Registration No: 4517 W
Chassis No: S825219DN
MOT: Exempt

• A home market, 'matching numbers' example with service / maintenance history dating back to 1969
• Supplied new by C. Metcalfe Ltd of Sheffield and later part of a significant private collection
• Finished in Old English White with Red leather upholstery
• Desirable specification includes four-speed manual plus overdrive transmission, disc brakes and wire wheels

Last flowering of the separate chassis XK sportscar line, the XK150 was introduced in 1957. A more sophisticated and refined design than its forebears, it benefited from the adoption of four-wheel disc brakes and a more generously proportioned cabin. An effortlessly strong performer, the Jaguar could be had with a choice of 3.4 litre or 3.8 litre DOHC straight-six engines (in various states of tune) allied to either four-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission. Credited with 210bhp, Special Equipment (SE) 3.4 litre models boasted a B-type cylinder head, wire wheels, front fog lights and a twin exhaust system as standard. Only in production for four years, the total number of 'home market' fixed-head coupes has been estimated at just 1,367.

According to its accompanying buff logbook, this particular example was originally finished in White and first registered as ‘4517 W’ to supplying dealer C. Metcalfe Ltd of Sheffield on May 12^th, 1960. A desirable ‘Special Equipment’, manual/overdrive model, the Jaguar had migrated to Southend-on-Sea, Essex (via Scotland, Solihull and Cheltenham) by the decade’s end. The earliest bills on file were issued to A. Wiles Esq and date from 1969. Still resident in Essex when D. Davis Esq commissioned marque specialist Flying Cat Engineering to undertake a thorough restoration during late 2002, the XK150 was treated to a bare metal respray (plus associated chassis / floor repairs), rejuvenated brightwork, re-trim, brake overhaul, new fuel tank and replacement exhaust etc. Returning to the road in 2007, the 2+2-seater is said to have become part of a significant, Hertfordshire-based, private collection five years later. Still highly presentable, ‘4517 W’ has seen modest usage since its renovation was completed. Believed but not warranted to have covered some 92,000 miles from new (but only 14,000 of those since 1969), the Jaguar pleasingly retains its original factory-installed engine (V7513-8). Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document and history file, this appealing ‘home market, matching numbers’ XK150 is worthy of close inspection.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737