Offered from the estate of the late Peter Stevens
1961 Jaguar Mark IX Saloon

• Formerly part of the Sharpe and Glen Acres collections
• Single family ownership from new until 1980
• Known ownership history from new
• Automatic transmission
• Purchased by Peter Stevens in September 2023
• Only 27,509 miles recorded at time of purchase

This outstanding Jaguar Mark IX had only 27,509 miles recorded on its odometer when Peter Stevens purchased it from an online auction in September 2023. It was said to have been last serviced around two years previously and to have seen hardly any use since. Star of many a concours, the car comes with a host of trophies, cups, medals and certificates attesting to its prize-winning ways over the years. It really is in truly exceptional condition - cosmetically and mechanically - and comes with a suitcase full of invoices, bills, receipts, articles, magazines, retoration photographs, correspondence, Heritage Certificate, and other documents.

The Jaguar was purchased new in 1961 by a Mr Ollie of Bury St Edmonds, who would go on to become Lord Mayor of that fine Suffolk town. Mr Ollie died in 1975 and the car was mothballed, remaining in storage with the family until 1980 when it was recommissioned by a local garage. Subsequently the Mark IX was bought by the Sharpe brothers, joining their extensive collection of classic vehicles. In 2005 the entire Sharpe collection, numbering some 246 vehicles, was auctioned, and the Jaguar was purchased by Allan Chamberlain for the 'Glen Acres' collection.

That collection was auctioned by Bonhams in 2009 and the car was bought by Mr Kent Abrahamsson of Göteborg, Sweden - a director of Volvo - who bought it for his extensive collection. In 2014, Mr Abrahamsson decided to focus his collecting passions on rare classic racing cars, and had 'RGV 1' shipped back to the UK where it was promptly purchased by the immediately preceding owner. The latter was highly impressed by the originality, authenticity and excellent condition of the car, and saw the opportunity to take it to the next level. He then embarked upon four-or-so years of no-expense-spared restoration work with painstaking attention to detail. Specialists and experts involved were instructed to be sensitive to the car's originality (this car is so original it still has the tool kits in the front door pockets). The results speak for themselves (bills on file). In short; we think this is the best example of a Jaguar Mark IX we've ever seen.