The World's Oldest XJ

First XJ on the road - Registered to Jaguar Cars,1 August 1968.
The JDHT certificate of provenance. A build date for a development car is by its nature fairly arbitrary.
The bill of sale to Ronald Edgley-Cox.
New model list prices, February 1970.
New model list prices, February 1970.
A 1980 valuation - £18,000 if price-adjusted for inflation.
Briefly offered for sale in the Netherlands in May1996.
JD Classics valuation June 2011. Colour erroneously described as 'Imperial Maroon' (should be Regency Red). £56,000 in today's money.
Owner's paperwork as of 1968.
A preservation detail at Marells, Buxted - prior to the accident damage in 2018 necessitating a bare metal restoration.
Marells, pre-accident damage.
No.19 and Jonathan Heynes reunited at the JEC 50th anniversary event.
The JEC 50th Anniversary Celebrations - #01.
Leading the XJ50 celebrations at Brands Hatch (2018).
Photographed at Wappenbury Hall (2018).
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