£7,840
1969 Jaguar 240 Saloon
Dore & Rees • UK • 21 Sept 2024
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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£7,840
1969 Jaguar 240 Saloon
UK • 21 Sept 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a well-presented Jaguar 240, an automatic model finished in Aston Martin Silver Birch with blue leather trim. It has undergone an 8-year sympathetic restoration and is described as driving very well, making it an appealing entry into classic Jaguar ownership.
Condition
7
The car has been subject to an 8-year rolling sympathetic restoration and is finished in Aston Martin Silver Birch with blue leather trim. The vendor states the car drives very well and is an economical and practical entry into classic Jaguar ownership.
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889 miles (via 2014 MOT)
1J4050BW
RHD
United Kingdom
Automatic
VVB 769G
1969
Auction
£7,840
1969 Jaguar 240 Saloon
Dore & Rees • UK • 21 Sept 2024
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
TBA - Subject of sympatheic restoration in current ownership Although the Mk I was a great success, selling four times as many as the larger Jaguar saloons, Jaguar boss William Lyons was not content.
He knew it could be improved.
Happily, virtually every aspect that had been criticised received attention in the new Mk
II range of October 1959.
Similar in appearance but with a much larger glass area, the Mark II boasted a wider rear track to improve road holding, together with minor front suspension changes to reduce body roll and all round discs rather than drum brakes.
Engine options included the 120bhp 2.4 litre, the 210bhp 3.4 litre and, for the first time the 220bhp 3,781cc unit of the Mk IX.
Jaguar saloons led the field in production and touring car racing during much of the 1960s.
Not surprisingly the quickest and most successful private entries came from John Coombs’ Jaguar dealership in Guildford.
John Coombs had significant race experience and his dealership simply got...
Price Analysis vs Other Mk II 240s
£2,366
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£9,600
Median Price (Since 2020)
£30,375
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 9th Jul 2015
Latest MOT mileage:
889 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 10th Jul 2014, 889 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
User Entered:
- offside front jacking point corroded
Passed
On 11th Apr 2013, 404 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Passed
On 15th Mar 2012, 98,393 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
Failed
On 15th Mar 2012, 98,393 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Fail:
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory:
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
MOT Mileage Trend
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