motoringicons Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) SOLD IN ONE DAY!!!!This 1959 Jaguar XK 150 Roadster was purchased by the current owner in the early 1970s. He is believed to be the third owner of this car. When he purchased the car, it was a really good and low mileage original car-after all, it was less than 15 years old at the time. After driving it a few years, he decided to do a frame-on restoration including new paint, new interior and a completely rebuilt engine and transmission assembly. Today, the car shows less than 41,000 miles which are believed to be original and the car has been driven about 5,000 since the restoration was completed. Earlier this year, the car was given to a noted Jaguar restoration facility and nearly 8,500.00 was spent on a major mechanical freshening which included new brakes, new wire wheels, new white wall tires, full engine tune up, etc. The body is extremely straight and solid. There appears to be no evidence of damage or repair to any of the body panels, floors, sills, trunk pan, etc. The fit of the doors, trunk lid and hood is very good with even gaps and margins. The red paint is extremely clean and very presentable, although with good polishing could be improved to excellent. The paint has an overall even gloss to it and there are no signs of underlying problems beneath the surfaces, nor are there any bad areas. The chrome, like the paint, could use a good cleaning but is in very good overall condition and would easily clean up to be better. The black interior is extremely clean and shows hardly any wear. The glass is good and the windows roll up and down properly. The worst part about the car is the top covering. While the top assembly is in very good working condition, the black top covering is worn and really should be replaced. The dash and all of the controls are very nice and all the gauges operate as they should. The engine bay is clean and the chassis shows no unusual signs of wear, damage or frame repair. Mechanically, this car starts easily, idles smooth and drives down the road really nice. The steering and brakes are tight and responsive. The engine accelerates well, the clutch is smooth, the transmission shifts easily and the rare, factory overdrive operates as it should. The lights, horn, windshield wiper, emergency brake, etc operate properly. The car retains its original build plate. This car sits right and looks good from all angles and it really drives down the road nice. These XK150s are really great to drive with their four-wheel disc brakes, and larger engines.The roll up windows make them comfortable, long distance tour cars. If you have been looking for one of these, you know they are selling for north of 100K and the auctions have been selling them in the 150K range. Many of these super shiny, freshly restored cars being offered today are patched and pieced together project cars. This is a really honest example that can be used as-is or inexpensively improved upon as you enjoy it. This car is priced to sell at an extremely reasonable xxxxxxxxx and the car is located near Indianapolis, Indiana. Clear and current titlePlease call 734-730-4274 or email: motoringicons@hotmail.com to schedule a viewing or for more information. I have over 100 detailed photos that I can send to interested parties. Thank you very much.<fieldset class="postcontent" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; "></fieldset> Edited September 18, 2014 by motoringicons (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest garyi Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) Wow this is an incredible car! I own a Jaguar parts company. If I had the extra cash I would love to own this car!!!! Edited October 9, 2014 by R W Burgess (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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