I have just acquired a 1965 Mk2 that had been sitting for many years. I hope to share my journey with you to getting another Mk2 back on the road.

Picking up the Mk2

Its new resting place

 

Seems like a good find !
Are those photos recent, is it still snowing in Alberta !

What I'm about to say will probably cause all sorts of discussion, but here it is, why does it have grills instead of fog lamps ?

I've only seen grills on the the 340 model not the MK II, unless someone specifically ordered it with out the fog lamps.

From what I've learned here, it has to be a MK II because there were no 340's in 1965.

Is there a MK II chrome emblem on the boot lid or 340 ?

 

Jeff it seems to be wearing a 3.8L badge in the grill.

 

It stopped snowing about 3 weeks ago (last snow of the year was the day I brought the car home) and it is super nice here now (leaves mostly out on the trees). From my reading, as a LHD destined for North America the MK2 was not fitted with fog lights as they did not comply with local lighting regulations. I do however plan to install fog lights (I have a set but one is missing the back plate so will need some parts). The back of the car says it is a Mk2 and it is a 3.8 Litre, and per the chassis number it should have the limited slip differential. The interior is tired and I am missing some of the front kick panels and the drivers door card, so if anyone has some suede green interior pieces I would be interested. I am also missing the window chrome on both the front and rear wind screen. I have been able to get the motor to turn over and fire but can not get a sustained run so more tinkering to go (I have had the carbs apart once to clean out all the old petro and have managed to get decent spark to all the plugs).

Suede green interior

 

OK, that makes sense about the fog lamps.
The factory wiring for the lamps will be in place, you can also use the switch for the extra "click" position for the fog lamps.
There's a stop on the switch that has to be removed to allow it to travel more so the fog lamps can be turned on.
You will need the back indicator plate on the switch for the lamps however.

 

Thanks for the note on the light switch.

 

Re the switch, mine did not have the stop Jeff mentioned so I had to replace the switch, not sure if the stop is only fitted to some ? Hopefully you are lucky as it saves the cost of a new switch.

Interesting to see you have LSD, together with the other parts you have you have the makings of a fast road/race car !!!

 

I had to laugh when I saw the first picture. I also brought my Mk2 project home on one of the worst days imaginable. I think the high was 10F that day. The hardest part was pushing the car into my garage from the flat bed. Four dudes and we could not get enough traction on the ice to get it over the lip into the garage.

 

I believe that the Fograngers were an option for the US. My car was originally sold/imported into Hawaii and it had the Fograngers from the factory. Original Fograngers show up on Ebay here and there but you have to watch for rust on the inner reflector. The seals broke down over time and let moisture in. The outside chrome can be decent while the guts are rotted. I believe you can buy them new but I am not sure if they are exact copies if that is a concern.

 

We had the same problem, the brakes on the back are real tight and it took a sloping deck and three of us to get it off, then put on dollies to roll it in the corner...

 

Will be watching restoration with interest, got my 1962 Mk2 3.4 in Jan. 2019. We could of saved some travel, mine came from SK., sat for 20 years inside heated. Working on brakes first and then will start on engine. Body no real rust and interior is good.
Snowball

 

Glad you found a good car, mine also has minimal rust, but it looks like it has had repairs in the past. My interior is missing all carpet and the front kick panels and the front driver door card - so there will be some money there. The motor seems to be in reasonable condition as compression is reasonable for sitting for many year but I am still cleaning out old gas from the fuel system and working on getting the carbs working properly. The previous owner to me had the car shipped from Nova Scotia and then it sat in his garage for 6 years... Once I get the motor running then I need to do the rest of the mechanicals such as all suspension bushings, ball joints and brakes.