2024-09-10 18:44:11 | Lofty writes:

www.brightwells.com/timed-sale/5532/lot/727770

1967 Jaguar 420

Estimate: £9,000-11,000

Registration Number OLH531E

Engine Size 4235CC

Engine Number

7F4582-8

Chassis Number 1F2988DN

Gearbox Manual

Buyer Premium * 12%, Minimum £150

Documents V5C; copy old V5C; Invoices; Heritage Certificate; 8 old MOT's

Tax and MOT status

Tax and MOT exempt

Description

Handsome 420 manual with O/D boasting an interesting history file including some race history!

Dating from April 1967, this really rather handsome Jaguar 420 saloon is finished in titanium grey (Aston Martin Pennine Grey perhaps?) and features the 4.2 litre straight-six cylinder engine with twin carbs. Good for a claimed 245Bhp at the time driving the rear wheels here via manual transmission with overdrive.

Inside, we find a lovely blue leather interior showing some nice, time-worn patina that only years of gentle use can achieve along with the traditional burr walnut dash, array of instrumentation and matching blue carpets.

The history file includes a two page potted history of the car, which suggests this particular 420 has led a rather colourful life, including a stint of time on track, racing!

Understood to have been supplied new via Henlys Ltd of London through J R Inwards of Ruislip, where it spent its first six years before moving to Herefordshire. It was eventually discovered again sat hiding under a tarpaulin in a barn by a soldier training on maneuvers, who later purchased the car.

In 1994, the car was again purchased and treated to restoration by Mr Whyte, a chap into Classic Saloon racing. He duly had this 420 prepared for such endeavors racing the car throughout the UK. The car was then sold to his good friend Mr Barnes, who had accompanied him on many occasions racing, and was a well known Jaguar Specialist and builder of classic Jags near Winchester.

Mr Barnes set about re-commissioning the 420 for road use but unfortunately died in 2011 before this was completed. The car’s race history only came about when Whyte jumped out in front of the owner at Goodwood with the exclamation “you’re driving my car!” - it turned out it was the car Whyte wished he had never sold.

The car passed to our vendor last summer, but health problems have meant it hasn’t seen as much use as hoped so it is reluctantly for sale now.

The history file includes the V5C, Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate showing the car was originally supplied in April 1967 finished in Opalescent Blue with dark blue trim, copy old V5C, 8 old MOTs and number of more historic bills for parts and maintenance.

A lovely example with a colourful history with the appealing 4.2 litre engine and manual transmission with overdrive.

Bob's comments:

I feel that the estimate is way high for a car in its condition in a softening market. When a car had a $100,000 - $200,000 restoration sells for ~$40,000 (BAT 8/15/2024, P1F26504). What would it take to put this car in that condition?

2024-09-11 11:26:19 | Bob writes:

9/11/2024

Car did not sell. High bid was 7,000 GBP (~$9200 USD).