Lot 206: Daimler Sovereign (420)

First seen in 1966, the Jaguar 420 and Daimler Sovereign remained in production for only two and a half years, before being replaced by the ,all new, XJ6. This fact makes the model the rarest of all Jaguar saloons and makes this manual gearbox version a real rarity indeed. The vendor believes that manual Daimlers numbers are in single figures and believes one is unlikely to find an example in this condition.Described as being in good to very good condition, the car has benefited from overhaul of both front and rear subframes, new brake callipers, new brake discs, suspension bushes, bearings, rod ends, rebuilt differential, overhauled steering box and new wheel bearings. These works were carried out in the not too distant past, at a cost of around £2,500. More recently the car has had new interior (headlining, carpets, re-varnished wood, re-connolised leather) £1,640, Kevlar cooling system hoses, new chrome wire wheels and hubs £800 and new tyres £520, which have covered around 1000 miles.Originally supplied and registered in Jersey, the car is then said to have been pressed into diplomatic service in France before being repatriated to the UK in 1976. Finished in British Racing Green with suede greet hide, the car is described as being in good to excellent condition throughout.