Vehicle Description
FULLY MECHANICALLY RESTORED MARK II SEDAN WITH ABSOLUTELY NO
EXPENSE SPARED!DESIRABLE ORIGINAL MATCHING #'S 3.4 LITER ENGINE!4
SDP MANUAL WITH RARE FACTORY OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION!36K ORIGINAL
MILES!EXQUISITE COLOR COMBINATION!DRIVES AND PERFORMS
BRILLIANTLY!FULL RECENT MECHANICAL SERVICE HISTORY INCLUDING
REBUILT ENGINE AT XK MOTORSPORTS AT A COST OF OVER $44K!West Coast
Classics are proud to present a rare example of this southern
California 1965 Jaguar Mark II 3.4L Sports Sedan with an extremely
desirable 4 speed manual transmission with factory overdrive and
reportedly just over 36K original miles! To be sold with full
documentation of the recent (within 1,000 miles!) comprehensive
mechanical restoration at the renown 'XKs Motorsports' of San Luis
Obispo, CA with no expense spared and to be sold with its original
owners handbook and original manufacturers warranty cards etc!The
comprehensive work completed at XK's Motorsports in the year 2015
at 35,631 miles includes: a complete full engine rebuild and all
associated components. Includes radiator, crankshaft, wire harness,
heater core amp; box, water pump, carbs, clutch, overdrive,
transmission, exhaust system, auto choke, generator, timing
assembly, brakes master cylinder, servo, pads, lines amp;
cylinders, timing chain, etc with documentation exceeding $44K! See
documentation below. This particular model was fitted with rare
factory options including the very desirable 4 speed manual
transmission with Overdrive, fog lights, radio and 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 1967.We recently purchased
the car from its long time southern California owners with no
expense spared recent full and comprehensive mechanical service
history and the car has reportedly always been garaged and rare for
any cars of this vintage has no signs of any accidents but with its
paint and body obviously showing its age in the form of some paint
checking and blemishes and some small dings in places etc. but
boasting a still presentable reupholstered matching 'Dark Blue'
color interior with the burled walnut interior showing extremely
well - not by any stretch a show ready example for sure but an even
rarer mechanically fully sorted survivor boasting long time
southern California ownership!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
amp; overdrive, 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 very well sorted
surviving example of this 1965 Jaguar Mark 3.4L II with the
desirable 4 speed manual transmission with overdrive - a perfect
candidate to fully restore and take to the next level or an obvious
choice as a functional daily driver for the Jaguar
enthusiast!Options Include:AM/FM RADIOLAYCOCK DE NORMANVILLE
FACTORY...for more information please contact the seller.
