2025-10-19 09:34:35 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 11/25
www.iconicauctioneers.com/1961-jaguar-mk2-rec16165-1-nec-1125

Auction description:
The Classic Sale at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2025
Lot Number: 844
1961 Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Manual Overdrive
MOT Expiry Exempt
Chassis Number 205387DN
Engine Number LB5115-8
Transmission Manual
Body Colour Apple Green

A superbly presented early Mk2 in Light British Racing Green with Suede Green leather, long-term history, and its original registration, 3 GNK.

The definitive Jaguar sports saloon, this Mk2 3.8 was supplied by Imperial Motor Mart and first registered on 23/06/1961 to Company Accountant Mr E.G. Roberts of Cheltenham
Finished in a light shade of British Racing Green with a beautifully preserved Suede Green leather interior, this early production example is equipped with the desirable 3.8-litre straight-six engine, 4-speed manual gearbox with overdrive, and chrome wire wheels
The Registration Number, 3 GNK, is believed to have remained with the car from new and is included in the sale
Extensively documented from first ownership, including the original Bill of Sale, service and operating manuals, manufacturer’s warranty card, maintenance voucher, Radiomobile guarantee, Castrol lubrication wallet, and early service history back to 1961
Purchased by the previous keeper in 2013, the car joined a private Jaguar collection and was stripped for inspection and repainted to its current fine standard
Believed to feature the rare high ratio steering box, a period option often associated with Coombs-specification cars
The odometer currently reads 80,105 miles which is consistent with the documented ownership trail and supported by numerous service invoices
A highly authentic, early registration Mk2 complete with its remarkable original documentation and long term provenance, a fine example of Jaguar’s most charismatic saloon

2026-01-31 06:31:14 | pauls writes:

Car returns to auction 3/26

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1961-jaguar-mkii-38/

Auction description:

Kelham Hall | Newark, Nottinghamshire, 18th Mar, 2026

1961 Jaguar MkII 3.8

Desirable, manual / overdrive, home market car with an exceptional history file

Estimate £25,000 - £30,000

Registration No: 3 GNK

Chassis No: 205387DN

MOT: December 2026

Treasured by its first two owners for fifty years

80,000 miles from new

Never allowed to deteriorate to the point of needing comprehensive restoration

Singularly impressive and extensive history file dating back to the initial purchase invoice

Original and valuable registration number '3 GNK'

Having part-exchanged a two-year old Rover P5 3 Litre Saloon against his purchase of chassis 205387DN during June 1961, the Jaguar’s first owner soon became enamoured with it. Responsible for collating much of the documentation contained within the MK2’s singularly impressive history file, he specified the sports saloon with a four-speed manual plus overdrive gearbox, high ratio steering box and Suede Green leather upholstery. Bearing the distinctive number plate ‘3 GNK’, the four-seater was serviced by H.A. Saunders Ltd of Rickmansworth and its Mann Egerton successor up until 1974 at 57,903 miles having been supplied by the Imperial Motor Mart of Royal Crescent, Cheltenham (another arm of the Saunders business). Acquired by its second keeper in October 1980 at 77,000 miles, he barely drove ‘3 GNK’ during his thirty-two year tenure but nevertheless treated it to a new headlining, carpets and sundry re-chroming. Joining a marque collection in 2013, the sports saloon was stripped of paint before being finished in its current Lister Green hue. Undergoing its last change of registered keeper during 2021, the four-seater is warranted to have covered a modest 80,000 miles from new. A long term Jaguar enthusiast, the vendor was drawn to ‘3 GNK’ by its condition and authenticity. Thought to have never undergone any major chassis / bodywork repairs, the MK2 pleasingly retains its original book pack (Jaguar wallet, operating, service and maintenance handbook, manufacturer’s warranty card, service facilities listing etc) not to mention a ‘timewarp’ interior. Visually enhanced with Coombs-style rear wheelarches, bullet wing mirrors and painted wire wheels, the sports saloon started readily during our recent photography session (perhaps unsurprising given that it benefited from a thorough engine overhaul and new clutch circa 1,500 miles ago). A desirable, ‘home market’ MK2 3.8 litre manual / overdrive car offered for sale with an unusually extensive history file, tool kit and MOT certificate valid until December 2026.

Sold for £20,812