Jaguar MK II 3.4 Litre, 1963
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Jaguar MK II 3.4 Litre, 1963

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Jaguar Mk II 3,4 Liter, Jahr 1963. „Matching Numbers“. Farbe dunkles British Racing Green kombiniert mit einer roten Lederausstattung und rotem Teppich. Dieser prächtige Jaguar Mk II 3,4 Liter wurde in den Vereinigten Staaten (USA) neu verkauft. 1977 wurde das Auto in die Niederlande exportiert. Im Laufe der Jahre wurde das Automobil von Jaguar-Enthusiasten geschätzt und gepflegt. Das Auto wurde in den letzten Jahrzehnten von Altena Classic Service für und an nachfolgende Besitzer verkauft und das Auto wurde in deren Werkstätten perfekt gewartet. Dieser Jaguar wird mit einer großen (Service-)Historie-Datei geliefert. Die Karosserie wurde in der Vergangenheit perfekt neu lackiert und mechanisch wurde das Auto auf dem neuesten Stand gehalten. Das Auto hat immer noch seine perfekte Original-Lederausstattung! Der Luxusinnenraum atmet mit viel Leder, Nussbaumholz und Chromverzierungen die wundervolle gehobene Atmosphäre der 1960er Jahre. Der Innenraum wird durch kleine Picknicktische für die Fondpassagiere und ein wunderschönes Motorola AM-Radio aus der Zeit vervollständigt. Dieser wunderschöne Jaguar Mk II ist ab Werk mit dem manuellen 4-Gang-Getriebe ausgestattet, einer reizvollen und sportlichen Kombination mit dem 3,4-Liter-Sechszylinder-Motor! Darüber hinaus ist der Jaguar mit Chromspeichenrädern mit 185/15er Michelin-Reifen, Kangol-Sicherheitsgurten, elektronischer 123-Zündung, einem verbesserten Dynamo und einer Edelstahl-Auspuffanlage ausgestattet. Im Kofferraum finden Sie das Originalwerkzeugset! Dies ist ein sehr origineller und sehr begehrenswerter Jaguar Mk II in einem wunderschönen Zustand!

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The Jaguar Mk II is the most characteristic Jaguar "Sport-sedan" in history. Almost everybody knows and recognises the car as a Jaguar. The Mk II was a car with two faces: on the one hand, it was a very fast sport-sedan, which made the car favourite of British crooks as well as the police (a fact which was made full use of in many films and television series; think of Get Carter –1970-, featuring Michael Caine, and more recently, Inspector Morse). On the other hand, it was a very comfortable acceptable business car in which the ‘upper class’ would happily present themselves.

The Mk II derived its power and speed from the famous Jaguar XK engine with which Jaguar had been able to win in Le Mans in 1951 and in 1953 (3.4-litre version). The XK engine in the Mk II was available in three different cylinder capacities, namely 2483 cc/120 horsepower, 3442 cc/210 horsepower and 3781cc/220 horsepower respectively. The 3.8 version had a top speed of no less than 125 mph. The Jaguar Mk II was built until 1967.

Nowadays, the Jaguar Mk II is a very popular classic. The Mk II is very suitable for daily (business) use and will give the lucky owner much driving pleasure as well as a distinct image concerning the choice of car.

Technical data*

six cylinder in-line engine (DOHC)
cylinder capacity: 3442 cc.
capacity: 210 bhp. at 5500 rpm.
torque: 289,7 Nm. at 3000 rpm.
top-speed: 192,6 km/h.
gearbox: 4-speed manual (overdrive optional) / 3-speed, automatic
weight: 1498,7 kg.

*Source: The Jaguar File

Jaguar history

Though the Jaguar brand was first used in 1945, its factory had been founded long before. In 1922, William Lyons and William Walmsley laid the foundation of the firm in Blackpool, England, with the name of Swallow Coachbuilding Co. The factory constructed motorcycles and sidecars and later bodies based on the Austin Seven chassis. When in the 1930s their own SS cars were built, the company name was changed into SS cars Ltd.
The SS cars were conventional saloons and drophead coupes in the way many other British brands built them.
For obvious reasons, After World War II the company name SS Cars Ltd. was changed into Jaguar Cars Ltd. It was the birth of the now famous and popular make of Jaguar.

The pre-war SS models were sold under the name of Jaguar until 1948, and in this year the saloon, the MK-V, and a sports car, which was the much talked of XK 120, were brought onto the market.
The XK 120 was very successful, and established the fame of this name as one of the icons in the history of motorcars. The XK 120 could reach 120 miles an hour (almost 200 km/h), which made it the fastest production car of its time. Moreover, the XK 120 cost much less than the other comparable production models by Aston Martin and Ferrari.
In 1951 and 1953, Jaguar won the 24-hour of Le Mans with a racer based on the XK 120, the Jaguar C-type. It made the name outright immortal. Success was continued the next years with the Jaguar D-type, which surpassed its competitors with its disc brakes.
The XK sports car series was a success and the XK 120 was succeeded by the XK 140 and XK 150 over the years. The deluxe saloons were a spur to victory with the introduction of the MK I in 1957 and the MK II in 1959. This self-willed, streamlined sedan was a real ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’. The car was fitted with the powerful 3.4 litre XK six-cylinder engine, which was good for reaching a top-speed of about 200 km/h.

In 1960, Jaguar took over the British Daimler, and from that time onward it used the name of Daimler for its deluxe, comfort-oriented models, and the name of Jaguar for its sporty cars.
In 1961, the famous Jaguar E-Type was born. The E-Type was inspired by the D-Type racing car from the fifties. Like the XK, the E-Type was an icon in the history of car making, with an almost alien design and excellent technology. The E-Type appeared as a roadster, as an FHC (Fixed Head Coupe) and as a 2+2. They also built some special lightweight E-Types to prolong the racing successes of the past. However, they did not succeed as competitors had copied the technical achievements of the D-Type.
In the production of the deluxe saloons, a large MK X was added to the MK II, and the contiguous S-Type, the 240/340 series and the 420/420G series were brought onto the market.

In 1968, the Jaguar XJ was designed and though evolved in many ways, the XJ is available to this very day.…
In 1971, a V12 engine was added to the Jaguar E-Type, and later in the Daimler Double Six and the Jaguar XJ 12. At that time, it was the only twelve-cylinder engine in serial production in the world.
In the mid-seventies, the E-Type had to clear the field and besides the XJ, the special-lined 2+2 came onto the market. It was the XJS. This car was also available as a convertible.

So far the classic period. In the future the Jaguar history from 1980 will be filled in.

© Marc Vorgers 

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