A 1948 vintage Jaguar sports saloon first owned by the deputy chairman of Jaguar Cars is back in the family after being bought at auction by his granddaughters at a Weybridge auction.
Arthur Whittaker parted with the classic motor in 1950 and his four granddaughters Lucy, Sally, Sarah and Charlotte bought it back 67 years later, paying £70,000 for the family heirloom during the latest Historics at Brooklands classic car auction.
The car had a number of owners before a restoration process began in 1982 by the then keeper. A total of 22 years later the car was finally completed, latterly by classic Jaguar specialist David Davenport.
The women only found out by chance their grandad's 3.5 litre six-cylinder engine car was for sale two weeks before the auction.
They fought off rival bidders to secure the stunning classic.
