2024-09-30 14:33:08 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 10/24

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-148---1989-jaguar-xj-s-v12-convertible/

Auction description:

9th Oct, 2024 Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire

1989 Jaguar XJ-S V12 Convertible

Restored and upgraded by KWE at a cost of over £68,000

Estimate £15,000 - £18,000

Registration No: F28 RYV

Chassis No: SAJJNADW3DB163097

MOT: T.B.A.

Treated to over £68,000 worth of restoration and upgrade work by acknowledged Jaguar XJ-S specialist KWE less than 3,000 miles ago

Steering, brakes and suspension all uprated

Quad headlamp conversion, stainless steel exhaust, more modern Alpine stereo etc

Previously valued at £58,000

The vendor paid Jaguar XJ-S specialist KWE over £68,000 in 2014-2015 to source, restore and upgrade this V12 Convertible to his specification (a sum which would likely exceed £100,000 if similar work were carried out today). The transformation is still documented on the West Berkshire company’s website - www.kwecars.com/stunning-1988-jaguar-xjs-v12-convertible-with-room-for-pops/ - and shows that ‘F28 RYV’ required minimal remedial metalwork once stripped back to bare metal. Repainted Westminster Blue (£13,885.20) and retrimmed with Magnolia Connolly hide (£9,434.40) and a new Dark Blue mohair hood (£2,520), the two-seater also had its steering / suspension / brakes refurbished and uprated (£10,032), engine serviced / overhauled (£8,400), electrics improved (£2,539.20) and air-conditioning recommissioned (£1,610.40). Converted to quad headlamps, the Jaguar was further personalised with a Motolita wood-rimmed steering wheel and Alpine stereo not to mention a custom platform behind the seats to better accommodate additional luggage or the seller’s labrador ‘Pops’. Having covered less than 3,000 miles since its rejuvenation, the XJ-S’s odometer currently shows some 62,000 miles. Due to be freshly MOT tested ahead of the auction, ‘F28 RYV’ is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, past valuation for £58,000 and sundry KWE correspondence / invoices etc.