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Rare 1950s Jaguar for sale - having done just 500 miles

A rare 1950s Jaguar sports car with just 500 miles on the clock is to be sold after being painstakingly reconstructed from parts packed away in boxes.

The Jaguar XK150 Sports is expected to raise more than £250,000 after a rebuild in Harworth, near Doncaster

The car was bought brand new in the USA by American John Dolce in 1959, and it was one of only 724 of the cars sold in the country....

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)