2022-02-17 14:04:12 | pauls writes:

Car at auction 2/22
themarket.bonhams.com/en/listings/jaguar/mk-vii-m/a3cc44b4-6453-4303-b124-740776 ...

Auction description:
United Kingdom
Seller Type: Private
Odometer Reading: 75476
Chassis Number: 738783BW
Gearbox: auto
Steering position: LHD
Colour: Black
Interior: Grey Leather
Estimated Price: £12,000 - £16,000
This motor car is being sold as part of an overseas collection. It has been imported under the Bonhams temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to the lower rate 5% import tax if the car is to remain in the UK & purchased by a private individual. The 5% is calculated on the final selling price. For example, if the car sells for £12,000, then £600 is added, making the total amount payable of £12,600.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, and proof that HMRC fees are paid. If the car is subsequently exported abroad within 30 days then these fees are refundable.

Lastly, there will be a nominal administration fee of £250 for processing the NOVA application, and payable direct to the shipping company. A completed and processed NOVA will provide you formal proof that all duties & taxes are paid in UK and thus allow you to register the vehicle with the DVLA

In common with the majority of cars in this collection, this vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and there is no history available beyond that displayed in our photography section.

We have not started or driven the car so cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.

It is available for view and inspection at our HQ near Abingdon and we will be delighted to show the car to you and/or your appointed engineer.

This LHD auto 1955 Jaguar Mark VII M is in exceptional cosmetic condition, reflecting the fact that it has been a California car from new and has been on static display in the vendor’s collection since 2008.

Of its total mileage of 75,467 today, just 680 have been added in the last 20 years.

We have tracked the car down to a 2002 Barrett-Jackson auction in the US. The auction notes at that time are as follows:

“Lot #29 - car was purchased new in San Francisco by a Denver mine owner. I am the third owner who [sic] purchased it in 1989. I have fully restored the car and had it certified by Jaguar Heritage. It was entered in the Jaguar International Concours in Colorado Springs….and received a score of 98.91 points and came 2nd in the Championship Class.“