1960 Jaguar XK150 3.8-Litre 'S' Coupé
- Engine
- 3.8L inline-six, straight-port head with triple 2-inch SU carburettors, 265 bhp
- Colour
- Sherwood Green
A 1960 Jaguar XK150 3.8-litre 'S' Fixed Head Coupé, chassis T825242DN, representing one of just 115 right-hand drive examples of this rarest XK150 variant. First registered in May 1960 through a Crawley dealership, the car spent its early life in the UK before passing to an Austrian private collection where it was displayed in a small museum for approximately two decades. It retains its original engine, matching numbers, and its factory Sherwood Green with Biscuit interior colour scheme.
Ownership
- 2019-04-07Auction saleEstimate £140,000 – £160,000
- 1960-05-01 →Factory deliveryMr Oxleypartial documentation
First registered owner, took delivery via Fields Engineering dealership in Crawley, Sussex.
- Date unknownUK private owner(s) with additional registrationspartial documentation
Vehicle carried two further private UK registrations during its early years, implying at least one change of domestic ownership.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownAustrian private collection and small museumpartial documentation
For roughly the past two decades the car has been based in Austria, housed mainly within a small private museum as part of a collector's holdings.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
Several minor additions made: discreetly positioned front and rear tow hooks, an engineered anti-bump arrangement for the rear suspension, seat belt mountings, and a Halda-type cable drive mechanism routed to the cockpit.
Vendor states these are the only departures from original specification.
- —Mechanical
New set of 72-spoke chrome wire wheels fitted, shod with new Blockley radial tyres. Underside treated with Waxoyl.
Are you the owner of this car?
This car's public record is built from its auction and competition history. Register your ownership and privately add your own records to make it a verified Legacy Metrics passport — provenance that backs your car's value at sale and gives your insurer evidence to price against. Roy reviews and verifies every registration personally.