Here are a few pics of a Jaguar Mk7 M.
It was built in 1955 and is a 3.4 ltr manual/overdrive transmission
This is the factory modified version with modifications including higher lift cams,wrap around bumpers and different indicators (IIR).
Not many were produced with it being shortly after the war and with the modifications they were called the MK5 M (if I remember)
It even has the original toolkits in the bottom of the door cards making this a very very rare car!
It was exported from new to USA but the buyer decided he didnt like RH drive cars so it went to a museum in Arizona.
It was bought in 1990 by UK Jaguar Enthusiast John Butterworth for £9000 who owns a fleet of 9 Jags,an Aston and a vintage Rolls Royce who brought it to our local Jag clubs meeting last month.
It is in totally concours condition with few miles coming from a hot dry region then a museum where it spent most of its life.
The only work needed was to repaint one or two panels where the museum had polished through the paint.

 

I got a ride in a '50 Mark V too . It was highly updated such as car kit phone, power seats, white face gauges,wider wheels and much .
They told me that it was keeping its original radiator as well .
Such a beauty in every angle

 

Not many people have such an opportunity to ride in one
The nearest I got was looking at it and driving infront of it down the country lanes to show him the way to the motorway so he could drive the couple of hundered miles home.
Sheer elegance as it drove past me!
The Mk7 had a top speed of 100mph but this one being the factory modified MK7m could reach a staggering 105mph!

 

100 mph is pretty brilliant considering the time it was built up
My grandpa also owned a Mark Series (' 52 Mark VII ) between '52-55 , this is why we have been a Jag Enthusiast since then

 

Absolutely beautiful car. At that time wasn't the fastest production car 126 mph, the xk120 so 100 is really quick. That would be the equivelent today I suppose of a big sedan doing 198 mph...although I'm sure that comparison is bs.

 

sorta reminds me of a rolls. Was this car Jag's attempt to directly compete with the "coach builder" style of cars? or just something cool they wanted to do but didn't sell much of? i just fell head over for heels for a 73 e type... learning lots about the brand and its history from this site.