Three heavy Mark 2 saloon models in solid resin and heavy in the hand.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50 the trio)
About 1:24 scale. Unusual collector’s items? Paper-weights? Your decision! VG.
A very rare survivor! This is a “Set of Engine Joints (gaskets to you and me) for the 1938/9/40 1½ litre Jaguar”.
Estimate Price: (e£50-75)
The pack looks to be original, but the contents will need to be assessed by an eye more experienced that mine in these matters. Details are in the photos. VG. Sold as seen.
“Jaguar Service Manual for Mark VII and XK120 Models”.
Estimate Price: (e£50-75)
No date or ref. This manual is fundamental if you are aiming to do any work on these two cars. Heavy board covers w pillar binding. Has seen use but internally VG and externally Good. Unusually, this copy contains the rare Mark IX Supplement making it invaluable to owners of those cars.
An official Jaguar presentation set of “Coalport” china.
Estimate Price: (e£150-200 the Lot)
Includes six coffee cups and saucers, plus the coffee pot, sugar bowl, cream jug and fruit bowl, which is 9 inches in diameter. Fine. Unboxed.
XK120 FHC clockwork model by Prameta at the unusual 1:30 scale.
A rare and original “Jaguar – Coventry” keyring on leather “torpedo” fob by CUD.
Melville Ltd. Jaguar fob.
Sold Price: £100.00
Bud Marston comments on their rarity at page 195 in his definitive book (see 465 below) and adds that the fob is similar to one listed in Jaguar’s Series 3 E-type parts catalogue. My own researches confirm it’s rarity. I’m informed that this one came from an ex-Jaguar production test driver. NOS. Fine.
Sterling silver Jaguar fob bearing a London hallmark, which is rubbed but the 925 purity mark is clear.
The first of two Manhattan Windsor fobs.
Sold Price: £55.00
This one is the scarcer “recessed” version commented on page 203 of Bud Marston’s bible – “Vintage Jaguar Keyrings 1955-1980” (see 465 below). Fine. NOS.
TWR Leamington fob.
Fob from the “Jaguar Collection”.
The second of two unusual Manhattan Windsor fobs.
“Jaguar Coventry” keyfob, with raised growler head.
Sold Price: £80.00
The back shows “Made in England” and an “Elongated B” – presumably the maker’s mark. This is illustrated on page 30 of Bud’s book, but without any identification. The metal tab has become detached from the leather fob and is an easy fix for an experienced cordwainer. Interesting and unusual. Good with potential for Fine.
A collection of 20 Jaguar dealer’s fobs.
“Vintage Jaguar Keyrings 1955-1980” by Morrill `Bud’ Marston – as referenced above.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
A unique record of a fascinating aspect of the Jaguar automobilia hobby and a fine tribute to years of painstaking research and scholarship by Bud. Fine and in slipcase.
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“Jaguar – the definitive history of a Great British Car” by Andrew Whyte.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Second edition. Win Percy’s own copy and signed by him – fittingly so as the cover shows Win driving the TWR XJS on its way to victory at Donnington – first time out in April 1984 (see Lot 421 above). VG.
Handbook for SS Cars 1½ litre saloon.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Interestingly, the original 1939 date (I think!) has a new 1940 date stuck on top. Covers rubbed but internals are largely unread. Good verging on VG.
Mark V handbook.
Estimate Price: (e£50-75)
Dated – 15.3.49. No ref. Cover rubbed o/w has seen little use. VG nr Fine.
Mark VII handbook.
Mark VII “M” handbook.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Ref – E102/2. Small mark top right of cover where a sticky label has been removed o/w in Fine condition.
A collection of 13 classic Jaguar models in pewter by Danbury Mint.
TWR “Compliments” slip from their Kidlington site, where the XJ220 was built.
A most unusual presentation piece. Title reads “Jaguar. Prototype PM con-rod 1995”.
Sold Price: £140.00
I gather that “PM” is “Powdered Metallurgy.” This is the only one I have ever seen. Any Jaguar engineers out there who know the background? V sl surface rust o/w fine.
”Browns Lane – A Tribute”. Folder produced by Jaguar to mark the closure of their factory.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Contains highlights of the company’s time there and a full list of models produced. Artwork by Stuart Spencer shows a selection of the cars and a panorama of the site. DVD included with a massive amount of extra information and images. Fine.
“Jaguar Calendar Collection”. A collection of individually-mounted cards, each showing one month’s airbrush image from Jaguar’s series of official calendars during the 1980s.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Beautifully presented in a leather binder, with the cards mounted on fine laid paper with tissue paper interleaving. The artist was air-brush specialist John Beecham, sadly no long with us but whose place in the Jaguar pantheon has been secured by his timeless cover image for the E-type launch brochure – one of the most distinctive car brochure designs of all time. Box has seen wear. Binder and contents are Fine.
