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1960 Jaguar XK 150 S Drophead Coupé

T 838705 DNroadUnited Kingdom
Engine
3.8L DOHC inline-six with three carburettors, 265 bhp
Colour
Black with tan roof

A left-hand-drive 1960 Jaguar XK 150 S drophead coupé, one of only 89 produced in 3.8-litre S-specification, built on 18 February 1960 and despatched to eastern Canada for its first owner in Sudbury, Ontario. Equipped with the 265 bhp triple-carburettor engine and Laycock de Normanville electric overdrive, it received a thorough body-off restoration in Belgium in 2003, emerging in a reversed colour scheme with a rebuilt engine and gearbox and a re-trimmed red leather interior.

Ownership

  1. —Auction sale
    Sold €280,000 (≈ $308K)

    RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

  2. 1960 →Factory delivery
    J.C. MacIsaac
    full documentation

    Original recipient of the car, delivered via Jaguar's eastern Canadian distributor in Montréal, with Sudbury, Ontario as the destination. Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate documents the build and despatch details.

  3. Date unknown
    Belgian owner who commissioned 2003 restoration
    partial documentation

    Owner based in Belgium who arranged a comprehensive body-off restoration including engine and gearbox rebuild, new interior in red leather, and a revised exterior colour scheme.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. 2003
    Restoration

    Full body-off restoration carried out in Belgium, encompassing concours-grade paintwork, a complete engine and gearbox rebuild, and a fully renewed red leather interior. The exterior colour scheme was altered from the factory combination of cream body with black roof to black body with tan roof.

    Interior re-trimmed in red, consistent with original factory specification for that detail.

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