2025-06-11 13:07:43 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 6/25

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1981-jaguar-xj12-he/

Auction description:

25th Jun, 2025, The Millbrook Sale, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire

1981 Jaguar XJ12 HE

Registration No: VWR 432X

Chassis No: JBALW3CC326804

MOT: Exempt

Supplied in the original colour scheme of Silver with a Dark Blue Vinyl Roof over a Dark Blue Leather interior

Purchased by the vendor from a deceased estate in 2015

Running and driving but in need of minor TLC

Elegantly finished in Silver with a Dark Blue Vinyl Roof and trimmed internally with a Dark Blue Leather interior, this desirable 12-cylinder variant of the XJ Series III was first registered in the Leeds area and is said to have been previously owned by a former CEO of The Kraft Heinz Company as his chauffeur driven gentleman’s express. Acquired from a deceased estate by the vendor, it has remained in his ownership since 2015 after previously selling it and then buying it back.

Today, the Jaguar is a handsome car that presents in very original condition, but due to lack of use the vendor acknowledges that it is time for it to be sold. Running well and driving around for the photography session, the big cat will need some TLC prior to using on the road, most notably of which is the power steering system. The vendor rates the car as having ‘good bodywork’ and is sure that when it is cleaned up the interior trim can be rated as ‘very good’ and certainly makes the indicated mileage of just under 70,000 miles very credible.