CLASSIC BRITISH CAR JACKS
- 25 DATABASES -
2019 saw a general decline in the selling price of many jacks including this one for the Jaguar E-Type. The market was saturated in 2018 with conversions of similar Shelley LJ225 jacks from early Minis. Average 2018 price was £1291.00. Average in 2019 was down to £625. It was the same for the Metallifacture cantilever jacks for the E-Type. |
Comprehensive databases with photos and descriptions of classic British car jacks and which cars used them. Now in its 18th Year
Please note that I do not trade in jacks. This website is maintained purely for the benefit of the classic car fraternity. Databases Last Updated 27/01/2020
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Scroll down for jacks required by enthusiasts. |
 A Lake & Elliot Millennium 12-MSB-1 1/2 jack in its original cardboard box, used by the Aston Martin DB5, DB6 and DBS sold at a Bonhams auction on 13 May 2017 for £3500.00. Two others sold for £1750.00 and £2250.00. However, 2019 saw a big drop off in price of high end car jacks. In this example selling prices were down by nearly 60%. |
| Bradbury(20) | Britool (BTC) (16) | Dunlop (71) | Enots(3) | Epco (22) | Ern Lake (26) |
| Eversure (19) | Ford (36) | Harvey Frost (28) | King Dick (23) | Lake & Elliot (144) | Lucas (2) |
| Metallifacture(71) | Miscellaneous (57) | Prima (14) | Read (7) | Shelley (94) | SkyHi (12) |
| Smiths (90) | Stadium (6) | Tangye (21) | Woden (6) | Unknown (7) |
Number of jacks in each database shown in parentheses ()
Total jack variants is 816
George Radion in Australia has a database on Australian-made Jacks
All the gathered information is free to use for private purposes, but if there are commercial reasons please contact me first. There will likely be no charge but I would like to know as a point of courtesy. I have no commercial interest in jacks. I maintain this website purely as a hobby and for the benefit of all.
Request to vendors: Please feel free to use the information from these databases in your adverts. An acknowledgement of the source would be most welcome. However, please do not twist any of the information. Where I say along the lines: 'May be for car 'X' please make this clear in your advert. An altered statement saying: 'It is for car 'X' will create false facts and misinformation. If you know for certainty a jack's heritage please contact me so that I can amend the entry. Thank you.
If you know of other British car jack types or have
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I have provided a quick link by vehicle type in the Vehicle Jack Index . I have only listed vehicles where there is a high degree of certainty that an appropriate jack has been identified. Where more than one jack type is listed against a vehicle please check the appropriate databases for additional information. For example only one or two jacks of one type have been found in one mark of Austin Healey, the majority having another type. New information and corrections are always most welcome.
There is also a page for unknown jacks. Any help with identification is most welcome.
I state in the sales whether the jack has a handle or not. This often appears in short as NH (No Handle) or WH (With Handle). When nothing is stated post June 2015 the jack has an integrated handle.
| Latest Jack Additions | ||
| Lake & Elliot | Midas 7 1/2 | December 2019 |
| Lake & Elliot | 4 Ton Lift Hydraulic Jack | 10 January 2020 |
| Smiths | Austin A40 Somerset Jack | 13 January 2020 |
| Ford | Scorpio Jack | 13 January 2020 |
| Ford | Scorpio Cosworth Jack | 13 January 2020 |
| Lake & Elliot | ML3 Jack | 13 January 2020 |
| King Dick | B537 Screw Jack | 15 January 2020 |
| Shelley | LJ32 Variant | 15 January 2020 |
Recent jack additions will remain for approx one month
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Jacks Required by Enthusiasts - Please Contact Me If You Have One For Sale |
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| Lucas No.2 | Rover up to 1908 | January 2019 |
| Metallifacture | Lotus Europa Twin Cam | January 2019 |
| Smiths | Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II | January 2019 |
| Ski Hi | Jack For 1942 AEC Matador Artillery Tractor | April 2019 |
| Shelley | Handle for Shelley 9" WW2 Austin K2Y | April 2019 |
| DWS | Hydraulic Pole For 1937 Riley Falcon | June 2019 |
| Dunlop | Dunlop No.10 for a Rolls Royce 20/50 | July 2019 |
| Metallifacture | Scissor Jack for 1975 Jensen GT | July 2019 |
| Smiths | Pole Jack For Morgan Plus 4 | August 2019 |
| King Dick or Smiths | A-Frame Jack For Frogeye Sprite | December 2019 |
Most traded jack in 2019: Metalifacture Cantilever Mini jack with 26 sales averaging £69.34.
Most expense jacks in 2019: Metalifacture Cantilever E-Type Jaguar jack. 1 sale £650.00
High Value Sales:
Metallifacture scissor jack for the E-Type Jaguar Series 1 3.8 sold on 25 August 2015 for £1,399.00
Shelley LJ225 screw jack variant for early E-Type Jaguars sold in 2018 for £1,800.00
A Lake & Elliot Millennium 12-MSB-1 1/2 jack in its original cardboard box, used by the Aston Martin DB5, DB6 and DBS sold at a Bonhams auction on 13 May 2017 for £3500.00. Two others sold for £1750.00 and £2250.00
A Smiths Bevelift used by the Aston Martin DB4 sold at a Bonhams auction on 13 May 2017 for £1375.00
A Lake & Elliot M1DL jack used by the Aston Martin DB2/4 sold at a Bonhams auction on 13 May 2017 for £625.00.