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The ultra-rare 1960 Jaguar XK150 S 3.8 Drophead Coupe has been off the road since a 1996 crash. But it didn t stop a collector paying nine times the £10,000 pre-sale guide price for the car.
Crumpled 1960 Jaguar XK150 Drophead Coupe that was crashed 25 years ago sells at auction for a jaw-dropping £90,000 - NINE TIMES the guide price
Despite looking like it s been dropped on its head, the 1960 Jag sold for nine times its £10,000 lower estimate
The XK150 S 3.8 Drophead Coupe sold for £90,000 on Saturday - well over the pre-sale guide price
Just 69 right-hand drive examples of this car were produced - it is the predecessor to the iconic E-Type
The vendor bought it in 1969 but crashed it in the wet in 1996 and kept it in storage in his garage ever since
Bonhams claim, when fully restored, it could be worth up to £250,000 - almost three times what was paid
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