1968 Jaguar 240
Subject to an extensive restoration

Registration No: VBP 240F
Chassis No: 1J2551
MOT: Exempt

• Subject to a comprehensive restoration in 2016 with c.£20,000 in invoices for parts and specialist services alone
• Purchased by the vendor from H&H in 2022 for over £30,000 and less than 100 miles covered since
• Accompanied by a history file with the original bill of sale, JHT Heritage Certificate, and buff logbook
• Recently valued a MkII Jaguar specialist as between £30,000 - £35,000
• Presented in the original colour combination and a low ownership example

In the Autumn of 1967, the MkII range - less the discontinued 3.8 - morphed into the interim 240 and 340 models intended to bridge the gap before the launch of the XJ6 in September 1968. The 240 continued until April 1969; its price of £1,364 being only £20 more expensive than the first 2.4 in 1956. Output was increased from 120bhp at 5,750rpm to 133bhp at 5,500rpm and torque was increased. Being one of the last evolutions of the MkII line (the revised 240 and 340 models were introduced for the 1968 model year), this 240 (Straight 6) example has the visually distinguishable ‘new for 1968’ slimline front and rear bumpers and also the benefits from the sundry hidden changes such as the adoption of the E-type's straight port cylinder head design.

Supplied new by Boxhall & Collins Ltd of Crawley on the 30^th March 1968 to its first owner, Mr. Frank Clarke of Middlesex, ‘VBP 240F’ was finished from the factory in Cream paintwork with Black interior upholstery, and with manual transmission, seatbelts, and spot and fog lamps. The clean lines were noticeably classical but still welcomed in 1968, and this example was retained in its first ownership until 1983. More recently, in 2016, the Jaguar has been the subject of an extensive restoration that shows off the curves and elegance to their fullest extent. With some £20,000 worth of invoices on file relating to the restoration, the works comprised a full bodywork restoration and repaint; full engine and gearbox overhauls; axle and suspension refurbishment; brakes overhauled; new clutch; re-chroming; new wire wheels, and a full interior re-trim.

The Jaguar is accompanied to sale by the aforementioned comprehensive receipts, restoration photographs from various stages of the detailed restoration work, the original buff logbook, the original bill of sale present, a JHT Heritage Certificate, the original service history book stamped up to 1982, previous MOT certificates, and a recent valuation document from Dovedale Garage Ltd, MkII Jaguar restoration specialists, which states the current market value to be between £30,000 - £35,000 and stating the 240 is in “excellent condition and restored to original condition” (the full document can be available to view by any prospective buyers). The present mileage of c.28,500 represents mileage since the speedo change at 42,216 miles in 1976, and the total mileage of 70,700 miles is believed genuine. Offered with a V5C document which shows just three former keepers, the vendor purchased the 240 from H&H in 2022 for over £30,000. Deeming the car “too good to use”, only c.100 miles have been covered since purchase!

Surely one of the best examples extant, this low owners, original colour scheme, manual example is one to consider for anyone in the market for a fully restored MkII, and has an original toolkit and jack with the Jaguar too.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452