
Lot 235 - 1998 12947 XK8 Coupé
Lot Number | 235 |
Registration | S189CAE |
Chassis Number | SAJJGAED3AR028893 |
Engine Number | CC9805281132 |
Odometer reading | 106,685 miles |
Estimate | No Reserve |
Result | Sold - £3,584 |
Jaguar was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company by Sir William
Lyons in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before
developing passenger cars. The name was changed to Jaguar after
World War II to avoid the unfavourable connotations of the SS
initials. Sale to BMC happened in 1966, which in 1968 merged with
Leyland Motor Corporation and became British Leyland. Jaguar cars
today are designed in Jaguar Land Rover's engineering centres at
the Whitley plant in Coventry and at their Gaydon site in
Warwickshire, and are manufactured in Jaguar's Castle Bromwich
assembly plant in Birmingham. The Jaguar XK series was introduced
at the Geneva Motor Show on 5th March 1996. The first generation of
the series, the XK8, replaced the XJS and was available as a coupé
and convertible. The XK8 was the first eight-cylinder vehicle
produced since the Daimler 250. The XK8 came with 17-inch alloy
wheels, leather interior, burr walnut trim, and side airbags as
standard.
Originally registered on 28th August 1998, this XK8 coupé is
finished in sapphire blue with oatmeal leather trim and is fitted
with 18 inch wheels. Described by the vendor as being comfortable
and luxurious to drive, these modern sports cars are available at a
fraction of the original price when new. Supplied with a V5
registration document, a current MoT test certificate and offered
at no reserve, this Jaguar XK8 could well prove to be a
bargain.
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