1983 Ultra low mileage and unusual 5-speed manual For Sale

1983 daimler sovereign 4. 2 manual and ultra mileage

very rare 5-speed manual version with just 29, 000 miles on the clock; Very solid vehicle which needs some cosmetic attention to the paintwork.

this 4-owner daimler has two particularly unusual traits. This first is the extremely low mileage of just 29, 000 miles from new and the other is its manual gearbox - very few of these luxury machines being specified without the usual automatic box.

a letter on file from the second owner states he bought it from a gentleman in newcastle upon tyne in 1989 with a warranted 19, 244 miles under its belt and in pristine condition. Follow-up correspondence with the previous owner confirms that but the service book had been lost in a house move.

the car's second owner used it for sunday best, putting the car into dry storage in may 1991 with 19, 577 miles where it stayed until october 2015 with 19, 620 miles. It was submitted for mot which it passed without comment.

it was exercised occasionally by it's 95 year old owner on his private land before the previous vendor bought it in february 2016 - still showing less than 20, 000 miles.

since then, he used it more regularly and th current mot, which expires in february 2021 with two minor advisories.

i purchased this in the summer with the idea of making good the paintwork and keeping it as a modern classic which must be at the bottom of it's depreciation curve. These xj still deliver grace, space and pace, this one looking particularly attractive given its overall mileage, immaculate interior, manual gearbox and solidity.

drove it home about 300 miles to east london from hereford the day i bought it and it was equally super happy slinging it around the country lanes and cruising a straight line on the motorways. The week before the previous owners drove it to hereford from their home in preston

bad stuff - when i changed tanks, fuel came pouring out so. Switched it back and the fuel leak immediately stops. The plan was to get it into the workshops, sort out that leak and do a thorough vehicle check. I ma not a mechanic but i suspect that fuel leak is something minor. Next part of the plan was take out front and back windows, make good the body and repaint.

sadly, a few weeks after i purchased it i became ill which means i will not have time to get the car sorted while i deal with the health issues and i am reluctantly having to sell this together with my 2002 jaguar xk8 convertible which is also listed on carandclassic. co. uk

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