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LOT 206
1958 Jaguar XK150 3.4-Litre Coupé Registration no. TSP 150 Chassis no. S824223DN Engine no. V2822-8
Sold for £36,800 inc. premium
Lot 206
1958 Jaguar XK150 3.4-Litre Coupé
1958 Jaguar XK150 3.4-Litre Coupé
Registration no. TSP 150
Chassis no. S824223DN
Engine no. V2822-8
Registration no. TSP 150
Chassis no. S824223DN
Engine no. V2822-8
• Rare right-hand drive example
• Desirable overdrive transmission
• Extensively restored (bills and photographs available)
• Requires recommissioning
"For nearly a decade the Jaguar XK series has been universally accepted as the standard by which all latter-day sports cars have been judged and now, with the introduction of the new XK150 fixed head and drophead coupe models, brilliant successors to the XK120 and XK140 series, the standard is set still higher." - Jaguar Cars.
Its Dunlop disc brakes were the main talking point of the XK 150 on its arrival in the spring of 1957 - at last the previously drum-braked XK had stopping power to match its prodigious straight-line speed. At first available only in fixed head and drophead coupe forms, the newcomer sported a re-styled, roomier body with a higher front wing line, single-piece wrap-around windscreen and broader radiator grille. The chassis though remained much as before, as did the 3.4-litre, XK, six-cylinder engine that now produced 210bhp when fitted with the 'B'-type cylinder head, an option that was fitted to the vast majority of XK150s. The Moss four-speed manual gearbox continued; overdrive and automatic transmission were options. The XK150's top speed was in excess of 120mph, while the 'B'-head engine's superior torque characteristics made for improved midrange flexibility. The Moss four-speed manual gearbox continued; overdrive and automatic transmission were options.
One of 1,368 built in right-hand drive configuration, this XK150 coupé has the desirable overdrive transmission. We are advised that the car saw minimal mileage and has then been garage stored since an incredibly extensive body off restoration so will almost certainly need careful checking and a degree of recommissioning before returning to the road. Extensive bills and a photographic record of the restoration works are on file, and the car also comes with an old-style logbook, current MoT, and a V5C Registration Certificate.
• Desirable overdrive transmission
• Extensively restored (bills and photographs available)
• Requires recommissioning
"For nearly a decade the Jaguar XK series has been universally accepted as the standard by which all latter-day sports cars have been judged and now, with the introduction of the new XK150 fixed head and drophead coupe models, brilliant successors to the XK120 and XK140 series, the standard is set still higher." - Jaguar Cars.
Its Dunlop disc brakes were the main talking point of the XK 150 on its arrival in the spring of 1957 - at last the previously drum-braked XK had stopping power to match its prodigious straight-line speed. At first available only in fixed head and drophead coupe forms, the newcomer sported a re-styled, roomier body with a higher front wing line, single-piece wrap-around windscreen and broader radiator grille. The chassis though remained much as before, as did the 3.4-litre, XK, six-cylinder engine that now produced 210bhp when fitted with the 'B'-type cylinder head, an option that was fitted to the vast majority of XK150s. The Moss four-speed manual gearbox continued; overdrive and automatic transmission were options. The XK150's top speed was in excess of 120mph, while the 'B'-head engine's superior torque characteristics made for improved midrange flexibility. The Moss four-speed manual gearbox continued; overdrive and automatic transmission were options.
One of 1,368 built in right-hand drive configuration, this XK150 coupé has the desirable overdrive transmission. We are advised that the car saw minimal mileage and has then been garage stored since an incredibly extensive body off restoration so will almost certainly need careful checking and a degree of recommissioning before returning to the road. Extensive bills and a photographic record of the restoration works are on file, and the car also comes with an old-style logbook, current MoT, and a V5C Registration Certificate.
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