Lot 123 one-off car in-line 6 cylinder 3‘781 cc 265 hp at 5‘500/min Estimate CHF 210‘000 - 230‘000
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1959 Jaguar XK 150 Estate „The Tow Car“ Chassis # S825043DN The famous Jaguar XK150 Estate started life as a RHD 3.8ltr XK 150 Coupe. After having been sold as a „Maturity-gift“ to a lucky teenager and having been upgraded to „S“ specification with a straight port head and three SU’s in 1963, the Jaguar was bought in 1965 by Douglas Hull, a well known protagonist in British motorsport. In 1968, famous race car builder Douglas Wilson Spratt commissioned „Peels of Kensington“ coachbuilders to design and build an estate body complete with towing hook and roof carrier. Hull consequently used the car to tow Patrick Lindsey’s ERA single seaters to and from racing events. He couldn’t resist using the car itself in competition though, entering it, for example, at Tholt-y-Will hillclimb on the Isle of Man, where he achieved a considerably better time than Patrick Lindsey himself in his ERA, leading to the famous remark from Lindsey: „My God, I got beaten by my Tow Car!“ This XK therefore not only had to earn its living as a formidable tow car but proofed its mettle in various race meetings with the Jaguar Driver’s Club. In the early 70-ies the racing days of the XK were over and it served as a tow car for a De Havilland 60 Moth byplane. In 1996, Dutchman Peter Janssen bought the by now rather tired Jaguar and restored it. In 2005 it was imported into Switzerland by Eugen Schmid, who, after some research even found the original towing equipment and had it reinstalled. The formerly fixed rear side screens were modified to enable them to be opened and used as vent windows. After numerous events and rallies the Jaguar was treated to an engine overhaul in 2012 during which time it was also equipped with a 5-speed gearbox and an electric steering servo. In 2015 Swiss Jaguar specialist Georg Dönni took the car in exchange and immediately started correcting some faults which did not match Georg’s idea of historical correctness. His efforts were awarded with an invitation
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to „Masterpieces & Style“ Concours at Schloss Dyck where the XK arrived in style, towing another entrant, a Lister Jaguar, on its trailer. This unique racing legend is now sold with 7 binders crammed with history and documentation. The original Moss gearbox and steering column accompany the car and, with a fresh MOT (with approved Veteran status) from June 2017 the XK is ready for immediate action, on or off the circuits.
Der berühmte Jaguar XK 150 Estate begann sein Leben am 23. Oktober 1959 als rechtsgelenktes 3.8 Liter XK 150 Coupé. Nachdem der Wagen 1963 als Volljährigkeitsgeschenk gekauft, und mittels „straight port“ Zylinderkopf und drei SU Vergasern auf S-Spezifikationen umgerüstet worden war, wurde er 1965 von Douglas Hull - einer bekannten Grösse im britischen Motorsport - erworben. 1968 schliesslich, wird das Coupé im Auftrag des bekannten Rennwagenbauers Douglas Wilson Spratt durch dessen bevorzugten Karosseriebauer Peels of Kensington für Hull zum Stationswagen mit Anhängerkupplung und Dachträger umgebaut. Douglas Hull nutzte den XK um die beiden ERA Rennwagen von Patrick Lindsay auf die Rennplätze zu schleppen. Hull nutzte den Wagen aber auch für Renneinsätze - im Bergrennen von Tholt-y-Will