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Personal Export Delivery car, dispatched to Bahrain in October 1963 after being built on September 10, 1963. The 3.4-liter XK engine was rebuilt by Cloverleaf Auto Service in 2004 at 63,000 miles, and Merryman Modifications installed the Tremec five-speed in 2019.

Strengths

Documented Bahrain export provenance
Tremec five-speed conversion
Suspension and steering upgrades

Watch For

Paint checking, touched-up stone chips, and rust bubbling at the rear of the driver-side front wheel arch
2020 trunk impact, with the lid repaired and repainted and the rear bumper and taillight lens replaced
Blaupunkt radio has poor reception
Tachometer clock is inoperative

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