In the words of the caption – “Peter Walker at speed in the works entered 3.4 litre Jaguar C-type in the Production Sports Car Race at the Daily Express International Trophy Race Meeting – Silverstone May 9, 1953”.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Signed and dated by the photographer – “Peter McCall. 1953”. A rare, original photo, mounted ready for framing and glazing. Historic. Fine.
XJ220 by Maisto at 1:12 scale.
XJ220 racer by Maisto at 1:12 scale.
Short-sleeved Silk Cut shirt by “Henbury”.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Size – XL. Shows four purple squares instead of the Silk Cut branding. These were worn in countries that banned tobacco advertising. Fine.
“Jaguar range of models for 1955”.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Tiny, double-sided folder 4 x 2 that opens up to 11 x 5 double-sided. The only standard Jaguar sales literature that included the D-type. Fine.
Attractively mounted, framed and glazed set of five cards celebrating XJ saloons powered by the Jaguar V12 engine.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
The sixth card shows a cutaway of the 1993 6.0 litre engine itself. 20 x 14. Fine nr Mint and protected by its own carrying case.
Hasegawa kit of the European Touring Car race series TWR XJS.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Tom won this series in 1983/84, which was the start of his long and very successful relationship with Jaguar. 1:24 scale. Parts pack appears to be unopened but not checked. Fine.
Hasegawa kit of the TWR XJS that won the 1984 Macau Guia race for touring cars.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Wears the JPS livery, unique to that race. 1:24 scale. Parts pack appears to be unopened but not checked. Fine.
Revel kit of the XKSS, the D-type derivative.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
1:24 scale. Parts pack appears to be unopened but not checked. Box a bit rough o/w Fine.
Gakken kit of the SS100.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
1:24 scale. Parts pack appears to be unopened but not checked. Box a bit rough o/w Fine.
Tamiya kit of the XJ220.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
1:24 scale. Parts pack appears to be unopened but not checked. Fine.
An intriguing C-type research file from the archive of a former motoring journalist.
Sold Price: £80.00
Comprises a copy of “The C-type Register” as compiled by Terry Larson in 2001. Accompanied by many ads, articles, etc as culled from motor magazines, each related to a specific C-type and with the chassis number noted on each one. Unique and a treasure trove for anyone researching the C-type. Book – Fine. Cuttings – Good to VG.
2003 launch press pack for the short-lived “Jaguar Select Racing” in the United States.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
This team of two specially-prepared E-types – a 1961 hard-top and a 1967 ots – was supported by Jaguar and intended to demonstrate that classic Jaguars remained competitive. Contains press releases and a dvd with more info and many images. Two-inch tear at back of pack o/w Fine.
A leather wallet from the “Jaguar Collection”.
Catalogue for Bonham’s sale on 3 December, 2001.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
This sale included items for the estate of “Wilkie” Wilkinson, the Ecurie Ecosse wizard engine-tuner. Includes a list of results and a copy of Wilkie’s obituary cut from one of the national newspapers – probably the Times. Rare. Historic. VG.
Dick Skipworth’s collection of Ecurie Ecosse vehicles, including the transporter, sold for nearly £9 million in Bonhams sale on 1 December 2013.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50 the pair)
This is the catalogue and preview booklet for that sale. Another chapter in the Ecurie Ecosse saga closes. Historic. Fine.
Stirling Moss Christmas card.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Undated but probably for 1952 as he drove C-type bearing No 8 at Goodwood that year, rather than his favourite race No 7. Signed by Stirling.
An eye-catching 12-page concertina folder from Jaguar’s German operation celebrating Jaguar’s 60th Anniversary.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
Opens out from 8 x 11.5 (A4) to a huge 8 x 41 featuring various shot of an XK 140 in that wonderful deep red of the era. Rare and very impressive! Fine.
Another superb 12-page concertina folder from Jaguar’s German operation.
Estimate Price: (e£40-50)
This one features an XJS on one side and a XJ Series 3 XJ on the other – both in Jaguar’s dark green. Fine.
Lister’s 60th Anniversary. Hard-backed, celebratory brochure.
Sold Price: £40.00
Victories in the 1950s by Lister-Jaguars in the 1950s feature prominently. As does driver Archie Scott-Brown. A remarkable man – born severely disabled, he fought back though several operations and eventually became a world-class racing driver, notably in Lister-Jaguars. (See Lot 191 above) VG/VG.
Three line-drawings illustrating a D-type, a 1958 Lister-Jaguar and a 1959 Lister-Jaguar.
Two XJR 15 images – 1 framed (23 x 14) and 1 mounted (28 x 14).
“Touch Wood” by Duncan Hamilton.
Sold Price: £50.00
Two books – 1st edn of 1960 and 2nd edn of 1990, which was revised by Doug Nye, doyen of motorsport writers. Covers – sl faded. Books – VG and Fine.
“Spare Parts Catalogue for the Jaguar ‘E’ Type Grand Touring Models” Ref – J30.
Sold Price: £105.00
Issued August 1961. Dusty and well-used, but this is an original with the raised logos and lettering on the binder. Later editions and copies had smooth covers. Good.