This vibrant looking XK8 Convertible hails from 2000, around four years into XK8 production.

Its Carnival Red livery over luxurious Oatmeal interior helps to underscore the XK8’s particular blend of performance and luxury that few of its peers could match.

Being a 2000 model endows it with the later, much improved Servotronic II power steering as well as upgraded braking and traction-control systems, and refinements to the XK8’s equipment and general specification.

What sets this example apart from most others, however, is its light and clearly empathetic use to date.

This convertible spent the first 25 years of its life in the hands of just three previous keepers with the current owner acquiring it in April of this year.

The car’s MoT history reveals its glacial mileage progression averaging out at just 1,595 miles per annum to bring us to today’s trifling total of 41,483 miles.

Combine that significantly differentiating attribute to a generous Jaguar service history and this ch...