2017-03-07 00:13:21 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 3/17
www.brightwells.com/classic-motoring/leominster-classic-vintage/leominster-class ...

Auction description:
Registration Date 1989
Jaguar XJS V12 Convertible
Colour Black
Registration Number F174 MUP
Chassis No. SAJJNADW3DB158780
Engine size 5,343 cc
Engine No. 8S065243SV
Documents V5C; MOT August 2017; handbook; service book; bills and invoices
Estimate £7,000 - £9,000

This 1989 V12 Convertible, sporting smart black paintwork and a contrasting cream leather interior, was purchased by the vendor via Brightwells in 2014 from a deceased estate. Its previous owner had kept the car for over 10 years, adding just 6,000 miles during this time. It had been Carcoon stored and the power hood refurbished not long before it changed hands and was clearly much loved during this period, a fact substantiated by the nice letter on file from the previous owner's widow.

The vendor decided that the car was sitting a bit low, so took it to local specialist Peter Thetford Ltd who fitted new front springs and refurbished the front suspension. New rear springs and dampers were also fitted along with two new rear exhaust boxes. The car was then thoroughly checked for camber and alignment, the bill amounting to some £1,550.

The vendor confirms that it now looks and rides as it should, its most recent MOT, which expires in August 2017, indicating that some 108,000 miles have been covered since new.

These turbine-smooth V12s just eat the miles, making them the perfect long distance tourer for those inter-continental trips, hood down, shades on. Monte Carlo here we come...