Vehicle Description
1966 Jaguar 3.8 S-Type Sedan ?Same owner for the past 11 years
?Left-hand drive American Market S-Type ?One of only 6,260 Jaguar
S-Types made in 1966 ?Rebuilt numbers matching 220HP 3.8L DOHC,
12-valve straight six-cylinder engine with twin SU carburetors
?Four-speed synchromesh manual transmission with Laycock overdrive
and 3.77 gearing ?Power front and rear disc brakes and optional
Burman power steering ?Stunning Opalescent Silver Blue exterior
(code 2640) ?Blue Connolly Leather and Wilton Wool interior ?Dunlop
four-wheel disc brakes ?Rain (fog) lights and chrome wire wheels
Sinewy, sexy and stylish, Jaguar?s 3.8 S-Type was only in
production for six model years. It helped transform Jaguar?s image
worldwide. This example is one of only 6,260 S-Types made in 1966
and is handsomely optioned with a 220HP 3.8 twin cam engine,
4-speed manual transmission, Laycock overdrive and Burman power
steering! Deemed a more luxurious alternative without the size and
expense of the Mark X, this cat is finished in stunning Opalescent
Silver Blue exterior (code 2640) which is in overall excellent
condition. The car has undergone one professional glass out
repaint. The body is straight and solid, the engine bay is very
tidy, and the chrome bumpers fit well to the body. This example has
rare options ? rain (fog) lights and chrome wire wheels. This car
rolls on Dunlop radials, size 185R15 at every corner. Each tire is
mounted to a factory chrome wire wheel. The tires and wheels are
all in very good order. Under the bonnet is the original rebuilt
220HP 3.8L, DOHC, 12-valve inline six-cylinder engine with twin SU
HD-8 carburetors. A complete, professional rebuild was performed by
Coventry West, with about 1,600 miles added since completion. This
motor is hitched to a four-speed synchromesh manual transmission
with a Laycock A-type overdrive. Backing all of this up is a 3.77:1
final drive. Driver convenience features include air-conditioning,
power steering and power four-wheel disc brakes. The S-Type used
the same subframe mounted, coil sprung, twin wishbone front
suspension as the Mark 2. The car?s rear suspension was a
revelation at the time of its introduction and remained the
benchmark against which others were judged until the 1980s.
Essentially a double wishbone setup, it uses the driveshaft as the
upper wishbone. It carries the drive, braking, suspension and
damping units in a single fabricated steel crossbridge, which is
isolated from the bodyshell by rubber blocks. Including this
suspension in the S-Type necessitated the development of a new
crossbridge suitable for its 54-inch track, coming as it did
between the 58-inch track in the Mark X and 50-inch track of the
E-Type. Major changes were made to the S-Type's steering system.
The Burman power steering system in the Mark 2, with its 4.3 turns
lock-to-lock, was replaced by a higher-geared Burman unit of 3.5
turns lock-to-lock, which linked the input shaft and hydraulic
valve by a torsion spring to improve its ?feel.? Inside, the car
features a medium blue interior which contrasts nicely with the
exterior. The seats were reupholstered in the correct Connolly
Leather and below is the correct Wilton wool carpet. The headliner
matches the rest of the interior and looks good. The two-spoke
steering wheel, inner door panels with wood accents and burled wood
dashboard are all in very good condition. In 1966, a dashboard
switch was provided for the heated rear window, which had
previously remained ?on? as long as the ignition was on, leading to
instances of dead batteries. A floor-mounted shifter and a Pioneer
AM/FM stereo with CD player hides in the glovebox; the original AM
radio is in place but not connected. The Jaguar Mark 2 was
introduced in 1959 and sold throughout most of the 1960s. It has a
live rear axle and is powered by the XK six-cylinder engine first
used in the Jaguar XK120 of 1948. In the Mark 2 the engine was
available in 2.4, 3.4 and 3.8-litre capacities. In 1961 Jaguar
launched two new models. The full size Jaguar Mark X saloon
(pronounced mark ten) used Jaguar's new independent rear suspension
and a triple SU carburetor version of the 3.8-litre XK engine. The
other new car for 1961 was the Jaguar E-Type sports car, which
shared the same 3.8-litre engine as the Mark X and a scaled-down
version of the independent rear suspension. The S-Type was a major
redevelopment of the Mark 2. It used a mid-scale version of the
Mark X independent rear suspension to replace the Mark 2?s live
rear axle and featured longer rear bodywork, among other styling
and interior changes. The S-Type was available with either 3.4 or
3.8-litre XK engines but only in twin carburetor form because the
triple carburetor setup would not fit into what was essentially
still the Mark 2 engine bay. By the time of the S-Type?s release in
1963, the Mark 2 remained an unexpectedly strong seller despite its
age. Although the Mark X was selling less well than hoped,
especially in its intended market of the U.S., Sir William decided
to retain all three models in the Jaguar range concurrently. The
Mark X was renamed ?420G? in 1966 and was joined by another new
model, the 4.2-litre 420. The 420 was developed to replace the
S-Type but because some demand remained for the S-Type, all four
saloon models (Mark 2, S-Type, 420 and 420G) remained on sale until
the arrival of the Jaguar XJ6 in 1968. Competition to this Jaguar
in 1966 included Cadillac?s Sedan de Ville, Chrysler?s Imperial,
Lincoln?s Continental VIN: P1B77672DN?Body#: 4B56594?EIN:
7B56766-9?TIN: JBN2990 This car is currently located at our
facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer
shows 35,442 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and
clear, mileage exempt Missouri title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note:
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