1964 Jaguar MkII 3.8
Former award winner and in single family ownership for thirty-six years

Registration No: 656 KNX
Chassis No: P231895BW
MOT: Exempt

• Former multi-award winner during the 1990s/2000s
• Home market car with 'matching' chassis and engine numbers
• Factory-fitted power steering and previously uprated with a Jaguar all-synchromesh four-speed manual plus overdrive gearbox
• Pleasingly retains its original leather upholstery
• Recently subject to £10,000 worth of fettling

Arguably the definitive British sports saloon, Jaguar’s MKII remains an undeniably handsome machine. Capable of keeping up with modern traffic, especially in range-topping 3.8 litre guise, the four-seater’s iconic ‘wood and leather’ interior delights drivers and passengers alike.

Factory finished in the elegant combination of Opalescent Golden Sand with Tan leather upholstery, chassis P231895BW also featured the larger 3.8 litre DOHC straight-six engine, Borg Warner automatic transmission and power steering. Beginning life in Warwickshire - or so its ‘656 KNX’ registration number which was issued on February 25^th 1964 would imply - the sports saloon spent much of the 1970s and 1980s on the Isle of Wight. The accompanying V5C Registration Document shows just four former keepers the last two of whom were members of the same family. Acquired by its penultimate custodian’s father from Rossleigh of Perth for the princely sum of £16,000 on February 16^th 1988, the marque specialist is thought to have been responsible for uprating the MKII with its current all-synchromesh Jaguar four-speed manual plus overdrive transmission. A photo on file attests to the sports saloon being a regular classic car show attendee and award winner during the 1990s and into the current millennium. Used less frequently in recent years, the 65,800 miles shown by the four-seater’s odometer could well represent the total covered from new especially given the interior’s impressive state of preservation (the wood veneers have been refinished but the other materials look decidedly original). Entrusted to Witherspoon Motor Services of Ravelston during late 2023, ‘656 KNX’ was treated to an oil / coolant service, new clutch, cylinder head skim / fettling, brake system overhaul and rejuvenated carburettors not to mention the installation of electronic ignition at a cost of £8,956.37. While more recent work has encompassed the fitment of four fresh tyres. Pleasingly retaining its original engine (LC8394-8), this appealing MKII is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, operating, maintenance and service handbook and history file.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737