaguar company car for Mr R E Berry
Comprehensive history spanning South Africa and Australia
Registered in Germany
The Appeal
The Jaguar XJ12C is one of the rarest, most irrevocably grand grand tourers of the 1970s, with fewer than 1,000 V12-powered examples produced during its short production run from 1975 to 1977. This particular example, however, is truly extraordinary - a 1973 pre-production prototype with chassis number 2G50001, which would appear to identify it as one of the, if not the very first of the XJ Coupés. Originally manufactured as an experimental car (Project ZX 18/29/1) in left-hand drive, it was later converted to right-hand drive at the factory and became a company car for Mr R.E. Berry.
This XJ12C features its original engine and transmission, with matching numbers throughout. Its fascinating history spans continents, having spent time in South Africa until 1977, then Australia for nearly 40 years before coming to Germany. Presented in a striking Fern Grey livery with a Moose Green interior, this pre-production Jaguar is a quintessentially 70s piece of work - and we'd say a particularly fine, handsome opportunity.
Beautifully kept and very nicely finished, this handsome, vanishingly rare pre-production car is a real unicorn. We think it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we'd recommend you not let it pass you by!
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