Highlights
- Beautifully restored in popular gunmetal grey over burgundy leather
- Well specified car with factory MOD and Reutter reclining front eats
- Upgraded with electronic ignition, power steering and LSD
- Recent brake overhaul including calipers, servico, master cylinder and green pads
- Regularly used by seller for UK tours proving 100% reliable
- Long MOT to October 2025 with no advisories
The Appeal
The Mk2 needs no introduction, so we’ll get straight onto why this 1962 car is special. The gunmetal grey over burgundy leather combination is one of the loveliest for these cars, and this one is superbly presented.
That is the consequence of a 24-month restoration that was completed in 2019. The quality of the work is evident from the photos - enthusiasts will note the flush door fit and renewed glass seals. The car remains in very good order with the usual Mk2 check areas of sills, arches, door bottoms, panel edges and underside all presenting well.
The current keeper acquired the car in 2022 and has used it for regular long-distance UK tours, during which the car is said to have been utterly reliable. It benefits from various upgrades that make such trips - for which the Mk2 is perfectly suited - considerably easier. These include power steering, optional factory overdrive, electronic ignition and overhauled braking system.
It is a mark of the seller’s approach that the car has been submitted for regular MOTs despite this no longer being a legal requirement. Naturally it comes to market with a long MOT showing no advisories.
For enthusiasts of these original ‘super saloons’ this beautifully specified example must surely be on any buying shortlist.
The vendor tells us:
“It is an engaging, tactile, stimulating experience which involves the driver in a way no modern does. You become part of the car, and if intelligently handled it is rewarding at any speed.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 9th November 1962
- Four registered keepers recorded by the DVLA
- Buyers should be aware that total keepers may be higher due to limits of DVLA record keeping
- Current keeper since October 2022
- Current keeper has used the car for 4,000 miles on UK tours
- Always MOT’d by current keeper despite this not being a legal requirement
- MOT to 24th October 2025 with no advisories
- Originally supplied through Henlys London to Bristol dealer Williams Automobiles and registered in Bristol
- JDHT certificate confirms original colour scheme and specification
- Previously maroon and repainted gunmetal grey during 2017 to 2019 restoration
- Correctly re-registered as current colour with DVLA
- Good history file of regular and recent maintenance as shown
- Always dry garaged by current keeper
- Car cover and set of over mats included
The Condition
- Beautifully restored five years ago in gunmetal grey metallic which presents very well
- Paintwork is very well kept with only exceptionally minor points to note
- Bodywork is equally well kept with flush door fit and well kept panel edges
- There is a small are of bubbling to bonnet as shown due to paint reaction
- Vendor reports a small area of paint reaction about the size of a 5p piece on the corner of the bonnet, which is not especially noticeable
- All chrome appears free from notable defects
- Factory standard car that retains its original wide rear spats
- Fitted with chrome wire wheels with matching spare wheel
- Fitted with tubeless tyres to reduce incidence of punctures
- All glass seals were replacing during restoration and are well kept
- Retrimmed interior with high quality carpet, new headliner and restored veneers, all in very good order
- Carpets are high quality, appear unmarked, and show no fading
- Door furniture and window winders operate smoothly indicating the extent of the restoration
- A set of over mats and a car cover will come with the car
- A radio and aerial are fitted but have never been used by the current keeper
- Fitted with Reutter reclining seats, an original option
- Reportedly 4 new old stock doors fitted during restoration
- Inertia reel front seat belts and fixed rear belts with originals included in sale
- Internal clock inoperative
- No reported electrical, lighting or switchgear faults
The Mechanics
- Desirable 220bhp 3,781cc straight six XK engine
- Largely factory standard car that was mechanically overhauled during restoration
- 4spd ‘Moss’ manual gearbox with desirable factory fitted overdrive
- Fitted with electronic ignition for improved reliability
- Recent brake overhaul including four pot callipers, new servo, new master cylinder and new green pads
- Starts correctly from cold on factory auto choke
- Runs well, pulls strongly, and accelerates rapidly according to seller
- Moss box and overdrive, all working smoothly according to seller
- We are told that the car shows no signs of overheating, even in standing traffic
- Fitted with very desirable hydraulic power steering
- Limited slip differential fitted during restoration
- Provides an engaging, tactile experience that involves the driver according to seller
- Well specified car that is ideal for touring
- No reported running or driving issues
- Advisory-free current MOT
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