Description Lovely looking automatic example that was extensively restored in the early Noughties with just c.6,000 miles since; recent recommissioning works including a new torque converter, alternator and exhaust; magazine featured in 2004; ready to be enjoyed Dating from April 1968 this is certainly a very smart example of the rather rare Jaguar 420 model which was produced for only two years to follow the S-Type before replacement by the XJ6 in 1970.

This example, powered of course by the legendary 4,235cc straight-six (with drive going to the road through the rear wheels via the typical automatic gearbox) was subject to a complete bare metal strip down and restoration in the early Noughties which has been chronicled in a tome of photographs on file and then featured in a six-page article in Classics Magazine in June 2004 – a copy of which is also on file.

The restoration included a full strip down, corrosion repaired, panels renewed or repaired where necessary, the engine rebuil...