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Title: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Andy B on 10 November 2025, 10:17:18

Don't know if anyone has followed this Jag XJC V12

Harry bought it for something like £5000 or £6000, spent a shed load on it £70odd thousand IIRC & then when sold went for silly money.

https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1978-jaguar-xjc-rec16093-2-nec-1125

Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: YZ250 on 10 November 2025, 10:24:40

Wow, that's some mark up.  :y 

Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Viral_Jim on 10 November 2025, 11:38:31

I think his restoration/restomod made it about as good as any xjc could be. There's a good YT video out there by Tom Lenthal who did all the work on the v12. Apparently he now does a decent trade in 'Harey spec' v12 upgrade packages  ;D

But yes, hard to justify the price when you could recreate what has been done, to your exact tastes, for substantially less than the purchase price.

Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 November 2025, 12:14:17

When you said 'silly money' I was thinking silly money low rather than silly money high. ;)

Like around £10,000. ::)

Lovely car but not for that money. :y

Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 November 2025, 12:37:29

https://youtu.be/qBNl32_eu6M?si=PWldkslkBAfVKBh2 (https://youtu.be/qBNl32_eu6M?si=PWldkslkBAfVKBh2)

Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Andy B on 10 November 2025, 16:24:24

Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on Today at 12:37:29

https://youtu.be/qBNl32_eu6M?si=PWldkslkBAfVKBh2 (https://youtu.be/qBNl32_eu6M?si=PWldkslkBAfVKBh2)

@ 6min 50sec
'over hundred thousand gone into this car' .....  :o