2013-11-06 18:27:56 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 11/6/13
www.ebay.com/itm/121206838071
Current bid $8,200, no reserve, 23 bids 5 days left in auction.

Sellers description:
VERY NICE, WAY ABOVE AVERAGE, & EXTREMELY RARE & NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, VERY CLEAN & ORIGINAL 1954 JAGUAR MK VII.

IT STILL RUNS & DRIVES GREAT. THIS IS AN ESTATE SALE CAR. A FINE GENTLEMAN'S COLLECTOR CAR LEFT NEARLY NEW, YET UNFINISHED WHILE AT THE UPHOLSTERY SHOP BEING FULLY FITTED IN NEW HI-GRADE LEATHER.

THE LOWER FRONT SEAT IS REALLY THE ONLY PIECE NEEDING FINISHING. IT IS THERE & INCLUDED. SOME LEATHER HIDES ALSO INCLUDED. THERE IS SOME OF THE FRONT HEADLINER HANGING A BIT LOOSE AND THE INTERIOR FRONT W/SHIELD PILLARS ARE NOT FULLY IN PLACE. I HAVE A ROLLS-ROYCE QUALITY UPHOLSTERY SHOP IN-HOUSE, & WOULD BE HAPPY TO COMPLETE THE JOB IF YOU SO DESIRE. (SMALL ADDITIONAL COST.)

THIS IS A SPECIAL CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF SINCE NEW - AS THE SPECIAL CAR THAT IT WAS NEW, & FULLY APPRECIATED AND RESPECTED AS A SPECIAL CAR THAT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE APPRECIATED, AND AT THE SAME TIME, APPRECIATE IN VALUE.

THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A NEAR PRICELESS & NEAR UNATTAINABLE CLASSIC JAGUAR. IT IS SOLID THROUGHOUT AS A WELL KEPT, CHERISHED AND LOVED CAR SHOULD BE SINCE NEW. THIS CAR HAD THE OBVIOUS MERIT TO DESERVE THE HIGH DOLLARS SPENT IN THE INTERIOR ALONE TO JUSTIFY THE COST. IT IS AN HONEST CAR AT AN HONEST PRICE. THIS IS NOT SOME REBUILT RUSTY BUCKET. IT IS A SOLID ORIGINAL, VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF CAR SINCE NEW. A TRUE GEM OF A SURVIVOR IN THE BEST SENSE.

IT WAS GIVEN A FRESH, HIGH QUALITY PAINT JOB YEARS AGO. NEAR SMOOTH AS GLASS. STILL LOOKS NICE & PRESENTABLE IN MOST RESPECTS. NOT PERFECT, YET NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM SHOW QUALITY IF THAT IS YOUR AIM. SURE, IT HAS A DING OR 2 & A FEW SCRATCHES IF YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH, YET NOTHING SIGNIFICANT THAT DETRACTS FROM ITS OVERALL APPEARANCE OR VALUE.

IT IS NOT A PERFECT CAR. THERE ARE FINAL RESTORATION ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE BEING A DAILY DRIVER FIT FOR THE ROAD. ONCE THESE MINOR ITEMS ARE ADDRESSED, IT IS A WAY ABOVE AVERAGE DAILY DRIVER QUALITY CAR THAT CAN BE DRIVEN WITH PRIDE. AS A RESPECTED ROLLS-ROYCE RESTORATION SPECIALIST FOR NEARLY 4 DECADES, I CAN PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE TO COMPLETE THE CAR TO ANY STAGE YOU DESIRE, OR YOU CAN SIMPLY BUY IT AS-IS TO COMPLETE YOURSELF.

IT IS SHOWING 43K ON THE CLOCK, YET ALL FLORIDA CARS OVER 10 YEARS OLD ARE ODOMETER EXEMPT ANYWAY, SO NO PROBLEMS THERE.
ALTHOUGH I'LL MAKE SURE IT RUNS & DRIVES JUST FINE PRIOR TO DELIVERY, INCLUDING FRESH GAS & TUNING AS NECESSARY, I STILL HAVE TO SELL IT WITH THE NORMAL "AS-IS" - WHERE-IS ROUTINE. IT IS A NEAR 60-YEAR OLD CAR, & DUE TO THE NATURE OF OLDER, CLASSIC CARS, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHER.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FAIR AND REASONABLE $14,500