A Work of Art

As you can see by the pictures here, fine-art dealer, Tony Wraight’s very special SS Jaguar 2.5 litre 1938 DHC is very photogenic.

The car was totally restored by its previous owner - a total ‘nut and bolt ‘restoration from chassis upwards. The car had covered only 154 miles in his ownership from 1992 to 1997.

When Tony purchased the car in 1997, he embarked on a project of further cosmetic enhancement which included restoration of the full original toolkit, P100 Bullseye headlamps, PLG40 tribar spotlamps, the finest selection period badges and alto horns and hand pillar lamps.

A superb very rare Art Deco mascot by Casimir Brau adorns the radiator and a brand new set of chrome wire wheels are fitted. The car is absolutely immaculate and won ‘Best in Show’ at the Wessex JDC Show when exhibited in 1999.

The car has a recorded mileage of less than 1500 miles and is the very finest example of its type in the world.

Tony, who also owns the registration TVW 2 was featured in Volume 3, Issue 3 of this magazine, in an extensive article exploring his passion for Lalique, metal and glass mascots, picnic sets, bronzes and fine pre-war motoring memorabilia.

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