5th Dec, 2012 18:00
Newbury Racecourse
1966 Jaguar MK II 3.4 Litre
Sold for £8,438
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: FLJ558D
Chassis No: 170203DH
Mot Expiry: July 2013
Synonymous with the swinging '60s and the hit TV Series Inspector Morse, and beloved by bank robbers and the police that pursued them, the MKII was the most admired Saloon to emanate from Jaguar's hallowed Browns Lane factory. A road test of a 3.4-litre model conducted by Motor magazine in 1961 resulted in a 0-60mph time of 11.9 seconds and a top speed of just under 120mph. Production of the MKII ran from 1959 to 1967, at which point the 3.8-litre engine option was dropped and the remaining models renamed 240 and 340 respectively. A total of 91,210 MKIIs, 240s and 340s were produced, 31,454 of which were equipped with the 3.4-litre engine.
This tidy-looking 1966 MKII is a 3.4 model equipped with the desirable manual/overdrive gearbox. Finished in Red complemented by Biscuit-coloured leather upholstery, it has been in the hands of renowned Austin Healey specialist John Chatham for the last seven years. It features a retrimmed interior, refurbished woodwork, power steering, a new clutch, four-pot brake callipers and Coombs-style rear arches. The vendor describes the XK engine as "good" and the paintwork as "mainly good", but notes the brightwork "could do with a refresh". The odometer currently displays an unwarranted 67,163 miles and 'FLJ 558D' is MOT'd into July 2013.
Auction: Newbury Racecourse, 5th Dec, 2012
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