1962 Jaguar MK II Saloon
Exterior
The body styling looks like it could have been blown from a bubble
machine as there is not a straight line on this car. Leading with a
leaper, it jumps just above an oval shaped vertical ribbed grille.
On either side are the larger round headlights and below some fog
lights showing slightly smaller. On the lower corners of the
bulbous front fenders is a small round signal light. A nicely
fitting bumper is below and has a small central bump to accommodate
the bean shaped grille. Front fenders round over and form the wheel
wells and flank the V shaped hood. This runs back to the curved
oval windscreen, a thin A pillar and more oval styling for the side
glass and door sills. This is a 4 door version, and gaps are pretty
well minded. Just a few areas of some blemishes and bubbling metal
underneath white paint are noted. A sill trimming runs from the
front of the hood edges rearward across the sills then dives
downward to the rear quarter edges and eventually the rear of the
car. Here a large tail light resides just above another shiny wrap
around bumper. The trunk lid is curved and has a large plate light
above. Gray steel wheels are wrapped in black wall rubber and have
chromed center caps.
Interior
Inside red leather buckets in bomber style flank a center red
console. Upfront a burl dash top has a slightly angled dash front
and here in front of the driver are 2 large circular gauges. In the
center is a litany of toggles lined up just below some round
gauges, the ignition and a mounted radio just above the console
intersection. More burl for the door sills, and more red leather
for the door panels. In back is a near perfect red overstuffed
bench. Red carpeting floods the floors, and above is a nice tan
fuzzy broadcloth headliner and visors.
Drivetrain
Under the bonnet is a silver dual snorted air cleaner veering out
to the sides. This tops a silver engine and valve covering. All
buttoned up is a 3.8L 6 cylinder mill with 2 SU carbs, (H6Ds), and
a Borg Warner 3 Speed Autogear automatic transmission. Power goes
to a rear axle of 3.54 gearing.
Undercarriage
I say looking mostly chipper underneath with some slight invasive
rust on the corners of the lower rear curved undercarriage, mainly
on the drivers side. Otherwise black undercoated stamped steel
floor pans and rockers. Independent coil springs in front, and leaf
springs on back provide the ride, and disc braking on all 4 corners
is on.