Lot details Registration No: YKV400S Chassis No: X2H2539BV Mot Expiry: Jan 2010
The launch of the Jaguar XJ6 / Daimler Sovereign in 1968 redefined expectations in the luxury car sector. The new model effectively 'moved the goalposts' setting new standards for comfort, handling and refinement. A waiting list was quick to form and enthusiasm remained strong upon the introduction of the Series II cars in 1973. The standard or long wheelbase saloon models were joined later that same year by a striking new variant, an elegant pillarless coupe. Available with either the 4.2 litre straight six XK unit or the fabulous 5.3 litre V12, this handsome design retained the saloon's all-round independent coil and wishbone suspension, disc brakes and power steering. Performance was predictably strong with both variants reputedly able to exceed 120mph. Somewhat rarer than its Jaguar sibling, just 1,677 Daimler Sovereign 4.2 Coupes are thought too have been made by the time production ended in 1977 (though, some were not registered until the following year)
Finished in brown with cream leather upholstery, this particular example is described by the vendor as being in "very good" condition with regard to its engine, automatic transmission, electrical equipment, bodywork and paintwork (while, he rates the interior trim as "good"). Riding on correct type steel wheels `YKV 400S' is stated to have covered just 64,000 miles from new (a figure apparently substantiated by numerous old MOTs). Further understood to have just had new rear brake callipers fitted, this stylish Daimler is offered for sale with "a very large history file" and MOT certificate valid until January 2010.
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