Finished in Kingfisher with Doeskin hide interior, ‘M554 MYX’ is a Jaguar Sovereign V12 that Henlys of Chester supplied it to its first owner in August 1994.

We think it moved into the second owner’s hands at some point between 1996 and 1998, and were told it changed hands again in around 2012.

The third owner invested about £10,000 in restoring it before putting in in their collection, where it lay unused for a dozen-or-so years.

The seller bought it last year and has only just realised that he forgot to send the V5 off to be changed.

So, it’s really had four previous owners, not three… But, while he may neglect the paperwork, he doesn’t neglect his cars as he treated the Jaguar to a mini-recommission by way of four new tyres, a new battery and alternator, new rear struts, and much more, which resulted in an advisory-free MoT being issued in July.

All’s well that ends well, eh? The Kingfisher coachwork (paint code HFE) presents beautifully; anyone who tells you that Jaguar qualit...