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Jaguar XK150 DHC 3.8 Litre

1960 · Manual · British Racing Green

£110,000

Listed today at Vintage & Prestige, Northampton. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1960
Registration: 694 UYS
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 3.8-litre straight-six
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Convertible
Colour: British Racing Green
Generation: XK150 (1957–1961)

About this car

This 1960 Jaguar XK150 drophead coupé has the 3.8-litre engine and is left-hand drive. It was first registered in the Netherlands, where it carried the plate DH-60-38, and now has the UK registration 694UYS.

The current owner bought it about ten years ago, shortly after a full restoration, from The Gallery Aldering in the Netherlands. It is finished in British Racing Green over light tan leather, with a figured walnut dash, a lined mohair hood and chrome wire wheels on knock-off hubs. The dealer says it has been used only for dry outings, averaging under 1,000 miles a year.

It has several modern upgrades: a five-speed manual gearbox, EZ power steering, four-way flashers, twin 12V batteries in place of the original 6V units, and a Kenlowe cooling fan. A hood bag is included. So is a high-torque starter motor, which has not been fitted because the car starts easily on the new batteries.

Written by Vertar from Vintage & Prestige’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Jaguar's period-quoted 220 bhp (gross) for the standard 3.8 with B-type head (not the 265 bhp 3.8 S). Weight and performance figures were left blank because the period numbers come from road tests, not Jaguar.).

Power: 220 bhp
Engine: 3,781 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated