This is an original XJ12 series 2 LHD dashboard. It is same as XJ6, but this has the XJ12 logo. It has been varnished, varnish has turned dark.   The notes regarding Vanden Plas or non Vanden Plas is simply the veneer; which in Europe would be Daimler, not Vanden Plas. Buy burled veneer and you have a Vanden Plas. My suggestion? Buy  quarter sheet of paperback veneer, and Xacto knife, roller, glue and  refinishing material from Constantines  Wood Supplies Fort Lauderdale, remove the old veneer. I used light elm burl on my own car, or traditional dark walnut burl. it does not take the skill traditional veneer does, but once finished, on a flat surface looks as good as when it left the factory. If you pick a burl, it is equal to Vanden Plas. Standard cars had straight grain, Vanden Plas used burl. If you are overseas, you could have the veneer sent to me, I will ship them together.I have manyXJ6, XJ12 parts, collected over 40 years, now moved to SEBRING,FLORIDA; . . Please  look on my eBay store; Old English Motor Company, which has 20 categories of parts, 1950-1994; Including  Jaguar XJ Parts...You may contact me  for free restoration advice or with questions  1954JAGUARS  or  1 954 JAGPART  .    SHIPPING cost given is by UPS, but is an Estimate. Please give me your phone number for the box. Out of the US? Rate given Is Priority Mail but rate is given to MIAMI FLORIDA for those who have an agent there. Please give me full address if you do not have a US agent, for correct shipping out of the US. please give me address for correct shipping.. Thank you, James Dean, thejaguru.