With just 6,600 miles on the clock and two previous keepers, it won’t surprise you to hear that ‘H629 LJA’ won the category of Best Original and/or Unrestored Classic Car at the Silverstone Classic.

It has also been featured in Jaguar World magazine and represents an unrepeatable opportunity to buy the very best example you’re ever likely to see.

Fresh from a recent service and still on only its third owner, it’s had no fewer than two Waxoyl treatments and probably hasn’t ever seen rain...

What can we say other than this might well be the best preserved Jaguar XJ40 in the world – and note we say “preserved” and not “restored” because this one still features its original panels and factory shutlines.

The factory Signal Red paintwork is still glossy and almost unblemished too, and it’s amazing to see one that hasn’t faded in the way almost every red classic you’ll come across will have.

Everything on it is still bright and vivid and all the little details that confirm the car’s prov...