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
1971 Jaguar XJ6 Series 1
First owned by Nancy Sinatra husband Hugh Lambert
Estimate
£10, 000 - £12, 000
Registration No: FMW 567J
Chassis No: J711L62080BW
MOT: T. B. A
Supplied by BL New York, Nancy Sinatra and her husband are documented as the first owners
Understood to have been sent straight to George Barris to have the colour changed
The second and only other owner in the USA had it repainted British Racing Green in 1976
Spending the majority of it's life in Hollywood, it was imported to the UK in 2018
One previous owner before the vendor, the odometer now displays c. 29, 000 miles
Since 2018, the door cards, transmission tunnel and carpet have been re-trimmed and a retro-look BT radio fitted
Introduced in September 1968, the Jaguar XJ6 was an automotive exemplar of the saying that a whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. There was nothing radically new about the model's four-door monocoque bodyshell, all-round independent suspension, power assisted rack and pinion steering or four-wheel disc brakes and yet it effectively moved the goalposts of luxury car design. Another of Sir William Lyons' stylistic masterpieces, its bluff radiator grille, slim-pillared glasshouse, pronounced belt line and quad headlights gave presence aplenty. Powered by a choice of 4. 2 litre or 2. 8 litre straight-six XK engines allied to either four-speed manual plus overdrive or automatic transmission, the XJ6 was a strong performer (though, the smaller-engined variant felt somewhat less powerful than its 1. 4 litre deficit suggested). Belying the saloon's exterior dimensions, the cabin felt reassuringly cocooning thanks in part to a generous transmission tunnel.
More information to follow.
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