Number of cylinders: 8
Service history: Present

Jaguar XK 5.0 Convertible, 2009. One owner, 44,744 km, service books from new.

In 1961 the original E-Type rolled into the world, and Enzo Ferrari reportedly called it the most beautiful car ever made. That is quite a compliment coming from your greatest rival. Ever since, Jaguar has had a habit of occasionally producing something that makes you glance out of the corner of your eye, turn back for a second look, and then mutter that you really ought to start earning a bit more.

The XK from this generation is precisely that kind of car. Penned by Ian Callum, the man who would later shape the F-Type, this is one of the most beautiful four-and-a-half-metre machines Coventry has ever waved through. Long, low, muscular without shouting. A grand tourer in the very finest British tradition: you climb in at Brighton and step out again in the South of France, with the same fresh eyes and a dashboard full of walnut to admire.

But the real fun sits under that long bonnet. Because this is no ordinary XK. This is the 5.0 V8 with supercharger. 385 bhp of aluminium violence, which behaves itself nicely as long as you do too, but which turns into a growling, whistling, roaring spectacle the moment your right foot gets serious. The supercharger wails away in the background the way only a British blower can: civilised, but with bad intentions. A sort of butler who invites you for tea and then drags you off to the racetrack.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 104 photographs including the underside. The service history, scanned in full. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 19 August 2009 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the live auction on our own site. What changes is the way you buy, not the location — once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon–Fri 9–18 and Sat 10–17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for — another Jaguar we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings. Have one of your own: we buy exceptional cars outright, classic or modern.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m², with over 150 cars under one roof. You are just as welcome if you are not buying — walk around, take your time and enjoy the cars; sharing the enthusiasm is half of it.