A drive in the Jaguar MK2

[@Slonge92]

My dad bought a used Mk2 in 1964, my mom hated it (me and my 2 brothers thought it was awesome). We had it for six weeks, of which four weeks it was in the garage being repaired. I remember going with my dad to visit it in the shop and we saw some incredible XKE’s there. Anyway my mom won, my dad sold it, and she got a new 1964 Ford Falcon. Little did she know that 6 months later she could have had a new Mustang. Thanks for the video and the memories.

[@robharding4028]

How can you not love this classic, Its beautiful in all the right areas, and even in the wrong ones !

[@christophernewman5027]

Grace, space and pace was the motto.

[@RedArrow73]

The Who Immemorialised it in a song that never made it to "The Who Sell Out". Pete's guitar sounds uncannily like Hendrix's.

[@Johnconno]

It looks REAL compared to modern cars.

[@thomasmulhall4873]

Thank you! What an elegant car. Lovely colour, and I agree about that Moss gearbox. Such a harmonious whine, which is music enough so you don't need to switch on the Motorola radio. That air cleaner is another work of art. Please do a full hour on her... Cheers

[@cameronrichardson3108]

I just drove my grandpas friends one it was the most amazing experience of my life I’ll never forget it

[@robertshanks3674]

beautiful car....jaguar produced some exceptional cars in the 1960's....tks for shearing

[@scotty6346]

Really enjoyed this, I totally endorse your view's on the sound of the Moss box, 1st gear coupled with the Jag 6 cylinder growl is a gem of a sound! I own a 1964 3.8, It's been converted to an all synchro box, Guess what? It's going back to a moss! I've got a mint low mileage moss box to put back in, My 3.8 motor is tired so a Big valve 4.2 out of an XJ S3 is going in on 2" carbs, Will be interesting to compare it to the 3.8, If it doe's a good job it might be staying in permanently! Back to the MK2 you drove, Odd that it's a 1966 with a moss box, All synchro's came in about mid 1965? Cheers, Subscribed.

[@allanarmstrong4333]

Hi do you want to sell the syncro box.

[@scotty6346]

@@allanarmstrong4333 Going to most probably keep it as a spare mate, Cheers.

[@allanarmstrong4333]

@@scotty6346 Thanks anyway. 👍

[@billolsen4360]

My uncle bought a '64 new. Stunning looks still.

[@onlinealias622]

My grandpa has one of these. He got the interior redone with nice red leather so it’s lovely inside. I really want to take it for a spin lol

[@jmfleureau8662]

Une œuvre d’art, superbe voiture.

[@antonelloschiano5815]

I Love Jaguar old english car.....stunning brand! MK2 is the best! Thank you so much for pubblication...cio

[@fin3590]

I love that car Funny thing about that wining is that my mom has a half broken Citroen that sounds fairly similar and when I was younger I used to go to a lot of car shows and I’d see a MKII and hear the noise anyway when my mom would come and pick me up I would hear the Citroen and for one dreamy second I thought we had a MKII. 😂 oh well

[@DutchVanHelsing]

Lovely Motor !

[@deep6thisdeep6this92]

...going on and on about the lovely whine of the square cut 1st gear. ...probably craving the grinding of a knackered wheel bearing or two too. but, ya, love these cars. :)

[@SimonNoina]

That'll be straight-cut not square cut - but agree, love these cars :)

[@calbob750]

Here in the USofA I owned a 1959 Jaguar 3.4 sedan MK1 sedan in 1963. I paid $1500 USD at the time. I believe that car new was $4200 USD. A fun car to drive and one of a kind in the era of large American cars. Maroon with black leather interior. 3 speed borg Warner transmission.

[@ravisriram6746]

Beautiful car. The best Jag sedan ever.

[@johndean4765]

Mark 2 jaguar may well the most beautiful car design ever.It also was luxurious interior and gave a smooth ride,AND its 100%British we should be so proud.

[@jamesstuart3346]

My buddy had one of these, BRG w/red leather. We'd drive to high school in it

[@annacomnena217]

The whining means it needs a fluid change on the box. Should be done every 3750 miles. Tappets done at same time after winter oil change.

[@alansalter1836]

Fabulous car 👍👍

[@biroldjoshan3745]

Lovely mk2.

