Finished in Spruce Green Pearl with a piped Silk leather interior, ‘VIJ 934’ belongs to a chap in the trade.

He’s had it for a decade now, which would suggest it’s a good ‘un – and when you learn his business is buying and selling Jaguars, any doubt as to the quality of this one vanishes.

One of only a hundred V12 cars built, its history file even includes an original Daimler Century sales brochure plus period projector slides and photographs.

Always kept in a heated garage, it’s been run on a regular basis to keep everything lubricated and working as it should.

Still showing just 57,000 miles on the odometer, he’s only selling it because he finds himself in the enviable position of having too many classics in his collection.

The coachwork is very good, and we can do no better than to quote the owner himself: “ There is no rust or rot around windscreen, A-pillars, front or rear wings, bonnet, or boot.

All are the original panels too, and the car has never been welded .” We’d add ...