Registration No: OU54 ZFK
Chassis No: SAJAC42P252A43770
MOT: January 2024

• Finished Zircon Blue with a Cream leather interior
• 127,000 miles and just 2 former keepers
• Offered with a collection of invoices

Salon in 1996 and, from launch, was available in either Coupe or Convertible guise. Like its immediate predecessor, the XJS, the original XK8 was more of a Grand Tourer than an outright sports car. It also had the distinction of being the first Jaguar to be powered by an eight-cylinder engine. This then, was a 'Big Cat' with strong DNA but also its own distinctive, endearing personality. At the time of the newcomer's unveiling, Jaguar Cars was owned by Ford, as was Aston Martin, and it made sound economic sense for the XK8 and similarly targeted DB7 to share the same platform; which itself was derived from that of the outgoing XJS. The biggest of many differences between new and old, was the adoption of Jaguar's second generation independent rear suspension system, previously found on the XJ40 Saloon. Prior to 2003, power came from either a normally aspirated (XK8) or supercharged (XKR) 4.0-litre version of the company's DOHC V8 AJ26 engine. From 2003 to the end of production in 2006, the 4.2-litre AJ34 unit was employed. In each case, the engine was allied to either a five or six-speed (from 1997 onwards) automatic transmission.

Offered here is an elegant XK8 Convertible. First registered on the 5th of November of 2004, this example of the Convertible iteration of the XK8 presents beautifully in Zircon Blue with a complementing Cream leather interior. With 2 former keepers recorded with the DVLA, the odometer reading 127,000 miles the XK8 presents in an excellent condition. MOT’d into January of 2024, there aren't any 'known' faults, with the car benefitting from new rear shock absorbers and anti-roll bar link rods in 2021. Timing chain guides, a common issue on these, has been done. The XK8 is offered accompanied by a large collection of invoices, an MOT into January of 2024 and a current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760