My Jaguar Mk2

By Köpi, Oulu, Finland
kopikk.roskapoisto @yahoo.com,(remove ".roskapoisto" from address)
Last update March 10th, 2011

1961 Jaguar Mk2 3.8L MOD "Ms. Moneypit"

• In line six cyl 3.8 litre XK-engine with double over head camshafts and twin SU HD6 carburettors, 225 hp @ 5500rpm, 125mph (201km/h) top speed, 0-60mph (96km/h) in 8.5s. Fastest saloon of it's time.
• 4-speed Moss manual transmission with Laycock de Normanville overdrive, 1st gear unsyncronized, limited slip differential.
• Vacuum servo assisted disc brakes in all wheels.
• Power assisted steering (in my car an upgrade from later XJ Jaguar)
• Total 83976 Mk2 (all variants) manufactured between 1959-1967, 14757 of them were 3.8 LHD like mine.
• Old English White (Cream) with Old Beige interior.
  
  

My car's history

• Manufactured March 10th, 1961 and shipped to Jaguar Cars New York on March 22nd.
• Sold to Mr. W.E. Buck in Boulder, CO.
• Details unknown, but at some point car ended to San Diego, California.
• Some sort of restoration (vinyl interior, poor respray, engine swap) somewhere around 1994 (based on CA plates 3KZR..).
• CA plates expired 1998.
• I bought her Feb 2000 and shipped the car to Finland June-July 2000.
• Restoration 2000 ->?
• Registered in Finland May 2002. Restoration continues.

Purchase
Restoration Quite many pictures here, so if you have a slow connection, be patient or go get a coffee...

• Year 2000
• Year 2001
• Year 2002
• Year 2003
• Year 2004
• Year 2005
• Year 2006
• Year 2007
• Year 2008
• Year 2009
• Year 2010
• Year 2011

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