1968 JAGUAR 420 SEDAN – MANUAL – 3,510 MILES SHOWING
The Jaguar 420 (pronounced “four-twenty”) and its Daimler Sovereign equivalent were introduced at the October 1966 London Motor Show and produced for two years as the ultimate expression of a series of “compact sporting saloons” offered by Jaguar throughout that decade, all of which shared the same wheelbase.
Developed from the Jaguar S-Type, the 420 cost around £200 more than that model and effectively ended buyer interest in it, although the S-Type continued to be sold alongside the 420/Sovereign until both were supplanted by the Jaguar XJ6 late in 1968.
This beautiful example presents in Black with luxurious Cream leather interior trim and sporting a lovely set of chrome wire wheels.
Very rare in manual form, this is a matching numbers Jaguar verified by the Jaguar Heritage Trust certificate dated the 22nd of March 2022.
Dated of dispatch from Jaguar on the 7th of February 1968 and headed for Brisbane and it’s first owner.
Powered by a 4.2 Litre XK cylinder engine, it produced when new 183Kw and 382Nm of power and torque, delivered to a 4 speed manual with o/drive on 3rd & 4th gears, effectively give you a 6 ratio gearbox. Performance figures at the time of release suggested 0-100kph in 8.2 secs and a top speed near 200kph.
This car has had several owners since new and the current South Australian owner advises the previous owners carried out the following work in 2009/2010 as follows:-
* New leather throughout from Richmond in NZ (no barbed wire fences)
* New door cards
* Carpets using material native to Porsche, extending into parcel tray,
glove box, door pockets and fully lining the boot.
* Hood lining native to Rolls Royce
* Wood refinished by Carwood Melbourne
* All instruments rebuilt and chrome binnacles in lieu of painted black
* Clock binnacle chromed, clock wired into main circuit and is turned
on by pulling the time adjuster, turned off by disconnecting the battery.
* New foams, front and rear and new hessian with new seat backs for front seats
* Re-build seat springs, took two sets of front seats to make one good set and the rear
seat was the product of three seats.
* Centre console is actually from an automatic, as the original was unrecoverable
* Moto-Lita steering wheel
* New door seals, new quarter vent seals, new rear flap window seals
* New front & rear windscreen seals
* New battery channels and window splash seals
* Hardware all hand polished and refitted
* Retro style AM/FM radio with USB stick capacity
Before the interior was rebuilt, the previous owners also addressed the handling and ride by:-
* Fitting slightly reduced strength MkII racing springs to the front
* Uprated coils to the rear
* Gas adjustable shock absorbers all round.
All this above work is covered by a large folder of invoices and paperwork. The whole car is a testament to all the owners, to showcase the car in such condition.
This vehicle is currently on SA Historic registration, however this is not transferable.
Eligible for Historic registration in most jurisdictions, this equates to minimal on road costs.
Available to admire on our state of the art showroom floor in Adelaide.
We can arrange transport door to door Australia wide.
