2006-12-23 00:12:29 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in '05
www.practicalclassics.co.uk/auctionlot/by-id/1007862327/

Auction description:
Jaguar MKII 3.4
British Heritage, Barons (7th June 2005)
Overview
Having had something of charmed life, the car is said to be in excellent original condition. The bodywork is said to be A1, though not concours, as it has never been restored. Equally the interior is also in good original condition, though it has to be said, not as head turning as the exterior. Mechanically the car is in very good order

Lot Details
Auction British Heritage
Barons, Esher Hall, Sandown Park, Surrey
Type Car
Lot Number 211
Estimate £13000-£18000
Hammer Price -
Hammer Price (inc premium) £12550
Year 1963
Condition rating 1
Registration number 863TYB
Mileage -
Chassis number 163117DN
Engine number KH942318

2006-12-23 00:35:07 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in '06
www.practicalclassics.co.uk/auctionlot/by-id/1103450588/

Auction description:
Jaguar MkII 3.4
Classic Cars, Barons (14th March 2006)
Overview
bodywork and underneath is said to be in excellent condition, with a new stainless steel exhaust.

Lot Details
Auction Classic Cars
Barons, Sandown Park - Esher Surrey
Type Car
Lot Number 124
Estimate £14000-£16000
Hammer Price -
Hammer Price (inc premium) -
Year 1963
Condition rating 1
Registration number 863TYB
Mileage -
Chassis number 163117DN
Engine number KH942318

2014-04-18 13:12:58 | pauls writes:

Car to return to auction 6/14
classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php

Auction description:
Lot number 0
Estimate £18,000 - £20,000
Description Jaguar MkII 3.4 Saloon
Registration 863 TYB
Year 1963
Colour Opalescent Dark Green
Engine size 3,442 cc
Chassis No. 163117DN
Engine No. KH942318

First registered in Somerset in May 1963, this particular MkII has had just seven owners from new and has been in the current ownership since 2010. Although there is very little history with the car it does come with a Barons auction catalogue description from 2006 which states that it was first owned by a headmaster who kept it for seven years before selling it to a wealthy collector with only 3,500 miles on the clock.

The second owner was apparently a personal friend of William Lyons and in 1976 the car was returned to the Browns Lane factory for a refurbishment which included a respray in the original Opalescent Dark Green and the fitment of chrome wire wheels. In 1987 it was sold to a farmer who also used it very sparingly before selling it with 21,000 miles on the clock. By 2006 when Barons sold it, the car reputedly still had only 28,000 miles on the clock (although there is insufficient documentary evidence to warrant this total).

The vendor has only added around 400 miles during his four years' ownership so the indicated mileage today is around 28,400. Whatever the true mileage may be, the car certainly presents well with generally good paintwork, a re-trimmed Sage Green interior, excellent chromework, a recent new battery and good tyres all round. The underneath also appears to be very sound and unmolested.

Fitted with the desirable manual overdrive gearbox, it has a particularly smooth-sounding engine which has been fitted with an auxiliary oil pressure gauge under the bonnet. Taxed until April 2015 and MOTd until next March (with no advisories recorded), it is said to drive beautifully and certainly performed well when we were treated to a test drive with a notably smooth and rattle-free ride even on bumpy country lanes. A most attractive example all round, it is ready to enjoy right away.