I finally got a video together that introduces my 1962 MKII saloon that I purchased this past weekend.


Comments or criticisms about the video are most welcome.
More videos to follow.

 

That looks like a fun project!!! Have fun!

 

Whew ! you are a brave soul ! This project will keep you out of the bars for awhile ! Best of Luck, please keep us posted with updates on your progress .
Schmitty

 

Congratulations on the car. From the video, it looks far better than mine.

According to Jaguar Heritage, your chassis number is for a 1962 LHD 3.8 litre Mk2.

 

Yes, I mentioned in the video that the info I found on http://saloon.collectordata.com/ that I felt the car was not a 1967 car as the car's Indiana title suggests.
I think somewhere along the way a title clerk has mistaken a 2 for a 7. I don't know if it is actually possible to get this corrected or not.

 

A 1967 Jaguar Mk2 would be either a 240 or 340. If this is a 1967 car with a 3.8 then it is a rare 380 but as it has large bumpers I would go with the chassis number and date it as 1962. 1967 Jaguars as in the 240 340 and 380 would have had the slim line bumpers.
The English plate you have on the car is actually a 1975 number plate as it has a "P" suffix. The DVLA would not allow a number plate that is younger than the car to be put on it so no idea who has done this. This is done so people cannot say the car is a 1975 car when selling it when in fact it is a 1962 car. You can put a 1962 plate on a 1975 car though. Weird and wonderful UK Government.
The LVF part of the number plate means it comes from Liverpool.

 

According to Jaguar Heritage, the last LHD 3.8 Mk2 were produced in August 1967. I've no idea how they were badged when sold in the US or elsewhere. Heritage records show JeffR1's 340 left the factory as a very late 3.4 Mk2 and its chassis number is in the Mk2 series (not 1J...).

 

Good Luck. Lots of fun work there. Keep us informed. Love to see people saving these cars from the crushers.

 

Hey nice find! Congrats.

 

Hey, all
I appreciate the encouraging comments here but if you enjoyed the video and would like to see more about this car and others in my collection, please go back and hit the "like" button on the video.
I have some additional footage in the can so to speak and I am waiting on a USB borescope to arrive so I can investigate the stuck motor.

 

I have hit your like button and hope that you will be able to continue the project.
I only wish you were in Australia as I have a rust free left hand rear door .I also have a radiator which needs recoring,
Do you have a MK2 grille.?
Just remember that rust is like an iceberg. You can see 10% above the surface and the other 90% is hidden below.
GO for it!!

 

The above is the rules as they are now but back in the 1970's it was different and if a car were imported it could end up on the new year letter plate for the year it was registered in the UK rather than age related. There is currently a MK2 on e-bay which was brough back from overseas and is on a 1970's K reg.

 

If that is the case then this could be a 1962 LHD export that was then imported back to blighty in 1976 then exported again to the US in an unknown year..

 

JensenHealey
I stuffed up in my previous post referring to a MK2 grille which you obviously have.
I intended to ask about the MK2 spats.
Signs of the 3 great AAAs i.e. Age, Alzymers, and Alcohol.
Cheers