2015-08-20 17:09:01 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 9/15
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Sellers description:
Lot number 0
Estimate £5,000 - £6,000
Description Jaguar XJ6 Convertible
Registration HEX 898Y
Year 1983
Colour White
Engine size 4,235 cc
Chassis No. SAJJAALA3CC363060
Engine No. 7M4597
Documents V5; MOT March 2016; Handbook; Service book

2015-09-13 23:15:48 | pauls writes:

Additional information from above auction:
Lot number 164

This well presented example started life as a 3.4-litre automatic saloon. At some time in its life, it received a soft-top conversion which we understand to have been carried out by Banham, although there is no documentary evidence of this and bidders are requested to come to their own conclusions regarding the origin of its conversion.

Its owner also decided to upgrade the power-plant to the more powerful 4.2-litre unit, mated to a manual gearbox, transforming the way it went in the process. It was in this configuration that it came into the vendor's hands in 2007, the car having been well cared for by him ever since.

He sees no reason why the 114,300 miles showing on the odometer isn't correct, the car having covered just a few thousand miles each year during his ownership. The history file includes job-cards from his coach-business outlining its service record since purchase and it comes with a handbook, workshop manual, seven old MOTs and the original service book which has eight service stamps from the 1980s.

Fitted with a quality Kenwood stereo and two new front tyres, it is MOTd until March 2016. The vendor advises us that it goes really well with terrific performance, although it hops out of reverse (and occasionally first) gear, which has never fussed him unduly.

Rare and extremely comfortable, this beautifully converted XJ6 always causes a stir wherever it goes.