by cass3958 » Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:23 am
Morning Josh and welcome to the forum.
Can I ask you to post where the car is as we are an international forum with members in Europe, USA, South Africa and Australia not to mention loads of other locations. Pointless someone in the UK looking at a LHD car which is in Brazil for instance. If you could also post the details on the VIN plate for us, the chassis number, body number, the engine and gearbox number we would appreciate it. From these details we can tell a lot more about the car and possibly its history. The details will be on the VIN plate situated under the bonnet in the middle of the bulkhead at the back of the engine bay.
Unfortunately for you and your friend the cars condition dictates how much it is worth and with the condition seen in the photos although in the main good there are the issues of the holes in the sills and the external paint work. These cars can suffer from rust and if not used electrical problems. The engine is an unknown quantity having been sat for such a longtime and I think the car would require a lot of work to even get it road worthy.
S Type Jaguars are not as highly priced as a Mk2 Jaguar and a car in this condition would require something in he region of $40000 to restore it or maybe $25000 just to get it on the road in a reasonable condition. The value then would be based on the final condition and a really good S Type on the verge of a concours car would be not much more than $35000. A good running driving car might fetch $20000 and one in a poor condition but running and driving might fetch $10000. You might see S Type Jaguars for sale for a lot more than this but this is a for sale price not a purchase price. Cars offered at these high prices tend to stay for sale for a long time until the price is dropped to what the true market value is.
In the present condition I would say your car is worth no more than $5000 and would be sold to someone who intended to restore it or break it up for parts.
Sorry if you thought it was worth more.
Morning Josh and welcome to the forum.
Can I ask you to post where the car is as we are an international forum with members in Europe, USA, South Africa and Australia not to mention loads of other locations. Pointless someone in the UK looking at a LHD car which is in Brazil for instance. If you could also post the details on the VIN plate for us, the chassis number, body number, the engine and gearbox number we would appreciate it. From these details we can tell a lot more about the car and possibly its history. The details will be on the VIN plate situated under the bonnet in the middle of the bulkhead at the back of the engine bay.
Unfortunately for you and your friend the cars condition dictates how much it is worth and with the condition seen in the photos although in the main good there are the issues of the holes in the sills and the external paint work. These cars can suffer from rust and if not used electrical problems. The engine is an unknown quantity having been sat for such a longtime and I think the car would require a lot of work to even get it road worthy.
S Type Jaguars are not as highly priced as a Mk2 Jaguar and a car in this condition would require something in he region of $40000 to restore it or maybe $25000 just to get it on the road in a reasonable condition. The value then would be based on the final condition and a really good S Type on the verge of a concours car would be not much more than $35000. A good running driving car might fetch $20000 and one in a poor condition but running and driving might fetch $10000. You might see S Type Jaguars for sale for a lot more than this but this is a for sale price not a purchase price. Cars offered at these high prices tend to stay for sale for a long time until the price is dropped to what the true market value is.
In the present condition I would say your car is worth no more than $5000 and would be sold to someone who intended to restore it or break it up for parts.
Sorry if you thought it was worth more.