[@robertodebenedetti613]

Bellissima auto. Alto livello estetico

[@andygoodwin7653]

Had a 3.8 s type great cars ,so far ahead of their time

[@billolsen4360]

We always heard it was a bank robber's dream car, they could outrun the cop cars in Britain. So eventually several UK police jurisdictions started using the Mark ii.

[@TheMarkanthony5]

A work of art , and with the lovely xk engine. The 3.8 could do zero to 60 in 8.10 seconds pretty impressive for the day and often used by crime members as a getaway vehicles and the police alike

[@manofweed1]

8.10 was impressive for those times.

[@user-vk8uu9nv7n18]

Noble lovely car.

[@pauljohnson2430]

Love one, great drive and review, but that sterring wheel, put the original back.

[@loveitorscrapit6673]

Love this & love Ferrari’s. Thumbs up.

[@jettrink7510]

That is the sound of our former macho culture.

[@billolsen4360]

Can't stand it that manual transmissions are slowly going away in new cars. Imagine James Bond driving a automatic DB5!

[@doristhompson4703]

Is it a Moss gearbox in this year of car? Just asking.

[@HeardFromMeFirst]

Bought my 1965 second hand one in London, 1973, for £55...sold it in Cornwall for £15 in 1974...(No Brakes)..

[@beginization]

My mini and minor have that wine in the gearbox

[@billolsen4360]

I'm sure you meant "whine" but wine in the gearbox would make for a happier set of gears wouldn't it? 😂

[@josephwarren3498]

Speedometer is intermittent/broken - cable, gear?

[@troublebrewing99]

It's jittery, they were all like that until the 1980s and so were the fuel gauges.

[@sanjeevk1842]

What year this car you are showcasing, was built ?

[@janbasjes6877]

Wat is het grootste sleepschip

[@ZJStrudwick]

What causes the sound of the whine in 1st gear pulling off? Of all models funnily enough, my 2004 renault clio sounds the same! I hope it's not from any kind of problem as I do love the sound!

[@mistercreeper674]

I think, it's from the gearbox.

[@thetechlibrarian]

Straight cut gears I believe

[@inforobob]

@robert elliot Bad bearings is usually more of a rattling sound.

[@SimonNoina]

@robert elliot Not knackered bearings! - design and construction of gear cluster and layshafts - delightful whine is unintended sideshow noise of how gearbox built in its day to carry extent of torque from the powerful XK engine - I'll put me coat on now and be off! :)

[@nigelparker5886]

Not a lot of charge going on there!?

[@jamesrindley6215]

Morse's Jag makes the same whine.

[@xxjonboy]

Fantastic. What do you do about getting parts?

[@allanarmstrong4333]

Parts are no problem to get.

[@thomasmulhall4873]

I have a can of original air for the tyres from 1962. On Ebay....😉

[@RedArrow73]

What was done to adapt the engine to Unleaded Petrol?

[@OrnumCR]

The XK engine already has hardened valve seats because of the alloy head. I never did anything to mine, just put the unleaded stuff in.

[@thomaseaves7567]

Fuel gauge on empty!!!!!

[@philipdenner8504]

why aren't you wearing your seatbelt

[@TIMG128]

lovely...but that steering wheel! Urgh

[@philcopson3900]

Very true - why do people do this ? There's something about Jaguars that brings out the absolute worst in people ! In fact, I occasionally daydream of how nice it would be to build a huge bonfire of all those cheap, glitzy Moto Shita steering wheels, and put classic cars back with their right wheels. They just look so out of place; they never match the existing woodwork and the finish looks like clear plastic. Most seem to have a truly nasty textured-finish black plastic centre which would never have been seen on any car in-period, decorated with a tawdry badge that you wouldn't want on your key-fob, let alone on the steering-wheel. Add on some bonnet straps, a couple of chip-pans over the head-lights, bullet mirrors, a set of bonnet louvres coupled with those fake "Coombs arches" that stick out like jug-ears where they meet the door, obviously fit a set of too-small radials so you have a huge gap between the tread and the wheel arch, XJ seats with protruding head-rests, a modern radio spoiling the dash, paint it to look like a fire-engine - and you too can have a comprehensively ruined Mark 2 Jaguar......(not that I mind much, or anything.....)

[@billolsen4360]

@@philcopson3900 On a beauty like this, yes, go for an original wheel.

[@thefreebird49]

Look to jaguar now, junk