Jaguar MK 2 3.8 Litre, 1967
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Jaguar MK 2 3.8 Litre, 1967

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Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Litre, year 1967. Colour pale green metallic combined with a suede green leather interior and matching carpet. Matching engine number (factory original). This magnificent Jaguar Mk II was sold new to the United States. The car was factory original fitted with the most powerful 3.8 Litre engine, a seldom seen original POWER sliding sunroof and tinted windows! In the year 2010 the automobile was imported to the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, the car was dismantled and optically restored (the mechanicals were in very good condition – in 2010 cleaned and serviced only). The body was restored from the bare metal and the car was given a perfect 2K paint system. The car was fitted with slimmer ‘coombs spats’ around the rear wheels, the original large ‘spats’ are also present and painted in the correct colour. The interior was professionally upholstered with high quality leather, the roof lining renewed, and the wood panels were restored to perfection. The wiring loom and the electrics were renewed and upgraded. A photo report of the restoration is present as are photos of the car as it was when it came from the USA. In the Netherlands, the car was perfectly serviced and maintained by a Jaguar specialist over the years. In 2018 / 2019, the six-cylinder engine was fully overhauled, and the original automatic (3-speed) gearbox was exchanged for a Getrag 5-speed manual gearbox. Photo’s of the engine overhaul are present as are service and overhaul invoices. This magnificent Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Litre is in excellent to superb condition. The car is fitted with a Stainless-Steel exhaust system and 15-inch chrome wire wheels, shod with Vredestein Sprint classic tyres. Here we have an excellent condition, perfectly driving, Jaguar Mk II in a wonderful colour scheme with the most sought-after specifications and options!

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The Jaguar Mk II is the most characteristic Jaguar "Sport-sedan" in history. Almost everybody knows and recognizes the car as a Jaguar.
The Mk II was a car with two faces: on the one hand, it was a very fast sport-sedan, which made the car favorite of British crooks as well as the police (a fact which was made full use of in many films and television series; think of Get Carter –1970-, featuring Michael Caine, and more recently, Inspector Morse). On the other hand, it was a very comfortable acceptable business car in which the ‘upper class’ would happily present themselves.

The Mk II derived its power and speed from the famous Jaguar XK engine with which Jaguar had been able to win in Le Mans in 1951 and in 1953 (3.4-litre version). The XK engine in the Mk II was available in three different cylinder capacities, namely 2483 cc/120 horsepower, 3442 cc/210 horsepower and 3781cc/220 horsepower respectively. The 3.8 version had a top speed of no less than 120.5 miles per hour (about 200 km/h). The Jaguar Mk II was built until 1967.

Nowadays, the Jaguar Mk II is a very popular classic. The Mk II is very suitable for daily (business) use and will give the lucky owner much driving pleasure as well as a distinct image concerning the choice of car.

Technical data*

six-cylinder engine (DOHC)
cylinder capacity: 3781 cc.
carburettors: 2 x SU
capacity: 220 bhp. at 5500 rpm.
torque: 321.8 at 3000 rpm.
top-speed: 125 mph. - 200 km/h.
gearbox: 4-speed manual (overdrive optional) / 3, automatic
brakes: disc brakes all round
weight: 1525 kg.

*Source: The Jaguar File

Jaguar history

Though the Jaguar brand was first used in 1945, its factory had been founded long before. In 1922, William Lyons and William Walmsley laid the foundation of the firm in Blackpool, England, with the name of Swallow Coachbuilding Co. The factory constructed motorcycles and sidecars and later bodies based on the Austin Seven chassis. When in the 1930s their own SS cars were built, the company name was changed into SS cars Ltd.
The SS cars were conventional saloons and drophead coupes in the way many other British brands built them.
For obvious reasons, After World War II the company name SS Cars Ltd. was changed into Jaguar Cars Ltd. It was the birth of the now famous and popular make of Jaguar.

The pre-war SS models were sold under the name of Jaguar until 1948, and in this year the saloon, the MK-V, and a sports car, which was the much talked of XK 120, were brought onto the market.
The XK 120 was very successful, and established the fame of this name as one of the icons in the history of motorcars. The XK 120 could reach 120 miles an hour (almost 200 km/h), which made it the fastest production car of its time. Moreover, the XK 120 cost much less than the other comparable production models by Aston Martin and Ferrari.
In 1951 and 1953, Jaguar won the 24-hour of Le Mans with a racer based on the XK 120, the Jaguar C-type. It made the name outright immortal. Success was continued the next years with the Jaguar D-type, which surpassed its competitors with its disc brakes.
The XK sports car series was a success and the XK 120 was succeeded by the XK 140 and XK 150 over the years. The deluxe saloons were a spur to victory with the introduction of the MK I in 1957 and the MK II in 1959. This self-willed, streamlined sedan was a real ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’. The car was fitted with the powerful 3.4 litre XK six-cylinder engine, which was good for reaching a top-speed of about 200 km/h.

In 1960, Jaguar took over the British Daimler, and from that time onward it used the name of Daimler for its deluxe, comfort-oriented models, and the name of Jaguar for its sporty cars.
In 1961, the famous Jaguar E-Type was born. The E-Type was inspired by the D-Type racing car from the fifties. Like the XK, the E-Type was an icon in the history of car making, with an almost alien design and excellent technology. The E-Type appeared as a roadster, as an FHC (Fixed Head Coupe) and as a 2+2. They also built some special lightweight E-Types to prolong the racing successes of the past. However, they did not succeed as competitors had copied the technical achievements of the D-Type.
In the production of the deluxe saloons, a large MK X was added to the MK II, and the contiguous S-Type, the 240/340 series and the 420/420G series were brought onto the market.

In 1968, the Jaguar XJ was designed and though evolved in many ways, the XJ is available to this very day.…
In 1971, a V12 engine was added to the Jaguar E-Type, and later in the Daimler Double Six and the Jaguar XJ 12. At that time, it was the only twelve-cylinder engine in serial production in the world.
In the mid-seventies, the E-Type had to clear the field and besides the XJ, the special-lined 2+2 came onto the market. It was the XJS. This car was also available as a convertible.

So far the classic period. In the future the Jaguar history from 1980 will be filled in.

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