Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present a cherished example of
this original southern California owner since new 1967 Jaguar Mark
II 3.8L Sports Sedan with a desirable 4 speed manual transmission
and just over 56K original miles! Still registered to its original
southern California owner with it's very rare original California
'pink slip' title with all original documentation from purchase
when new at 'Charles Hornburg Jaguar' of Beverly Hills, CA with its
original owners handbook and original manufacturers warranty dated
10/27/1966!This particular model was fitted with rare factory
options including the very desirable 4 speed manual transmission,
fog lights, radio and chrome wire wheels and the car still has its
original spare wheel and jack and factory tools located in their
original storage compartments in the trunk. The interior of the
Mark II boasted bucket seats in front with traditional English
fold-down tea trays in their rears. The fascia was neatly arranged
with instrumentation right in front of the driver with a row of
secondary gauges and toggle switches lined up impressively in the
leather grained center of the dash and the 4 speed manual
transmission was installed on the center console. The Mark II was
discontinued in September 1967We recently purchased the car from
its original southern California owner who purchased the car new in
1966 from 'Hornburg Jaguar' of Beverly Hills, CA with and the car
has always been garaged and covered and so rare for these cars has
absolutely no history of any rust and no signs of any accidents and
with only very minor imperfections in its striking original color
'Dark Gray' paint in the form of some minor checking in places and
boasting a very nice matching 'Light Gray' color interior with the
burled walnut interior showing extremely well - not a concourse
example but a true always garaged survivor boasting true single
pride of ownership since new!The car drives very well, superb in
every sense and extremely rare for one of these cars with the Moss
manual gearbox correctly selecting all the gears, including
reverse, which as any enthusiast will confirm is a lottery in most
unrestored or original Moss transmissions, which generally need a
sympathetic and experienced hand to avoid wrong slotting! There is
no noise from the rear axle or rear end and there are no signs of
any smoke.The Jaguar Mark 2 (II) is a sports sedan which was built
from the years 1959 to 1967 by Jaguar in Coventry, England as a
successor to the Jaguar 2.4L and 3.4L models which were
manufactured between 1957 and 1959. These earlier models later
became known as the Jaguar Mark I following the release of the Mark
II in 1959. The Mark II is a beautiful, fast and legendary sports
saloon, or sedan as referred to in the U.S. and it came with a
120HP 2.4 L engine, 210HP 3.4 L engine or a 220HP 3.8 L Jaguar XK
engine similar to the Series I XKE or E-Type having the same block,
crank, connecting rods and pistons but different inlet manifold and
carbs, with only two SU's instead of three SU's as on the E-Type in
Europe and therefore 30HP less. The head of the six-cylinder engine
in the Mark II had curved ports compared to the straight ports of
the E-Type configuration and both the 3.4 and 3.8L cars were fitted
with twin SU HD6 carbs. Nevertheless the performance of these
small, sharp, tight sedans was nothing less than legendary with the
Mark 2 gaining a reputation as a capable get away car amongst
criminals and law enforcement alike with the 3.8 L model being
particularly fast with its 220 HP engine driving the car from 0-60
mph in under 8.5 seconds and with a top speed of 125 mph, making it
faster than 80% of all other contemporary two seater sports cars
and with the car still having enough room for five adults! They
were employed by the British Police to patrol the British motorways
(Freeways!) The Mark 2's body lines, derived from the Mark 1,
proved sufficiently popular over time to provide an inspiration for
the Jaguar S-Type introduced in 1999. The original S-Type has
always proved less fashionable or desirable and consequently less
valuable than the Mark II and therefore less have survived or been
restored.Certain milestone cars not only epitomize their genre or
era, they create them. So it was with the Jaguar Mark II, the
quintessential sports sedan. The Mark I had been launched in 1955
to cater to what Sir William Lyons, known with affection as 'Mr
Jaguar' and the co-founder of 'Jaguar Cars Limited', identified as
the 'Sporting Compact Market'. He figured that there was a demand
between the larger and more excessive Mark VII sedan and the XK140
fixed-head coupe or roadster and he was right! Demand for power in
the Mark II increased the engine size in the new models from 2.4L
to 3.4L and eventually to the awesome 3.8L engine which was the
same 'B' head model as the Mark IX producing 220HP instead of the
even faster straight port three carb version fitted to the new
XK150S with 265HP and later fitted to the XKE or E-Type in 1961.
With gorgeous styling to match its performance the model was an
instant hit. The car boasted polished burl walnut trim and fragrant
leather upholstery and luxurious wool carpeting and an enlarged
glass area - particularly the side windows which lost the thicker
pillars of the Mark I and a new wraparound rear window enhanced
both visibility and aesthetics no end. The rear wheel skirts became
cutaway spats and the grille was revised with an enlarged center
rib housing the flashy Jaguar badge! As before a large leaping
Jaguar mascot adorned the hood. Lighting was improved with
sidelights atop the front fenders and larger tail-lights were at
the rear.With a selling price well into the range of a new Cadillac
sedan in the U.S., the Mk II was an affluent car to own and Mark
II's acquitted themselves in saloon car racing almost uncontested,
true to Jaguar's formidable racing heritage, until the Americans
led by Dan Gurney and Jack Sears brought their massive Chevy Impala
and Ford Galaxie V8's over to Europe. The Mark II became renown as
a real driver's car which explains its popularity as a Police car
and its reputation as a getaway car in numerous film and TV
stories! With most of these cars having been neglected over the
years or rusted beyond repair to find an example like this one is
most certainly a rare find.Such elegance, luxury, power and pace -
the Mark II is more than just the greatest Jaguar sedan ever built,
its probably the greatest British sports sedan ever built!This is
obviously an extremely rare opportunity to own a beautiful
surviving example of this 1967 Jaguar Mark 3.8L II with the
desirable 4 speed manual transmission - a perfect addition to any
British car collection or an obvious choice for the Jaguar
enthusiast!
