1966 Jaguar MkII 3.4
Multiple Jaguar Driver's Club Champion of Champions entrant

Registration No: KON 17F
Chassis No: 171259
MOT: Exempt

• More than 20 Concours Competition victories
• 4 times selected to compete in the Jaguar Driver's Club Champion of Champions
• Fitted with a desirable overdrive gearbox
• Offered with a large history file and JDHT Certificate

This multiple concours winning MkII has over twenty competition victories to its name and must rank as one of the nicest examples we have had the privilege to offer. Having been a four time entrant to the prestigious and strictly invitation only Jaguar Driver’s Club Champion of Champions concours event held every September it remains in wonderful condition. Indeed, it appears to have been superbly well maintained whilst in the vendor’s custodianship with exceptional attention to detail paid to the black bodywork and chrome fittings. The red leather interior presents fabulously and is complemented by beautiful polished wooden veneers to the dashboard, door cappings and rear picnic shelves. It is said to drive ‘superbly’ with a smooth 3.4-litre engine and desirable 4-speed manual overdrive gearbox (the original non-overdrive unit is included with the car). Worthy of close inspection, KON 17F boasts an envious concours history and is offered with a large file of documentation and paperwork including its Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate and a current Swansea V5C.

For many, the definitive Jaguar sports Saloon, the MkII was unveiled to the public at the Earls Court Motor Show, London on 21 October 1959. A peerless blend of elegance and muscularity, its sleek lines clothed an evolution of the Coventry marque's first monocoque bodyshell design which was to set the tone for the coming decade. Featuring notably slimmer roof pillars than its ‘MKI’ forebear with a wider track to improve handling characteristics, the immortal Jaguar MKII was as airy on the inside as it was elegant on the outside. Equipped with independent coil-sprung front suspension and a well-located live leaf-sprung Salisbury rear axle, servo-assisted four wheel 12-inch disc brakes and recirculating ball steering, the model could be specified with a 2.4, 3.4 or 3.8-litre version of Jaguar's race-proved and five times Le Mans winning, DOHC inline, six-cylinder XK engine.

The model was quick to dominate contemporary Saloon car racing in the early 1960s in the hands of such luminaries as Graham Hill, Roy Salvadori and John Coombs whose team Coombs Of Guildford achieved notable success. Coombs went on to offer a limited run of racing-inspired modified cars for the road, examples which remain highly collectible to this day. The battles with Minis and Galaxies have become the stuff of legend and are still taking place today in historic events. Even the 3.4 as seen here developed an impressive 210 brake horsepower. Blessed with one of the all-time great automotive interiors, quintessentially British in nature, its stylish and comprehensive instrumentation, impressive row of auxiliary toggle switches, rich wood veneers and sumptuous leather upholstery all conspired to cosset and cocoon driver and passengers alike.

The attention to detail and build quality of the MKII were remarkable for the price being asked (just £1,779 0s 10d including taxes even for the 3.8) - these cars punched above their weight and it is perhaps small wonder the model quickly became the premier choice of both bank robbers and the police of the period! It was also extremely popular with the public, outselling its smaller-engined siblings, with 30,141 being produced between 1959 and 1967. With no direct replacement to this luxury mid-size sports saloon offered by Jaguar following the end of production, it is not surprising it has become an icon with cherished examples being highly sought after by collectors Worldwide.

For more information, please contact:
Angus Fender
angus.fender@handh.co.uk
07958490484