XJ-S | |||||
Coupe | |||||
Left Hand Drive | |||||
14 March 1989 | Monaco | ||||
1989 | Signal Red | ||||
2021 | Magnolia | ||||
Nice Driver | |||||
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G357PWX |
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2021-05-23 11:20:33 | pauls writes:
Car was at auction 5/21
www.silverstoneauctions.com/sa074-lot-0-1989-jaguar-xjs-v12
Auction description:
Lot Number 715
Make JAGUAR
Model XJS COUPÉ
Registration Number G357 PWX
MOT Expiry 21/04/2022
Chassis Number SAJJNAEW4BB160907
Body Colour Signal Red
Manufactured in left-hand drive for Jaguar France SA on 14/03/1989 in Signal Red with a Magnolia interior
Believed to have been bought by our vendor’s late father-in-law from the Jaguar stand at the Paris Motor Show
Delivered by British Motors of Monte Carlo, Monaco in April 1989 to the family home where it stayed until 2016
The detailed history shows historical invoices from British Motors and Welwyn Jaguar
Upon registration in the UK the KPH odometer unit was changed by Grange Welwyn Jaguar to MPH with corresponding mileage
19,500 miles (atoc) indicated, corroborated by the history file and accompanying KPH unit
Presented to auction in superb condition befitting from a lifetime in the South of France and an MOT until 21st April 2022
We are told by our vendor, the daughter-in-law of Mr Miller, the car’s first owner, that this XJS was ordered on the Jaguar stand at the 1989 Paris Motor Show. Resplendent in Signal Red with a Magnolia leather interior, the car was delivered by British Motors of Monte Carlo, who were not just the concessionaires for Jaguar but also Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin. Registered ‘7279 MC’ as an official Monaco resident's car, a privilege afforded only to the very wealthy, it was lightly used by Mr Miller, hardly ever in the rare event of rain, and maintained by British Motors’ service department as documented by the historical invoices on file. When the car left Monaco for repatriation to the United Kingdom in 2016, the odometer showed a mere 29,786 kilometres had been covered, as confirmed by the original odometer-unit supplied with the car.
When our vendor and her husband moved back to this country permanently, the Jaguar was registered with the DVLA on 22nd June 2016. The odometer unit was changed by Jaguar main dealers Grange Welwyn to a mileometer unit and the digits updated to match the original kilometres in equivalent miles of 18,508, prior to an MOT the next day at 18,510 miles. Subsequently, the online MOT history shows incremental increases over the years corroborated by Grange Welwyn’s service receipts and, indeed, the car has only travelled some 582 miles since 2016. Whilst in the UK, the car has been maintained, and MOT’d annually, for largely sentimental reasons and as it’s unlikely to be used much by the family, as a left-hand drive car on British roads, it’s now regretfully offered for sale.
At the time of cataloguing, the indicated mileage is 19,100 and the car is presented to auction in superb overall condition having obviously benefited from its time in Monaco. The scuttles are in very good order, however, we note that there are dings to each of the rear bumper chrome quarter blades but the buyer should be able to find replacements with relative ease. There is evidence of wear to the driver’s side seat bolster, common with all XJS and indicative of short journeys, Monaco has only thirty miles of urban roads after all.
In conclusion, it is rare to offer a low mileage, Monaco-delivered Jaguar from single British family ownership, benefiting from little use in a largely dry climate. The history file includes reams of historical and more recent invoices from Jaguar main dealers, a spare key, the Heritage Certificate, the owner’s manual and the current MOT which is valid until 22nd April 2022.