1959 Jaguar XK 150
- Colour
- Dark green over tan
Chassis S 837992 DN is a 1959 Jaguar XK 150 drophead coupé, one of the final and most developed examples of Jaguar's long-running XK series, notable for its four-wheel Dunlop disc brakes. Delivered new to a San Francisco owner in January 1959, it returned to Europe in 1988, later moving to Germany where a full body-off restoration was carried out in 2004. The car retains its original engine and bodywork and is finished in period-correct dark green over tan.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €115,000 (≈ $127K)
- 1959-01-02 →Factory deliveryL. Mooneypartial documentation
First registered owner, based in San Francisco; took delivery of the car new from the factory.
- 1988 →Acquisition unknownFrench owner or importerpartial documentation
Car was brought back to Europe and registered in France; maintenance records exist from this point onward.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownGerman ownerpartial documentation
Car relocated to Germany by the early 2000s; owner commissioned a complete body-off restoration in 2004, with photographic documentation retained.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2004Restoration
Full body-off restoration carried out in Germany; car was refinished in a period-appropriate colour scheme of dark green bodywork over tan interior. Original engine and body were retained throughout.
Photographic documentation of the restoration process exists. The work was said to have held up well with only light signs of subsequent use.
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