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Title: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Andy B on 10 November 2025, 10:17:18
Don't know if anyone has followed this Jag XJC V12

Harry bought it for something like £5000 or £6000, spent a shed load on it £70odd thousand IIRC & then when sold went for silly money.

https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1978-jaguar-xjc-rec16093-2-nec-1125
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: YZ250 on 10 November 2025, 10:24:40
Wow, that's some mark up.  :y 
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Viral_Jim on 10 November 2025, 11:38:31
I think his restoration/restomod made it about as good as any xjc could be. There's a good YT video out there by Tom Lenthal who did all the work on the v12. Apparently he now does a decent trade in 'Harey spec' v12 upgrade packages  ;D

But yes, hard to justify the price when you could recreate what has been done, to your exact tastes, for substantially less than the purchase price.
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 November 2025, 12:14:17
When you said 'silly money' I was thinking silly money low rather than silly money high. ;)

Like around £10,000. ::)

Lovely car but not for that money. :y
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 November 2025, 12:37:29
https://youtu.be/qBNl32_eu6M?si=PWldkslkBAfVKBh2 (https://youtu.be/qBNl32_eu6M?si=PWldkslkBAfVKBh2)
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Andy B on 10 November 2025, 16:24:24
https://youtu.be/qBNl32_eu6M?si=PWldkslkBAfVKBh2 (https://youtu.be/qBNl32_eu6M?si=PWldkslkBAfVKBh2)

@ 6min 50sec
'over hundred thousand gone into this car' .....  :o
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 11 November 2025, 08:29:03
It is one hell of a car (have seen and sat in it) and Harry was saying it gets down the road, and also now corners, like something pretty modern and high spec.

I guess if its what you want, you have the money, and don't want the hastle of getting your own to that standard, then it's not an awful price to pay
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Rangie on 11 November 2025, 09:09:22
Harry has a fantastic collection of vehicles, I watched about an hour of his stroll round his warehouse collection on YouTube last week £140,000 must be like pocket change to him.
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 12 November 2025, 11:39:25
Harry has a fantastic collection of vehicles, I watched about an hour of his stroll round his warehouse collection on YouTube last week £140,000 must be like pocket change to him.

He does have a great selection of both cars and bikes.....including a 'widowmaker' 750 2 stroke Kawasaki triple and 6 cylinder Honda CBX.
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Andy B on 12 November 2025, 11:59:54
Harry has a fantastic collection of vehicles, I watched about an hour of his stroll round his warehouse collection on YouTube last week £140,000 must be like pocket change to him.

He does have a great selection of both cars and bikes.....including a 'widowmaker' 750 2 stroke Kawasaki triple and 6 cylinder Honda CBX.

they have one of them at The Lakeland motor museum  :y
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: YZ250 on 12 November 2025, 15:07:03
He does have a great selection of both cars and bikes.....including a 'widowmaker' 750 2 stroke Kawasaki triple and 6 cylinder Honda CBX.

My mate had a Honda CBX. They made an incredible tune back in the day when being wound up.  :y
Title: Re: Harry Metcalfe's Jag
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 12 November 2025, 15:29:33
I thinks Harry's CBX has a 6 into 6 pipe which must look good from behind.
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