Description
Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire
Viewing: Tues 8th April from 12pm
Auction: Wed 9th April from 9am
Location: IWM Duxford Airfield, Cambridge CB22 4QR
1960 Jaguar XK150 3. 8 SE Fixed Head Coupe
1 of just 1, 367 home-market XK150 FHC
Estimate
£42, 000 - £48, 000
Registration No: 272 BKT
Frame No: S825208DN
MOT: Exempt
A UK supplied, manual overdrive, matching numbers 3. 8 XK150
Current ownership for 25 years with odometer displaying c. 82, 000 miles
Subject to an extensive restoration in the 1990's with photographic record and invoices on file
Understood to have had an engine overhaul, this example is in superb condition
The final iteration of the original XK line was the 150. Though a logical progression of the XK140, subtle changes to the bodywork gave it a distinctly more modern air. The split windscreen was replaced with a single sweep of toughened glass and the scuttle height was raised; along with the waistline. The bonnet was widened and the dashboard trimmed in leather rather than walnut. Thinner doors gave more interior space. Initially powered by a 3442cc derivative of Jaguar's Le Mans-proven DOHC straight-six engine, the XK150 could be specified with an enlarged 3781cc unit from late 1959 onwards. By the time the model was superseded by the E-Type in 1961, some 4, 445 Fixed Head Coupes, 2, 672 Drophead Coupes and 2, 265 Roadsters had been produced
More information to follow.
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