2025-04-26 10:06:45 | Clive writes:

Advertised on carsales.com.au, 26 April 2025 asking AUD$125,000. Car is in North Richmond, NSW. Private seller’s description (edited) follows:
This matching numbers car was sold new in 1971 by Larke Hoskins, Sydney for $8619 (original receipt). The current owner purchased the car in 2023 from Gosford Car Museum with 90,680 miles on the clock. It comes with a Jaguar Heritage Certificate and a file of paperwork identifying all previous owners.

2025-04-26 20:34:41 | pauls writes:

Additional description from above offer:

The car exchanged owners several times and in 1997 came into the ownership of long-term Jaguar Australia club member Brian H, a mechanical engineer whose XK and XKE rebuilds are legendary in Jaguar circles. Brian undertook a full bare metal rebuild, and, not satisfied with the previous 1978 engine rebuild, undertook a nut and bolt rebuild of both the motor and the gearbox. Such is Brian’s attention to detail that even the jack was subject to a bare metal respray. Shortly after the rebuild Brian drove the car around Australia (see photos), he tested his mechanical prowess with a 130mph+ track day and then leased the car to the producers of TV drama ‘A Complicated Life’, where it was featured in the show Australian Story: A Complicated Life:... - YouTube (watch the clip to the end). During Brian's ownership the car also won numerous top show awards (see photos). Brian sold the car in 2014 with 89,559 miles on the clock, in 2019, after largely being in storage, it was sold to the Gosford car museum with 90,500 miles, it remained on airconditioned display there until 2023 when I bought it with 90,680 miles. Given the length of its lay-up I immediately took the car to Greg Parsons (Dr Jag) for a full health check and service, the car then went to Tony Arditto (Sydney Jaguar engineer) to have the rear drive splines replaced. Unfortunately, during its stay at the Gosford Car Museum all the accessories were ‘lost’, I have purchased a replacement tool kit from Jaguar UK, remarkably they still hold original parts. I also replaced the original wheel spinners with the more authentic ‘winged’ spinners (the originals will come with the car). I also procured an original maintenance and service booklet from the USA which contains electrical system and service data posters, subsequently the car is now equipped as it would have been when new. The car also has a Bluetooth retro-fit radio and is wired for hands-free.