The Jaguar Mk2 was Once the Fastest Saloon Car in the World

Jaguar has a special place in British cultural and motorsport history. But in its lineage of mixed fortunes, curvaceous sports cars and luxury saloons, one big cat is at the centre of the philosophy of grace, space, pace - the Mk2 2.4, 3.4, and 3.8-Litre saloons.
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[@johnps65]

I'll take that over any modern vehicle. What an absolute beauty 🙂

[@adoreslaurel]

As long as you keep well away from the 2.4, surely Lyons most foolish decision to produce.

[@charliegardner6804]

Well said totally agree 👍.

[@briancarton1804]

I would take ahead of a new jag. Sad to say new jags are rubbish.

[@sambadham1404]

Really? It's very slow and will handle terribly.

[@briancarton1804]

@@sambadham1404 They handled very well as a matter of fact. The model that came after it , the x j handed dreadfully and by then the poor workmanship and quality control issues started to set in. The new jags granted handel very well but cost an arm and leg to fix. Over engineering like " no gear lever or the electric handbrake" are things that give unnecessary trouble and all that touch screen stuff is a pain in the hole as well as something that costs a fortune to fix. As for the ingenium engine with the timing chain at the rear , what a joke ,there are better chains on a bike. The chain at the rear also applies to BMW Diesels , its so stupid and it's well known what trouble they give and the dumbos at Jag had to go copy them. That old Jag is beautiful and still going and very repairable. There will be none of today's Jags running in 50 years. All the electrical crap will have failed and won't be repairable. Today's cars are about built in obsolescence , engendered to last till the warranty is up and then give endless trouble.

[@ChrisGBusby]

I have a '64 Daimler V8 version in the same colour. It's been in the family for over 40 years now and I love it :)

[@howardmckenna]

The mk2 Jag is the most beautiful saloon car EVER made.

[@iaidagger8278]

+1!!!....😊😊

[@gaufrid1956]

Such a beautiful car ! Obviously an excellent restoration.

[@cdansmith9753]

You can feel your love!! My father had the Mark 1 and then the 4.2 Mark X - beautifully comfortable and completely unreliable but I loved them!!!!

[@CortinasAndClassics]

An absolutely beautiful car Ed. I concur I would have one over a modern euro box.

[@philiptownsend4026]

Oh yes. Modern cars do nothing for me.

[@billolsen4360]

@@philiptownsend4026 Yes, unless you want to spend half a million+ on a modern supercar, there's nothing with 2 or 4 doors that's as absolutely sexy as a Mark II's styling. Even Citroens look like Hyundais like Audis like Toyotas.

[@mctavish199]

Really?

[@neilfromdownunder9204]

Great video Ed, I've always believed that the Mk 2 Jaguar is the most attractive 4 door saloon ever made and I still believe it to this very day...when I was living and working in the UK way back in 1973/74 I owned a 3.8 S type Jaguar which was a great car, but very heavy on fuel which took its toll during the fuel crisis of 1973 so I had to sell it, but I still have great memories of Jaguars from that time and what great cars they were and still are if they're still going.

[@rondye9398]

Probably my favorite is the 3.8 S with it's independent rear suspension, then the MKll, then 420. Have owned a 1969 E type and still own a 1965 Mark X which I feel is under appreciated as a luxury saloon car.

[@sambadham1404]

It's really ugly if you ask me.

[@jimmyneutron5679]

@@sambadham1404 I think its looks great

[@Hagar934]

@@sambadham1404 what would you call a good looking car Sam just interested to know as people's tastes differ

[@philipchurchill6508]

@@rondye9398 Yeah Ron great the MArk x and the very similar 420g , the 420 is the shorter version of the mark x/ mark 10 / 420g , and not as nice looking , the x/10 /420 g from the outside look the same , a real gangsters car very under appreciated as you say , there was one [420g] auctioned by H and H ,which had everything done to it, new dark red leather that looked like it had never been sat in , lovely new dark walnut [nicer than original wood even] , it had a bare metal repaint and an engine rebuild ,all recent ,and it sold for 21,000 pounds including auction fees , had this been a mk 2 in this condition it would have sold fr many times the price, your dead right about the s type being the most desirable of them all , the nicest example on you tube is AUTOSPORTS DESIGNS 3.4 S WALKAROUND , it is a sight to behold looking brand new , for the nicest mk 2 on YT type mk2 coombs there are 2 examples a white one being detailed and a gun metal one just restored looking spanking new ,according to racing driver and great train robber Roy james , he would always insist on the 3.4 s rather than the 3.8 s as it apparently handled better , ok they did not look as nice from the front as the mk 2 maybe ? , but they aced the mk 2 in so many ways with its revolutionary suspension and much nicer seats and interior .

