2015-10-23 21:39:10 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 11/15
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Auction description:
Lot number 0
Estimate £21,000 - £23,000
Description Daimler 2.5 V8 Saloon
Registration MYC 364E
Year 1967
Colour Old English White
Engine size 2,548 cc
Chassis No. 1A11933BW
Engine No. 7A12533
Documents V5; original green log book; MOT October 2016; invoices; handbooks etc.

2015-11-21 18:41:25 | pauls writes:

Additional description from above auction:
Lot number 38

First registered in Somerset in May 1967, this superb V8 has reputedly covered less than 32,300 miles from new and was owned by different members of just one family right up until 2007 when the current registered keeper acquired it. Finished in Old English White with a Saville Grey leather interior, the car is in excellent and largely original condition throughout with factory perfect panel gaps and doors that close softly with a reassuring 'click'. A ramp inspection shows that it is as good underneath as it is up top, the last MOT tester commenting that it was the best old Jaguar they had ever seen.

It comes with a fair amount of documentation including the original green log book, various bills for routine maintenance back to the 1980s and several old MOTs back to August 1984 when it was showing 25,476 miles (insufficient history to warrant the low mileage for certain, but the overall condition of the car would tend to support it). Said to drive beautifully with an MOT until October 2016, it certainly ran very nicely when we were treated to a test drive on the occasion of our visit, with excellent oil pressure and temperature at all times, even when crawling through traffic.

As good an example as we have ever offered, it looks great value at the guide price suggested, especially if compared to a Jaguar MkII in comparable condition. So much more pleasing than restored examples, original cars like this are few and far between and you could wait a long time to see another as fine as this for sale.