Jaguar MkII 3.4 MOD

History

In 1959 Jaguar launched a new range of compact saloons collectively known as the MkII. In the middle of the new range was the MkII 3.4-litre which featured the 3,442cc XK engine, as used in the previous 3.4 Saloon, which was now referred to as the MkI. The 3.4-litre was a particularly sweet running engine with excellent performance (120mph top speed) and, like its smaller and bigger engined stablemates, was clothed in one of the finest looking saloon car bodies ever made. Production of the MkII 3.4 ended in 1967, although a cheaper version, the 340, continued to sell until 1969.

First registered on 1st October 1960, this particular car was owned from new by the Whitehead family of Rhyl, Denbighshire, right up until 1985 when it was acquired by the current vendor, a retired AA patrolman. He embarked on a painstaking restoration of the car which included a full body restoration and a respray in Jaguar Pearl Grey, a full interior retrim including refurbishment of all the woodwork and a complete engine rebuild with new pistons etc.

The car has covered less than 2,000 miles since the restoration was completed in the early 1990s and is still in very good condition today. It comes complete with a Jaguar spare parts catalogue and workshop manual and is due to be freshly MOTd before the sale.

These handsome cars are great to drive and are still more than capable of keeping up with modern traffic. This one appears to be in fine fettle throughout and now just needs a new owner to give it the use it so richly deserves.