1960 Jaguar MkIX

Registration No: 689 UYE
Chassis No: 793236BW
MOT: April 2025

• Supplied new in US spec, left hand drive, automatic form
• Featured in the 'Jaguar Journal' magazine during its recommissioning
• A very original example that has been gently preserved and used as is

Just as Bentley products gained fame from competition exploits in the late nineteen- twenties and thirties, Jaguar also rose to fame post World War II with their XK engined sports cars taking top honours at prestigious events such as Le Mans and their saloon cars (featuring the same XK power-unit) revelling in the rallies of the fifties and sixties, particularly on the Monte Carlo and Alpine contests. Of particular merit were the substantial MkVIIs and MkVIIIs and in 1959 this same platform was updated to become the MkIX. The MkXI was visually very similar to the MkVIII that it replaced, but was much upgraded mechanically, being fitted with a larger 3.8 litre twin cam engine fed by twin SU HD6 Caburettors and could be specified with either a four-speed Moss Gearbox or Borg Warner DG Automatic transmission. The MkIX was also the first Jaguar to be fitted with Dunlop four wheel servo assisted disc brakes to aid stopping and the driver's arms were finally aided with power assisted steering as standard. After 10,009 examples were built, the MkIX was replaced by the MkX.

Reputedly supplied new to a USAF officer stationed in the UK but to left-hand drive, automatic specification, chassis 793236BW was shipped across The Pond a month or so later. An article in the May/June 2014 issue of Jaguar Journal recounts how the widow of a previous keeper planned to make it roadworthy but lost heart. Her successor extensively recommissioned the saloon with work to the brakes and carburettors plus some tidying to dashboard and leather. The Jaguar was found to be highly original even down to its Cotswold Blue paint (or the majority thereof). In December 2012, the daughter of the then US owner asked if she could borrow the MkIX for her upcoming nuptials in the UK. Recrossing The Atlantic for the happy day some two years later, the saloon has been in the vendor’s possession ever since. Regularly serviced and used to ferry a few more brides, the Jaguar is deemed to be ‘mechanically sound’ with ‘very good’ bodywork. The front seat squab is ripped but otherwise the upholstery has survived remarkably well. Recent work has comprised a power steering overhaul and the fitment of fresh cross-ply tyres. ‘Grace, Pace and Space’ only being offered for sale in an attempt to rationalise the vendor’s collection.

For more information, please contact:
Lucas Gomersall
lucas.gomersall@handh.co.uk
07484 082430