Jaguar S-Type 3.4 Historic Race Car

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A more sophisticated version of the MkII, the S-Type was launched in 1963 with a more spacious and luxurious interior and Jaguar’s superb independent rear suspension (as on the new E-Type and the MkX saloon) which gave far superior ride and handling to the old MkII live axle.

Available with either a 3.4 or 3.8 XK straight-six, both versions were supremely capable sporting saloons, sprinting from 0 to 60mph in 10 seconds with a top speed of over 120mph. Production ceased in 1968 when the astonishing XJ6 arrived by which time almost 25,000 S-Types had been sold, a third of them 3.4 models, although only 668 are still UK registered today.

Dating from March 1966, this S-Type has had just four owners to date, the vendor acquiring it five years ago from a gentleman who had owned it for 28 years. As you can see, the car has been turned into a historic racer at some point in the past and is now far from standard. The exact spec is too detailed to list in full here but is amply detailed in copious notes on file.

Highlights include: 3.6 full race engine with forged pistons, balanced crank, balanced combustion chambers etc; electronic ignition; 15-row oil cooler; multi-cored heavy duty radiator with uprated fan; alternator conversion; Salisbury LSD; late XJ6 all-synchro 4-speed overdrive ‘box.

The front suspension features 420 uprights; Leda adjustable dampers and uprated springs; phosphor bronze wishbone bushes with grease nipples; Harvey Bailey anti-roll bar and nylon bushes throughout. Rear suspension uses Gaz adjustable coilovers/dampers; Harvey Bailey anti-roll bar; strengthened sub-frame and trailing arms with metalastic mountings.

Brakes are XJ6 vented slotted discs all round, ducted at the rear to extract heat via the fuel filler flaps with an AP servo in the passenger footwell and inboard lines. The structure features a fire-proofed bulkhead; boot-mounted alloy fuel tank with Facet fuel pumps, pressure regulator and inboard braided steel fuel lines; LifeLine plumbed-in fire suppression; rear rain light – you get the picture!

Last raced in 2015 (with a Classic Touring Car Racing Club Technical Passport issued in March of that year), it is now in need of some TLC here and there but should give someone lots of fun when it is back on the track where it belongs. It is also road legal, the last MOT having expired in August 2009.