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IT’S SURPRISING how often everyday objects have secrets. Things such as an old, ignored painting hanging in a Scottish mansion that, in 2015, was discovered to be a long-lost work by Renaissance master Raphael, now worth a cool $25.5m. More recently, the assumed piece of costume jewellery found years ago at a car boot sale turned out to be a genuine, £2m diamond when it was appraised by an auctioneer. Then, there’s this 2000 XKR. When Sue Hedley bought the two-year-old car in 2002 she had no idea of its past life and that it once graced the pages of several British car magazines, including Jaguar Monthly.
The coupe, registered X107 KKV on 1 September 2000, was ordered new by Jaguar’s press office. Painted in Mistral Blue and with the XKR’s standard 18in
