2017-02-18 00:05:43 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 2/17
www.handh.co.uk/buy/1960-jaguar-mk-ii-24-litre/13567
Note, VIN is best guess from non Jaguar VIN provided by auction. Corrections welcomed.

Auction description:
Date 23/02/2017
Location Donington Park
Lot No 1
Jaguar MK II 2.4 Litre
Year 1960
Vehicle Registration 595 BLA
Chassis Number 184965
Engine Number BG7177-8
CC 2483
Body Colour Blue
Trim Colour Blue
Estimate No Reserve

- In current ownership since July 1969 and two former private keepers
- Used as a family car in the 1970s and subsequently dry stored
- Offered with service history, buff logbook and AA Engineers Vehicle Inspection from April 1969

2022-07-04 14:24:29 | pauls writes:

Car to return to auction 7/22

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1960-jaguar-mkii-24/&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=517&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0& ...

Auction description:

1960 Jaguar Mk.II 2.4

Four private owners from new

Estimate £16,000 - £20,000

Registration No: 595 BLA

Chassis No: 184965

MOT: January 2023

In previous ownership for some 48 years and just four private keepers from new

In dry storage from the 1980s until entering into current ownership in February 2017 as a restoration project

Benefitted from a comprehensive restoration with originality in mind

UK-supplied, matching numbers example

Offered with a history file which includes a Jaguar Daimler Trust Heritage Certificate

Chassis number ‘184965’ was manufactured on the 11th of November 1960 being dispatched on the 25th of November to Henlys of London for retailing. Fitted with the 2483cc straight-four engine allied to a four-speed manual transmission, the Jaguar is finished in Indigo Blue with complimentary Blue leather interior upholstery. Boasting matching chassis, engine, and gearbox numbers, the Jaguar was registered new to C. & J. Carpets Ltd of W1 London. Retained them until purchase by the first private keeper in 1963, ‘595 BLA’ passing through one additional private individual, before acquisition by the former keeper in 1969. Used as a family car throughout the 1970s, the Mk.II was subsequently dry stored in the 1980s, where it remained until 2017.

Acquired by the vendor (equating to four private owners from new), ‘595 BLA’ was provided a comprehensive restoration with originality in mind over the following three years. A full engine overhaul with the fitment of electronic ignition; a bodywork restoration with bare metal repainting (in the original colour); gearbox reconditioning with new bearings and seals; front and rear axle overhauls; steering renewal work; re-chroming of as many original parts as possible; powder-coated wheels (understood the original) shod with new tyres; and interior leather re-colouring/re-conolisation.

Accompanied by a history file that comprises MOT certificates and tax discs dating back to the 1970s; a Jaguar Daimler Trust Heritage Certificate; the original RF60 buff logbook; numerous invoices dating relating to service history and previous work completed; AA Engineers Vehicle Inspection from April 1969; original handbook; interesting correspondence with Jaguar requesting an Overseas Dealers & Distributors book ahead of a Spain and Portugal tour; and a current V5C. Completed in 2020, the 2.4 is said by the vendor to be a highly original example with numerous original parts still fitted and the beneficiary of a sympathetic restoration, this is a rare example also boasting low ownership.