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WHEN JAGUAR WORLD featured Paul Valentine’s 10,000-mile XK8 in the September 2020 issue (p40), I never expected to see one with an even lower mileage. I even said as much in the article. These are now 15- to 25-year-old classics, don’t forget, and, being V8-engined sports cars, they’re meant to be driven – and it’s hard to find one that hasn’t been. So, Paul’s grey convertible is clearly an anomaly, its lack of miles a result of its time as part of the Sultan of Brunei’s huge collection of cars.

And then I receive an