Est: £28,000 - £34,000
1972 Jaguar XJ12 Series 1 5.3 V12 SWB - Fully Restored
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 14 Nov 2026
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Est: £28,000 - £34,000
1972 Jaguar XJ12 Series 1 5.3 V12 SWB - Fully Restored
UK • 14 Nov 2026 • Lot 210
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a highly original 1972 Jaguar XJ12 Series One, which has undergone an extensive 8-year, £50,000 restoration to factory specification. The car is presented in exceptional condition, having been featured in the Jaguar Drivers' Club magazine.
Condition
9
Highly original, exacting restoration, better than factory
/ 10
Automatic
HDU 112L
1972
Auction
1P1462BW
RHD
United Kingdom
Est: £28,000 - £34,000
1972 Jaguar XJ12 Series 1 5.3 V12 SWB - Fully Restored
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 14 Nov 2026
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
By the mid-to-late 1960s, competition for the lucrative luxury car market was led by Jaguar with the successful Mk10, Mk2, S-Type and 420 saloons.
However, it had been clear for some time that if Jaguar were to remain at the top of this sector into the 1970s and beyond there was a pressing need to develop just one saloon to replace all of the cars in the existing range.
To succeed, the new car would need to be very special indeed.
It was - the all-new XJ range made its debut in 1968 at London’s Earls Court Motor Show.
The car was an immediate success with the public overwhelmed by this new large luxury Jaguar.
However, perhaps of greater importance, was the attention from the motoring press.
It is doubtful that any car had ever received such unqualified praise from the press as the XJ did. A high-performance version called the Jaguar XJ12 saloon was announced in July 1972, featuring a simplified grille, and powered by Jaguar’s venerable 5.3-litre V12 engine coupled to the Borg-Wa...
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£1,200
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£8,419
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£48,804
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