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Sadly , the gentleman who owns the scrapyard where they have lain for a number of years steadfastly refuses to sell either of the cars , nor even any parts from them .
I agree - when I first saw them they were more or less intact , and surrounded by Silver Shadows and other upmarket cars .Derek,
I don't see what he has to lose, they are well beyond redemption, unless someone has VERY Deep Pockets and an Endless source of Income!
I'm surprised that some or all of the Bits and Pieces haven't been "Spirited Away"Unless he has a Wild Rotty roaming about at night!
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And , if a different marque floats your boat , how about this XK150 ( triple carbs ) lying next door to my office ?
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There's even a compressor to do the paintwork !
Actually the place was a bodyshop which closed down , and this was apparently left on the premises ; there was also a W140 , which was complete but was vandalised over a couple of years until almost nothing left of it .
I tried searching on that site , and attempted to upload info , but without success .My grandfather owned an XK150S drop-head coupe (with the reg. plate S150) from new - he had a buckled wire wheel on his garage wall as a memento after hitting a new roundabout that he'd failed to notice on one of his favourite roads!
There's a website called XKdata.com that tracks all the XK120/140/150 cars ... there will probably be an entry on it for that one. I stumbled across the site a few years back and was amazed to see a set of pictures of S150 from the '60s which had apparently been found at a car boot sale. My dad was able to say where they'd been taken and when:
XK Data - T827426 - Jaguar XK120, XK140, XK150 information, articles, photos and register
Very sad to see those cars rotting away.
This XK150 was banger raced a few years ago:
Classic Cars Talks: November 2011
It was incomplete when purchased by the racers who then sold further parts to enthusiasts prior to the race. It received plenty of punishment on the day but was apparently sold afterwards for "restoration" whereby a new car is created using modern replacement parts based on the identity of an original car. Paddy's broom and all that but with high value cars it's financially worthwhile.
AND DRIVING ONE
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