Finished in Liquid Silver Pearl with the extended Charcoal leather interior, ‘LK56 UAC’ is a Sovereign that could be a poster child for the benefit of living a life without encountering winter road salt.

It’s clearly lived its life with fastidious curation too, but this is pretty much the norm for one-owner-from-new cars – even if the fact that that care is backed up by some hefty paperwork is less usual… It was also built to full UK specification, so you get to enjoy goodies such as Xenon headlamps, front and rear parking sensors, radar-assisted cruise control, 19-inch custom alloy wheels, heated seats, and satellite navigation.

Of course, the aluminium body rules out the sort of rust and rot that plagued older Jaguars, but there’s still a lot that could have gone wrong in the seventeen years since this one rolled off the production line.

Could have but hasn’t because it still presents beautifully with ultra-tight and consistent shutlines, perfect panel alignment, and a distinct ab...