As noted this is a easily buffed out example. Your interior was much better than mine and should jump back to perfection with the proper leather treatment. Minor rust can be fixed over time. Let us know when it is running and post a video.
Looks better than mine when I got her. Interior looks great except for the front seat. Maybe a good candidate as a survivor car. A color sand and buff may do wonders to the paint. Looks too good to part out.
So last weekend, I had some buddies over, and after a few beers, we got inspired, and totally restored the car: new paint, tires, swapped in a 4 speed OD, wire wheels etc.
Now it’s for sale:
Comparable to our minimum wage in Germany 2015-2018…
To restore the peace you may want to show us the rust and other damage, if it is all like the left rear wheel arch it’s not as great as one may think but it’s not been messed with over the years and appears to be mostly complete scrapping it would hurt.
It might, with a good upholstery shop, be able to match and replace the torn flat panels of the drivers seat bottom. Clean and leave the rest for some patina.
Ungortunately Jaguar used cheaper, thinner hides. I have seen so many drivers’ seats tear apart like on your photos. Same story on my Mk9. I doubt that RR and Bentleys used the same hides.