Hello all,


My name is Matthew, I live in Spokane, WA and I'm the new owner of two 1960 Mark IV Saloons. Both car's are pretty much complete, but one is considered a parts car as it was pulled from a junk yard and has a fair amount of rust. I'm going to embark on an engine rebuild and hope that the BW tranny is operable, since the car was last driven in 1980.


Things I've been researching and would love some input on is where's the best and cheapest place to find parts, tips on restoring the wood interior as mine needs to be completely redone and if I don't want to spend the $6-10K on upholstery kits, where's a good place to get the material (or what kind of leather to buy), so I can have a local guy do the interior.


Looking forward to lots of good reads.


~Matthew

 

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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Mathew,

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A lovely car, I'll look forward to seeing your progress for tech help and advice head for this section Mark V - X 420G - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum and your regional section is here Northwest - Washington/Oregon/Idaho & SW Canadians - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
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Wow Matthew!

What a beautiful find! Congrats!
I'm sure you will find a lot of great help here on the forum. Jag owners are just honest good folk that love to see our cats purr and shine!

Do keep us posted to your progress, and keep an eye out on the PNW section of the forum for folks in your area. Your side of the state does not have a lot, but the numbers are growing!

Vince

 

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welcome - sweet find!!! you will find plenty of info and support here simply follow the links Norri has provided - enjoy!!

 

What a Beautiful example, Matthew!!
Welcome from ElinorB.
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Hello . Your 2 beautiful Saloons are IX Mk9 Not IV MK4 .

IV would be 1947 --49 . Don't worry I cant understand Roman Numerals after No19.....

 

Yes true, Mk 9s they are, the last of a marvelous era. What colour are the engine heads? I think they should be metallic blue btwn the cam covers. Anything else might indicate a rebuild or replacement. Gold would be a treat.

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Appetently I don't know my Roman numerals like I thought. The engine top is blue, according to the odometer it only has 40k on it. The guy I got the car from had it apart and said there's not lip on the cylinder walls. I'm going to do a rebuild, rings, bearing and gaskets and hopefully I won't need to do and boring or milling on the shaft.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Mathew.

Graham