Jaguar XJ6 3.2 Executive

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Launched to a disbelieving world in 1968, the Jaguar XJ6 still ranks as one of the most significant cars ever made. Its astonishing standards of handling, comfort and silence, coupled with the traditional Jaguar attributes of performance and value for money, immediately made every other car on the road look over-priced and old-fashioned.

The car was revised several times over the following years but, so beautifully proportioned was the original design that it was still recognisably the same car over three decades later. After some issues over build quality in the late '70s and over styling in the late '80s, the XJ6 once again regained its old magic in 1995 with the launch of the X300 - considered by many to be the best looking and best made of all the XJ6s.

Under the masterful eye of chief stylist Geoff Lawson (who also penned the dramatic XJ220 and the retro-cool S-Type), the slabby styling of the XJ40 was binned in favour of a return to the muscular curves and quad headlamps that had traditionally defined the big cat's appeal. Powered by the superb AJ16 engine and underpinned by vast improvements in build quality thanks to the deep pockets of new owner Ford, the X300 was a great success. In 3.2-litre form it had 219bhp and a top speed of 140mph with up to 30mpg possible if driven sensibly.

This particular car was first registered in April 1997 and has had six owners with the last owning the car since February 2009. It has covered around 80,000 miles from new, backed up by a virtually complete run of old MOTs and many invoices, although the odometer developed a mind of its own in 2014 and has now ceased to record correctly.

A well maintained example that has clearly led a sheltered life, it comes with a sheaf of service bills indicating regular upkeep plus all its original handbooks. The nice XJ number plate is also included.