Lot details Registration No: 615 UYO Chassis No: S827297DN Mot Expiry: Exempt
- Supplied new by Hough & Whitmore of Gloucester
- 1 of just 662 examples made
- Freshly restored and displaying a credible 70,009 miles
Further info:
According to its accompanying Heritage Certificate, this lovely home market XK150 `65 UYO' left the Browns Lane production line in February 17 1959. It was then supplied by distributer Henlys of London to Jaguar dealer Hough & Whitmore of Gloucester, who in turn delivered it to the first owner, a D A Pearmann. Equipped from new with overdrive gearbox, it was at that time finished in Mist Grey and trimmed in Red, but nowadays sports Red paintwork teamed with Red-piped Cream upholstery and Red carpets. It has only recently been the subject of an extensive restoration that was spread over two years, during which: the original engine block was bored out to 3.8-litres; the brakes and suspension overhauled and Poly bushes fitted; the bodywork repainted; the interior retrimmed; the brightwork either re-chromed or renewed; and fresh stainless steel exhaust system, wiring loom, petrol tank, wheels and tyres, mohair hood installed and re-painted plus re-trimmed. The indicated mileage stands at a credible but unwarranted 70,009 and the vendor currently views the bodywork, paintwork, interior trim, straight-six XK engine and four-speed manual gearbox as all being in `excellent' condition. One of just 662 such XK150s, this handsome Jaguar is now offered complete with a large collection of invoices.
Introduced in May 1957, the XK150 was the last Jaguar sportscar to utilise a separate chassis. Though a logical progression of the XK140, subtle changes to the bodywork gave it a distinctly more modern air. The split windscreen was replaced with a single sweep of toughened glass and the scuttle height raised, along with the waistline. Inside, the walnut dashboard of the XK140 was replaced by a leather-trimmed one, while thinner doors gave more interior space. At launch, the XK150 was offered in Fixed Head and Drophead Coupe guise, the Roadster option following in 1958.
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