2022-12-19 22:13:53 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 11/22

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-89---1968-jaguar-240/

Auction description:

30th Nov, 2022, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton

1968 Jaguar 240

Subject to an extensive restoration

Sold for £30,375

Registration No: VBP 240F

Chassis No: 1J2551

MOT: January 2023

Subject to bare metal repaint with the mechanicals, running gear and engine being overhauled

Accompanied by comprehensive receipts and restoration photographs

Offered with V5c and Heritage Certificate and a low ownership example

Supplied new to a Mr Frank Clark via Boxall Collins Ltd ‘VBP 240F’ is finished in its original Cream paintwork with a Black interior, the clean lines were noticeably classical but still welcomed in 1968 and this example has been the subject of an extensive restoration that shows off the curves and elegance to their fullest extent.

The sale is accompanied by comprehensive receipts and restoration photographs from various stages of the detailed restoration work. As part of the work, the car was taken down to bare metal before being painted with the mechanicals, running gear and engine having also been overhauled. The interior has also been retrimmed in Black and the brakes have been overhauled. A manual without overdrive model the 240 still has its original logbook and bill of sale present, along with the service history book (up to 1982). The present mileage of c.28,283 represents mileage since the speedo change at 42,216 miles. Offered with V5c and Heritage Certificate this low ownership example is currently described by the vendor as ‘Excellent’ in regards to the paintwork, bodywork, interior, engine and gearbox.

2025-05-05 11:46:13 | pauls writes:

Car returns to auction 5/25

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1968-jaguar-240/

Auction description:

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire, 21st May, 2025

1968 Jaguar 240

Subject to an extensive restoration

Estimate £24,000 - £26,000

Registration No: VBP 240F

Chassis No: 1J2551

MOT: Exempt

Subject to a comprehensive restoration in 2016 with c.£20,000 in invoices for parts and specialist services alone

Purchased by the vendor from H&H in 2022 for over £30,000 and less than 100 miles covered since

Accompanied by a history file with the original bill of sale, JHT Heritage Certificate, and buff logbook

Recently valued a Mk2 Jaguar specialist as between £30,000 - £35,000

Presented in the original colour combination and a low ownership example

Supplied new by Boxhall & Collins Ltd of Crawley on the 30th of March 1968 to its first owner, Mr. Frank Clarke of Middlesex, ‘VBP 240F’ was finished from the factory in Cream paintwork with Black interior upholstery, and with manual transmission, seatbelts, and spot and fog lamps. The clean lines were noticeably classical but still welcomed in 1968, and this example was retained in its first ownership until 1983. More recently, in 2016, the Jaguar has been the subject of an extensive restoration that shows off the curves and elegance to their fullest extent. With some £20,000 worth of invoices on file relating to the restoration, the works comprised a full bodywork restoration and repaint; full engine and gearbox overhauls; axle and suspension refurbishment; brakes overhauled; new clutch; re-chroming; new wire wheels, and a full interior re-trim.

The Jaguar is accompanied to sale by the aforementioned comprehensive receipts, restoration photographs from various stages of the detailed restoration work, the original buff logbook, the original bill of sale present, a JHT Heritage Certificate, the original service history book stamped up to 1982, previous MOT certificates, and a recent valuation document from Dovedale Garage Ltd, Mk2 Jaguar restoration specialists, which states the current market value to be between £30,000 - £35,000 and stating the 240 is in “excellent condition and restored to original condition” (the full document can be available to view by any prospective buyers). The present mileage of c.28,500 represents mileage since the speedo change at 42,216 miles in 1976, and the total mileage of 70,700 miles is believed genuine. Offered with a V5C document which shows just three former keepers, the vendor purchased the 240 from H&H in 2022 for over £30,000. Deeming the car “too good to use”, only c.100 miles have been covered since purchase!

Surely one of the best examples extant, this low owners, original colour scheme, manual example is one to consider for anyone in the market for a fully restored Mk2, and has an original toolkit and jack with the Jaguar too.