• Baujahr 
    1956
  • Kilometerstand 
    107 000 km / 66 487 mi
  • Automobiltyp 
    Limousine
  • Landesspezifische Mehrwertsteuer 
    CH
  • Lenkung 
    Lenkung links
  • Zustand 
    Gebraucht
  • Zahl der Sitze 
    2
  • Standort
    Schweiz
  • Außenfarbe 
    Grau
  • Antrieb 
    2wd
  • Kraftstoff 
    Petrol

Beschreibung

This imposing limousine, equipped with rare sliding roof, was delivered to the German publishing tycoon Senator Dr. Franz Burda in Offenburg. For the first time he had abandoned his favorite brand Mercedes, something his German industry-captain-friends did not appreciate at all. Burda ruefully relented and, during a 1957 stay at Zurich’s Baur au Lac hotel sold the car on the spot to Henri Huni, a Jaguar dealer situated conveniently next to the hotel, and returned to buying Mercedes cars. In December 1957 The Mk VIII was sold to Julius R. Rueber, a local art expert and in February 1959 registered in his name. The Jaguar remained with Rueber for 44 years, faithfully accompanying him on many journeys all over Europe, taking him for example to London, Paris and Copenhagen and in 1960, 11 months before the Berlin wall was built, the Jaguar majestically passed underneath the Brandenburg gate. In 1991 he parked the car for good in a Zurich underground garage and in 2001 contacted Huni’s son Lukas with the wish that the car should go back to where it had been bought all those years ago. Huni accepted and became the new keeper of the Jaguar which by then had covered only 105’000km. The car underwent a careful recommissioning which involved new tires, brakes and starter motor as well as carefully cleaning the interior and the paint, all in the spirit of saving as much original substance as possible. Only the headlining, which had been a yearlong feast for seemingly millions of moths needed replacing. The Mk VIII was eventually sold to another enthusiast and, once more, memory lane intervened: the new owner wanted the same car which had been his first family car and in which his children had spent their first years. A wonderful car with a sentimental journey if there ever was one! Today the Jaguar Mk VIII is still in very good condition and will be sold with the last Swiss MOT (incl. Veteran Status) completed in June 2003.