Jaguar XK150 Drophead Coupe, 1961
Jaguar XK XK150
Jaguar XK XK150•
•9 مشاهدة
Chassis No.: S838999
$140,000 | High bid
- Odometer: 57,322 miles
- Engine: Inline 6-cylinder
- Transmission: Manual
- Exterior: Silver
- Interior: Deep Red
- Body: Drophead Coupe
- Comprehensive detailed restoration
- Sorted mechanically following restoration
- Final year for the model
- 3.8L Inline 6-cylinder
- Tremec 5-speed manual transmission
- Air conditioning
- Power steering
- Rare options for a XK150 Drophead
- Documentation book with purchase invoice for $110,000 in 2002 from Bentley Sports Cars
- Restoration receipts
As the last in Jaguar’s revolutionary XK sports car series, the XK150 was the most-developed expression of the breed and the direct predecessor to the projectile-like E-Type of the 1960s and 1970s. Debuted in 1957 with updated bodywork and developed with a host of welcome detail improvements throughout its run, the XK150 was available in either standard or Special Equipment outfitting, and by late 1959, both the 3.4-and 3.8L XK DOHC 6-cylinder engines were available in twin- or triple-carbureted S tune. A 3.8L unit was soon available for the XK150, which would go on to power its successor, the E-Type.
From the start, Jaguar applied the lessons learned in competition to its sporting road cars, which steadily grew in performance and sophistication. A clear case of racing improving the breed was Jaguar’s application of Dunlop 4-wheel disc brakes, which played a key role in its second Le Mans victory with the C-Type in 1953, making the XK150 the first Jaguar road car so equipped. While the XK150 was designed strictly as a fast, GT-oriented road car, a few committed privateers campaigned it to good effect, including the GT-class win at the 1960 Tulip Rally.
American sports car ace Walt Hansgen drove a stock XK150—in uprated S tune—to a creditable third-place podium in June 1960 at Bridgehampton, New York, giving the XK150 a great send-off prior to the release of the XKE in 1961. The product of a comprehensive and detailed restoration, this final-year 1961 Jaguar XK150 Drophead Coupe further benefits from mechanical sorting. Power delivery is via a twin-carbureted 3.8L inline 6-cylinder engine paired with a Tremec 5-speed manual transmission. In addition to air conditioning and power steering, the Jaguar features rare options for a XK150 drophead coupe.
Finished in silver, the XK150 is handsomely complemented by a new Deep Red leather interior, a rear luggage rack and knock-off wire wheels. In addition to a documentation book with the 2002-dated purchase invoice for $110,000 from Bentley Sports Cars, this iconic, final-year 1961 Jaguar XK150 Drophead Coupe is accompanied by restoration receipts and photos.
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التكلفة
514,150 AED
