1958 Jaguar XK150 3.4-Litre Drophead Coupé

• Original, right-hand drive, UK-delivered car
• Professionally restored between 2014 and 2015 (bills available)
• Numerous desirable upgrades
• Fewer than 2,000 miles since completion

A progressive development of the sensational XK120 and XK140, the XK150 retained the same basic chassis, 3.4-litre engine and four-speed Moss transmission of its predecessors but benefited from an entirely new body providing increased interior space and improved visibility courtesy of a single-piece wrap-around windscreen. A higher front wing line and broader radiator grille were other obvious differences, but the new model's main talking point was its Dunlop disc brakes: at last the XK had stopping power to match its prodigious straight-line speed. Introduced in the spring of 1957, the XK150 was available at first only in fixed and drophead coupé forms, the open version not appearing until the following year. At 190bhp, the engine's maximum power output was identical to that of the XK140, so performance was little changed. 'Special Equipment' and 'S' versions came with 210 and 250bhp respectively. Overdrive and automatic transmission were options.

Its accompanying JDHT Certificate reveals that this original right-hand drive XK150 drophead coupé was despatched new to Henlys, London on 14th August 1958. The car left the factory equipped with the overdrive gearbox and was finished in British Racing Green with Suede Green interior trim and black hood. The original registration was 'VXH 300', which is retained.

More recently this XK150 DHC has been comprehensively restored on a new chassis by recognised specialists and upgraded with sensible modifications to achieve a fast and dependable car without compromising that classic Jaguar character. Carried out between 2014 and 2015, these works include an engine rebuild by Foxcraft Engineering Ltd of Stockbridge; bodywork restored by Leaping Cats of Coventry; a bare-metal respray; and a complete interior re-trim and new hood by Suffolk & Turley. Desirable upgrades include a Broadspeed five-speed gearbox and differential; Autosparks wiring loom; Powerlite starter motor; aluminium radiator; Classicfabs exhaust manifold; and Coopercraft brake callipers. Around £70,000 was spent on this complete restoration and the car has covered fewer than 2,000 miles since completion. Documentation on file includes the aforementioned JDHT Certificate; extensive bills dating back to the 1990s; a UK V5C Registration Certificate; and a photographic record of the Leaping Cats bodywork restoration. The original chassis is with the vendor and can be collected post-sale together with the original gearbox (both in a poor state).