2015-05-27 20:03:01 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 6/15
www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2015-06-06/cars/ref-138-jaguar-xj12.aspx

Auction description:
132 - 1978 Jaguar XJ12, Series II, (5.3 litre)
Registration AGX 90T
Chassis Number 2R-4753BW
Engine Number YP-39790
Odometer reading 25,401 miles
Estimate £4,500 - £6,000

This example is a late Series II XJ12 in red with period black vinyl roof and tan leather upholstery. The history file contains photographs from approximately 12 years ago of the car in a Jaguar showroom surrounded by then new generation Jaguar XJ models. The original Owners wallet is present and includes the original Leyland Cars Service Passport which documents annual servicing up until July 1982 at which time the car was recorded as having done just 8,005 miles. There are 12 MoT test certificates which chart the cars progress from 11,389 miles in 1987 through to 22,198 miles in November 1999 and then in June 2007 an MoT testing station recorded the mileage at 25,157 miles. The car has passed a further four MoT tests since but has continued to be very little used. The most recent was in March of this year with less than 50 miles travelled since. Consequently today, this fine example has a remarkably low mileage of just 25,401 well documented miles. There were no advisories issued on the certificate from the last MoT test so the car is presented in good order throughout and ready to be shown and enjoyed. This comes from a small private collection of British cars and with two sets of keys. it is worth considering the very high attrition rates of the mid 1970's Jaguar saloons, combined with values of sister E-Types climbing so steeply recently, indicating that such a scarce and super-low mileage V12 XJ could make a very shrewd investment for the discerning collector.