Jaguar XK8 Convertible

Launched at the Geneva Motor Show in 1996, the new Jaguar XK8 Coupe was the replacement for the venerable XJS which had in turn supplanted the E-Type. Designed by Geoff Lawson, who had also penned the stunning XJ220, it shared its platform with the Aston Martin DB7 to which it bore a more than passing resemblance. The first Jaguar ever with an eight-cylinder engine, it's 4-litre V8 produced 290bhp and could waft the car to an electronically limited 155mph top speed.

This convertible XK8 was first registered in March 2001 and looks most seductive with glossy black paintwork and a pale grey hide interior. It has covered some 96,400 miles from new and has a full Jaguar service history up to 80,131 miles with six services up to that point. It has had two oil services since then, the last just a few miles ago, and is said to be in very good condition throughout and to drive beautifully with everything working as it should including the climate control system. The black electric hood is in very good condition and also works perfectly.

Being a 2001 model it is therefore fitted with the later V8 engine which is not affected by the bore wear problems associated with earlier XKs fitted with the Nikasil engine. It comes with the aforementioned service history, all its original handbooks, two sets of keys, a tonneau cover and the original Jaguar Motorola telephone in the central cubby hole which still works with a modern SIM card. Due to have a fresh MOT before the sale and taxed until next February, it is ready to drive away today.