2024-10-15 00:28:05 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 11/24

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1988-jaguar-xj-s-v12-convertible/

Auction description:

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire 27th Nov, 2024

1988 Jaguar XJ-S V12 Convertible

Low mileage and ownership example

Estimate £18,000 - £22,000

Registration No: A20 XXX

Chassis No: SAJJNADW3DA151756

MOT: May 2025

Just 47,000 miles from new

Resided its whole life in the Derbyshire village of Bamford

Just two owners from new

Highly original and offered with a history file including the original bill of sales invoice

Supplied new by Hatfields Jaguar of Sheffield and first registered on the 14th of June 1988, this XJ-S is believed to be one of the first 1,000 V12 Convertibles produced. Finished from the factory in Signal Red paintwork with Magnolia leather interior upholstery and a Black hood, the Jaguar also has a Black hood cover. The first owner, a gentleman residing in the Derbyshire village of Bamford, purchased the XJ-S as a retirement present for himself and therefore was passionate about the car, reputedly never using it unless the day was entirely clear weather, and was garaged throughout his custodianship. Following his passing in 2018, the vendor purchased the Jaguar having known both the car and first owner due to also being a resident of Bamford, and continued the same care routine for the XJ-S.

Providing with a full respray, wheels re-annodised, and undersealing by WatJag upon purchase, the vendor has since lavished ‘A20 XXX’ with brake attention, and a new power steering rack, actuator and reservoir in 2020 costing over £3,000, as well as a new battery in 2023. Offered now with just 47,000 miles on the odometer, the XJ-S is accompanied by the original sales invoices and letter from the dealership director to the first owner; a collection of invoices and MOT history; no advisory MOT until May 2025; JDHT heritage certificate; and current V5C showing just one former keeper. Also accompanying is the original book pack, in Jaguar carrier with the handbook and service book, as well as the original Jaguar tool kit, jack, touch-up paint pen, and stereo cassette.

Such low mileage and ownership XJ-S are few and far between, and this example having resided in a Derbyshire village its whole life, is certainly one to consider.