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US $89,950.00
Year:1960 Mileage:40517
Location:

Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Shawnee, Kansas, United States
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Image Motors had the good fortune to acquire this magnificent XK150 Drophead Convertible from the previous owner who had owned it for 43 years because of his planned move to a retirement community.  This car has been meticulously maintained and cared for as if it was the only possession this person had.  This car made its way to Kansas City from Dallas on Sunday June 24, 1962 with only 10,024 miles.  This amount of mileage in the first two years had to be the fastest mileage put on this car because in the next 52 years it only accumulated 30,493 miles more.  We believe that a import car dealer who specialized in British cars brought it to Kansas City and kept it until June 19,1971 when he sold it to someone who flipped it very quickly, October 28, 1971 to the person who we acquired it from.  We have some service records from 1968 and 1969 where the import dealers shop performed work.  The import dealer was also a car collector and it is very possible that he just held on to this car the entire time.  We have a copy of an old Kansas title from January 16, 1968 showing Joe Egle Motors Imports, Inc as the owner and a couple of people in Kansas City who claimed to have known him said they thought that was about the time he moved from Kansas City, Missouri to a suburb on the Kansas side of Olathe Kansas.  Hence the need to retitle Kansas.  We have tried to share as much information and facts about this car because we are talking about an extremely rare car, with low mileage, that with some further attention could turn out to be very valuable with the right paint being applied to this rust free car. 
PAINT
We are not sure when the paint was applied, but we know it was sometime prior to 1990,  but the old saying that it "looks good at 10 feet", really applies to this car.  If you look real close at the paint you can see areas where the metal was not blocked, sanded, and primed properly and over time has risen through the paint.   Don't know if the person who commissioned the repaint didn't know the difference or just didn't want to spend the extra money.  I wish cars could talk because it could shed a tremendous amount of information that we have all wondered.
CHROME
All chrome on this car: wheels, bumpers, trim on outside around headlights, turn signals, taillights, door handles are very shiny are not pitted in any way!  The items that are chromed in the interior are equally as nice.  A word or two about the wheels, they are perfect looking with a few bumps on the knockoffs where the factory wheel mallet was used taking the tires and wheels off of the car. 
INTERIOR
The leather interior is way beyond just presentable.  Don't know if it is original, replaced, or restored but looks very good for as old as it is.  We know that there was a correct woolton wool carpet set with new under felts installed in 1990.  At that time there was new under dash panels, windshield piping, dash leather, fabricated and recovered.
TOP
The top and boot are in outstanding condition and the only record we have of work being performed on them was a defective bow was repaired and reinstalled in 1990.  The top goes up and down very smoothly and the boot fits very nicely.
MECHANICAL (Most Important in our opinion)
This car was shipped from Kansas City to Stew Jones Restoration & Repair Shop in Winstead, Connecticut to one of the most respected Jaguar shops by the owner to have the car checked out completely and then he authorized them to perform over $11,000 worth of work to make sure this grand old car received the attention it deserved.  All work that was recommended and estimated was performed, no corners cut here.   We have the itemized bill on all worked performed, parts and labor to substantiate  all work.   I guess I should have said this along time ago, but every time you turn the key on and push the start button it starts the first time!  This car had, new disc brakes all the way around,  new transmission and torque converter, engine was removed during process and many mechanical things were performed.  The list just goes on and on of items that were replaced, repaired, or rebuilt to make sure that this car drives and handles just the like the owner expected.  The detail is unheard of on a vehicle that someone was going to drive and enjoy.  The cosmetic detail is just what you would expect to go along with everything else.  After the car returned to Kansas City a local repair shop, specializing in special interest cars inspected this car annually for its owner and performed any service or repairs needed.  With his shop being the most knowledgeable of this work, he would be glad to discuss it with the new owner if desired.
RIDE & DRIVE
This has to be one of the best driving and handling 54 year old XK150 on the road today.  The Jaguar drives down the road straight as an arrow and those disc brakes bring this car to a nice smooth stop.  The automatic transmission shifts nice and smooth.   Be prepared for people to stare at your outstanding car as you are driving down the street and enjoying it.

As you can see in the picture of the trunk we have the original tools and bag, mallet, and tucked away in the glove box is the original owners manual, all in like new condition!

Motor # VA1478-8
Gearbox #JBX1635
Body #P8202
Chassis # 2W53247

If you need additional information, call RON 913-707-8111.  Would be happy to arrange to have the car delivered to your front door or shipped to your broker for shipment overseas.













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