Mangled 1960 Jaguar XK150 Drophead Coupe crashed 25 years ago is set to sell at auction for £10,000 - but fully restored it may be worth a QUARTER OF A MILLION

Daily Mail ^ | 4/26/2021 | Rob Hull

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We've seen plenty of classic car restoration jobs in our time, but the salvage project facing the winning bidder of this particular auction item is undoubtedly a daunting prospect. However, buying it could be a very lucrative decision in the long run, according to experts.

This rare 1960 Jaguar XK150 S 3.8 Drophead Coupe has seen better days - in fact, it currently looks less like a Drophead and more like dropped-on-its-head.

Having been crashed by the owner in 1996 and stored in a garage ever since, it is set to be sold at auction for an estimated guide price of - wait for it - £10,000 to £15,000.

While that might seem steep for a motor in such a catastrophic state of disrepair, the selling auctioneer says it 'looks worse than it is' and the financial return of restoring it to its former glory could be extremely profitable indeed, claiming it could be worth up to £250,000!

The smashed-up Jag is being offered to potential buyers at the upcoming Bonhams MPH Auction on 22 May, which will be a live 'drive through' sale with each lot driven in front of bidders so they can hear each one being started up and running, rather than just on static display.

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Needs a little work:

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One owner, James Dean...this will buff right out.

Right-hand drive cars are inherently dangerous on American roads...

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Shows like The Repair Shop and Bangers and Cash are all the rage now. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this car end up on a program like that.

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Not familiar with those two, but love the American muscle car restoration shows like Iron Resurrection and Counting Cars, among others.

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Jaguar XKE

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D-type:

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The smashed-up Jag is being offered to potential buyers at the upcoming Bonhams MPH Auction on 22 May, which will be a live 'drive through' sale with each lot driven in front of bidders so they can hear each one being started up and running, rather than just on static display.

Somehow, I don't thing this one will be driven through.

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from the looks of the steering wheel and windshield whoever wrecked didn’t walk away unscathed...

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I think they meant “drag thru”....

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That looks like more than just hitting a deer.

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more like hitting stacey abrams... 😁

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from the looks of the steering wheel and windshield whoever wrecked didn’t walk away unscathed...

There's probably still blood stains on the seat and carpet.

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I like your tagline.

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and possibly adds more value...

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Not familiar with those two, but love the American muscle car restoration shows like Iron Resurrection and Counting Cars, among others.

I live in Spain so we watch more UK-based shows. Pawn Stars and Forged in Fire are the only 2 American shows I can think of that we watch.

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thank you...

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From the article:

Fortunate enough to walk away from the accident unscathed, the keeper picked up the car from the scene of the incident on a trailer and transported it to his garage at his property.

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wonder how he felt the day after...

i’ve cleaned up a lot of car wrecks in almost 30 years of operating automotive towing and recovery services...

someone did a faceplant into the windshield from the looks of it and could’ve had a sore chest from the looks of the steering wheel...