27 February 2025 | Market News
This particular manual-overdrive survivor was first registered in July 1969 and shows a total of five registered keepers to date. The current odometer reading of 68,639 miles is the same as when the car was last MoT tested, back in early 2017. Whether this means there’s an issue with the odometer or the car hasn’t been driven at all in the last eight years, the auction house doesn’t state.
Included in the history file is a letter from specialist English Classic Cars, dated October 1991, which confirms that the Jaguar had been dismantled to a bare shell and resprayed with Glasurit two-pack paint. Together with other restoration work, including a suspension and brake overhaul and rebuilding the engine, the total bill came to over £17,000.
The car will now need recommissioning, having seemingly been unused for a number of years. Its SU carburettors were rebuilt in 2017, and it comes with a new SU fuel pump that needs fitting. The Jaguar also features electronic ignition and a stainless steel exhaust, and its original jack and toolkit are apparently still be in place. Paperwork that comes with the car includes the V5C, an original green log book and older V5, previous MoT certificates dating back to 1976, assorted invoices, and photographs of the restoration work.
The 420G was a short-lived model for Jaguar, arriving in 1966 to replace the MkX. The differences between the two were minimal, with the 420G boasting a new radiator grille, redesigned wheel trims and a padded dash rail, while mechanically it used the same 4.2-litre version of the XK engine that the MkX had adopted in 1964. The 420G ceased production in 1970, with just 6554 examples sold worldwide during its four-year run.
To find out more about the no-reserve example that’s heading to auction, visit https://angliacarauctions.co.uk.