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

Absolute stunning - and once again a perfect presentation. A solid 12 on a scale to 10. 😊👌

[@WankerZoff]

I was at a local car auction in the early 70s and I saw one of these sell for £27.50! If I'd had the money at the time I'd have bought it. Always loved the Mk2 Jag 3.8.

[@VincentComet-l8e]

The introduction of the 3.8 litre Mk.2 Jaguar was a true landmark - fastest 4-door saloon in the world, with speed and acceleration that put most sports cars to shame. Even something like the Aston Martin DB4 could only just match its acceleration. But it’s amazing what Jaguar (and other) car manufacturers were able to achieve when you consider the absolutely crazy number of strikes being called at the drop of a hat. The situation was already bad by the early 50s, being parodied in the 1955 film ‘I’m alright Jack’. And just got worse through the 1960s and 70s. Millions upon millions of working days lost as a result. The country was quite literally spiralling down into poverty & decay, mocked by our overseas competitors as ‘the poor man of Europe’. Fortunately, deliverance was at hand. Though it took some very tough medicine to knock things back into any sort of shape and/or a deliverable future. That came in the shape of the ‘Cad’, showed early on in your video. And without her arrival, God knows how even worse it could have got until it all just fell apart…

[@philiptownsend4026]

Ah yes I know who you are talking about, she saved us and gave our self respect back. I have her autobiography on my bookshelf.

[@philipchurchill6508]

Strikes were never called at the "drop of a hat " ,your comments betray a total misunderstanding of labour relations in the latter half of the 20th century , british workers wanted the same rights as the workers of western Europe that they were just not getting , my uncle was a skilled foreman for British Leyland and was treated like crap , and to hint that thatcher was some kind of deliverance is just insane , the damage she did to Britain selling off its resources to the highest bidder , there is a doc on yt showing what Norway did with its oil and gas resources and what Thatcher did with ours its criminal , she treated the working class like crap ,closed nearly all the mines with no back up plan because they were not making money AT THAT TIME , yet within a couple of years paying stupid sums for foreign coal [ from Columbia mined often by children ], take a look at the advances of France Germany and even Spain in the 80s ,and then take a look at Britain , she achieved nothing , it actually took her years to get out of recession , she only won the next election because she won a war , and as for backing Britain ,when people would ask for Government funding for fantastic innovations and inventions [ that other countries have since cashed in on ] she wanted to know how much this was going to bring in NOW , things like fibre optics , oh and just in case people aren`t convinced , it was THATCHER who suggested to Edwina Currie that Jimmy saville should take over Broadmoor . No doubt right now you think Nato stance on the ukraine and the Zelensky dictator himself are all of a noble cause and that neither NATO or ZELENSKY are responsible for antagonising Russia what with surrounding European Russia with Nato and Dictator Zelensky facilitating this and repressing ethnic russians , what has this got to do with Jaguar ? , about the same as your rant on Thatcher being god for us !

[@Lightw81]

And with her arrival (just a little while after the Mk II) the British motor industry never looked back, going from strength to strength - Dutton, Morgan, Toyota, Honda, Nissan ...

[@VincentComet-l8e]

@@philipchurchill6508 Rather a lot to swallow there, so let’s just concentrate on a few items. I see you don’t dispute ‘millions upon millions’ of working days lost to strikes - through the 50s, 60s & 70s. And they WERE literally called at the drop of a hat - there’s plenty of footage showing strike votes being carried outside in the yard, on a show of hands. Usually at the behest of some rabble-rouser with a megaphone. Whilst we’re at it, and we’re talking about rabble-rousers, give us your summation of the celebrated ‘Red Robbo’, a sleeper agent for the Soviet Union if ever there was one. He did a huge amount to destroy BL - in fact, it seemed to be his sole aim - are you proud of that? And also give us your solution to the ‘poor man of Europe’ badge that had been quite rightly fixed to this country for years. More strikes? More industrial chaos? More winters of discontent? Somehow, I don’t think so. As I said, the country was spiralling into poverty & decay, and what had caused it in the decades previously was certainly no solution to getting ourselves out of it. By the way, what I said about Mrs T was not a rant. Just a calm recollection of facts, as you’ll see if you can read it again, objectively. If anything was a rant, it’s your semi-hysterical post, shooting off in all directions at once, but coming up with no substantive rebutting of the points I made - or solutions to the dreadful malaise that gripped the country…

[@mctavish199]

Not sure about your last sentence We know how much worse it got (BJ) and it has fallen apart (Brexit).

