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£10,012

1970 Daimler Sovereign Series 1 2.8 Manual

Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 1 Jun 2025

Market Position:

Highest 20% of Past Sales

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£10,012

1970 Daimler Sovereign Series 1 2.8 Manual

UK • 1 Jun 2025

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Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1969 Daimler Sovereign, based on the Jaguar XJ6, features a 2.8-litre engine, 4-speed manual with overdrive, and a dark blue leather interior. It has low mileage in the last decade, comes with original documentation, and is being sold due to storage constraints.

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Condition 

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The car is described as having a gently patinated interior, great condition dashboard veneers, and door cards, suggesting caring ownership. However, it has covered very little mileage in the last decade and is being sold due to storage issues, implying it may need some mechanical attention. The exterior is not explicitly described in detail, so a definitive rating is challenging. However, it does reference "exterior".

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56,454 miles

IT2507DN

RHD

United Kingdom

Manual

ABW 450J

1970

Auction

£10,012

1970 Daimler Sovereign Series 1 2.8 Manual

Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 1 Jun 2025

Market Position:

Highest 20% of Past Sales

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Description

The new Series 1 XJ6-based Daimler Sovereign was introduced in October 1969, virtually identical to the Jaguar with the exception of its fluted grille and Daimler badging This lovely Series 1 is finished in the rather conservatively named Jaguar Pale Blue and is fitted with a 2.8-litre, straight-six XK engine with a 4-speed manual gearbox with overdrive The gently patinated dark blue leather interior feels intimate yet enormously stylish, dashboard veneers and door cards etc. are in great condition suggesting caring ownership for many years

Supplied with its original handbook, diagrams and many MOTs dating back to 1984 Having covered very little mileage in the last decade, corroborated by its MOT history, this example was acquired by our vendor around four years ago though unfortunately he is now losing his storage and so the car has to go Exterior

Price Analysis vs Other Sovereign 2.8s

£2,912

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£4,800

Median Price (Since 2020)

£10,640

Highest Price (Since 2020)

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Previous Sovereign 2.8 Sales

MOT Information

Valid

Expires on 7th May 2027

Latest MOT mileage:

56,661 miles

MOT History

Passed

On 8th May 2026, 56,661 miles


Passed

On 9th Dec 2020, 53,246 miles


Passed

On 17th Aug 2018, 52,340 miles


Passed

On 18th Aug 2017, 51,550 miles


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