2014-05-17 09:50:01 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 6/14
www.bonhams.com/auctions/21916/lot/355/

Auction description:
Lot 355
Over 50 Concours wins, 100 pint JCNA status
1959 Jaguar XK150S 3.4-Liter Roadster
Chassis no. T831532DN
Engine no. VS 1486-9
US$ 170,000 - 200,000
£100,000 - 120,000

There can be few cars of this marque or model that can lay claim to such achievement in Concours events across this country. Over the course of the last 13 years, the XK150S offered here has won more than 50 Concours awards, including numerous 'Best in Class' trophies. Today, the car still holds 100 point status with the Jaguar Club of North America and has won North American Champion as well.

That the car came to be in such extraordinary condition is testament to its owners, keen enthusiasts of British motorcars, and reflects their passion, keen eye for detail and quality workmanship.

An original U.S. delivered example, this 'S' was built on October 10, 1958, dispatched 20 days later and supplied to this country through Jaguar Cars New York. Finished in Black with Grey hides and a Black top, it was delivered with the exact technical specification and matching numbers components that it retains today, as verified by its Jaguar-Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate.

The first owner of the car was J.P. Squire of Mentor, Ohio who took delivery on July 19, 1960. Squire kept the car for four years before selling it to W.O. Oden of nearby Cleveland, Ohio in June of '64. Oden enjoyed the car for two subsequent years before putting it into storage in his garage in August of 1966. The Jag would sit closeted in Oden's garage for the next three decades until it was acquired by the current owner in May of 1997. When the car was pulled out of the garage, it was in complete and showing less than 18,000 miles on the clock.

Sent to marque specialist Jeff Locke of Foreign Car Specialties in Tallmadge, Ohio in 1998, an exhaustive, body-off, concours quality restoration was begun. In completing the restoration, exacting detail features were sourced - items which are so often copied, but rarely are originals as found on this car.

This exhaustive process took three years from start to finish. Completed in its original color scheme, it has achieved consistent success where ever it has been shown. With preciously few miles added since it was completed to its already very low mileage total, and detailed to the highest degree, the car looks today much as it did when the exacting rebuild was finalized. The car is replete with it original owner's manual including its annual maintenance chart, tool roll, and 'Supplementary Instructions...for the XK150 "S" Model'.

Bonhams can only endorse the judgments of so many experts across the country who have consistently prized and placed this car above all others they have seen. It is an utterly beautiful example with only three Ohio owners and fewer than 18,000 original miles, which should comfortably provide its next owner with further awards, or hold its own among any world class collection of automobiles.

2014-09-11 15:38:29 | pauls writes:

XK Gazette reports sold at $203,500.

2021-07-19 09:14:49 | pauls writes:

Car to return to auction 8/21

www.bonhams.com/auctions/26887/lot/30/

Auction description:

Lot 30

1959 Jaguar XK150S 3.4 Roadster

US$ 175,000 - 225,000

£ 130,000 - 160,000

To be sold without reserve

Chassis no. T831532DN

Engine no. S 1486-9

3,442cc DOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine

3 SU Carburetors

250bhp at 5,500rpm

4-Speed Manual Transmission w/ Overdrive

Front Independent Suspension - Live Rear Axle

4-Wheel Hydraulic Disc Brakes

*More than 50 Concours wins and 100-point JCNA status

*Matching numbers, factory left hand drive example

*Just four owners from new and less than 19,000 original miles

*Presented in original color combination

There can be few cars of this marque or model that can lay claim to such achievement in Concours events across this country. Over the course of about 13 years, the XK150S offered here has won more than 50 Concours awards, including numerous 'Best in Class' trophies, resulting in the car earning a 100-point status with the Jaguar Club of North America and has won North American Champion as well. That the Jaguar came to be in such extraordinary condition is testament to its previous owners, keen enthusiasts of British motorcars, and reflects their passion, keen eye for detail and quality workmanship.

An original U.S. delivered example, this 'S' was built on October 10, 1958, dispatched 20 days later and supplied to the US through Jaguar Cars New York. Finished in Black with Grey hides and a Black top, it was delivered with the exact technical specification and matching-numbers components that it retains today, as verified by its Jaguar-Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate.

The first owner of the car was J.P. Squire of Mentor, Ohio who took delivery on July 19, 1960. Squire kept the car for four years before selling it to W.O. Oden of nearby Cleveland, Ohio in June of '64. Oden enjoyed the car for two subsequent years before putting it into storage in his garage in August of 1966. The Jaguar would sit closeted in Oden's garage for the next three decades until it was acquired by the previous owner in May of 1997. When the car was pulled out of the garage, it was in complete and showing less than 18,000 miles on the clock.

Sent to marque specialist Jeff Locke of Foreign Car Specialties in Tallmadge, Ohio in 1998, an exhaustive, body-off, concours quality restoration was begun. In completing the restoration, exacting detail features were sourced - items which are so often copied, but rarely are originals as found on this car.

This exhaustive process took three years from start to finish. Completed in its original color scheme, it has achieved consistent success wherever it has been shown. With preciously few miles added since it was completed to its already very low mileage total, and detailed to the highest degree, the car looks today much as it did when the exacting rebuild was finalized. Offered from a prominent Virginia-based collection, the XK150S Roadster is offered with its original owner's manual including its annual maintenance chart, tool roll, and 'Supplementary Instructions' for the XK150 "S" Model'.

Bonhams can only endorse the judgments of so many experts across the country who have consistently prized and placed this car above all others they have seen. It is an utterly beautiful example with few owners and less than 19,000 original miles, which should comfortably provide its next owner with further awards or hold its own among any world class collection of automobiles.