2022-09-04 13:23:18 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 6/22
www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-8---1962-jaguar-mkii-38-litre/

Auction description:
Wed, 22nd Jun 2022 13:00
Imperial War Museum, Duxford
Lot 8
Estimated at £28,000 - £32,000
Registration No: 556 DYX
Chassis No: P208011DN
MOT: April 2023

Desirable, UK supplied 3.8 with manual gearbox and overdrive
Heritage Certificate, matching chassis and engine numbers
Just 3 former keepers with long term first owner
85,500 credible miles recorded

'556 DYX' is described by the vendor as 'the best spec.', a 3.8 manual overdrive, original home market car. With just 3 previous owners, with the first being a 'long term' ownership, this 3.8 is a matching chassis and engine numbers car and even carries its original registration number. A Jaguar Heritage Certificate accompanies the car and records that it ordered new in the strikingly pretty Opalescent Bronze with Beige interior. It is presented in the original body and trim colours. The 1958 specification of this car included power steering and Reutter reclining seats along with an early example of a heated rear window (currently disconnected); Wire wheels with knock-offs complement the bright Bronze and chrome exterior. The leather is described as 'good' with wood trim in ‘nice’ condition. The odometer displays 85,500 credible miles and ‘556 DYX’ has recently been fitted with a new battery and been subject to a front suspension overhaul with new springs, Gaz shocks and Polyurethane bushes. Offered with a collection of old invoices, MOT certificates, Heritage document and V5C.