[@philnorton9723]

The car which really turned me onto Jags when I was about ten years old; garage proprietor Uncle Alec's 1960 3.8 Mk2, in metallic burgundy, with cream leather, not just the looks or luxury, but the shattering (compared to my Father's 1939 Vauxhall 10) performance. Seven years later, my elder brother allowed me to drive his 3.4 Mk1 on my provisional driving licence, a year or so after that I bought my own 3.4 Mk2. Fifty four years and 24 Jaguars down the line, my daily is the modified XJR which I bought six years ago. A marque with a certain something like no other, despite having taken te wrong direction many times over the years.

[@mikeakers3453]

A very enjoyable tour of this wonderful car. In the very early Seventies I owned a 1961 Jaguar Mark II in white with grey leather. It had the 3.4 motor and a four-speed with overdrive manual transmission. When it ran, it was a fire breather. Fifty years hence my friends still heckle me about my beautiful Jaguar, which was essentially a lawn ornament. If you made a list of the top 100 things that car could do, running under its own power would barely have cracked the list.I blamed Lucas, Prince of Darkness. When it was running, however, it was very attractive and exotic to young women in Florida. Two things: First, as has been pointed out, the little handles on the back of the front seats were to pull open the little tables, which weren't really big enough to be very useful. Second, the rear wheel arches on this car have been extensively modified (radiused). All production Mark II Jaguars had spats, which covered up the top of the rear wheel, for no apparent reason. The open rear wheel wells on this car render it much more attractive than the stock production cars , in my opinion. It also looks faster and more predatory with the large open rear wheel wells. This design flaw was corrected in the XJ6, which was beautiful but was no Mark II. The main difference between the Mark II and the S Type was that the S Type had independent rear suspension (similar to that on the E-Type if memory serves) and a longer, arguably less attractive boot. Much later I had a 1985 Jaguar XJ6, which was a beautiful car with electric windows, rocker switches, air-conditioning, automatic transmission, and a much less attractive instrument panel. The Mark II was very masculine; the XJ6 was not. Incidentally, my main heckler regarding my Jaguar Mark II drove a Volvo P18 sports car, which was even more unreliable than my Jaguar, although my car was nine years old and her Volvo was brand new. At least my Jaguar was beautiful, classy, and elegant. Her Volvo was none of those.

[@charlesowen4728]

What a beautiful example of the mark. Your enthusiasm does you credit. As an old man, growing up in this era, this was one of the cars to drool over, along with the Healey 3000 mk 3. In fairness most of the criminals who used them we not using their own. Great vid.

[@plym1969]

Great video Ed. I love this car. It's beautiful inside and out.

[@mervwhitney7229]

Ed, as a child from the 60s, I remember the ads of the time for Grace,Space and Pace, with a photo showing the Mk2, Mk10 and Etype respectively. As you say, a truly beautiful design and a dash layout which beat anything then available.

[@TwinCam]

If you’re a fan of the Mark X, then keep your eyes peeled… 😉

[@dennisrobinson7587]

You can’t beat an old school Jag😊

[@iaidagger8278]

+1!!😊😊😊😊

[@leonardmorin9198]

We owned a '67 Jag 340 (3.4 liter with faux leather) for a time. It was a fabulous car to drive. We had the 3 speed Borg Warner auto trans but with an electric overdrive which gave quite good mileage. The design of this car is one most beautiful renderings of a luxury sedan ever done!

[@daudder]

one of the most beautiful cars ever. Just wonderful.

[@lorainemurray433]

Ah! yes. I recall the red leather seating with the fold down walnut tables positioned on the back of the front seats, and eight miles to the gallon! There were so few of these wonderful Jaguars in southern Ireland in the sixties, and my dad was so fortunate to own one.😊

[@garygriffiths2911]

I don't know if they are still in business, but back in the 80's a company called 'Vicarage" would take of these beautiful old Jags, fully restore the bodywork and then subtly modernise them mechanically so that the finished article was more fit for modern road conditions. Far too expensive a process for my (ever shallow) pocket alas, but a Vicarage MK2 would still be my perfect money no object car ... and doesn't maroon paint perfectly suite a old Jag somehow?

[@philipchurchill6508]

My dream car too Gary , a "brand new " mk 2 ,with all mechanical upgrades ,brakes engine tuned ect, but I would still want the old fashioned interior not one of these mk 2`s with the 90s style seats and dash ,yeah as for vicarage I remember lookin and there is very little online but there are other companies doing the whole thing they did and more , there are a few nice examples on you tube, the coombs mk 2 jag , a nice grey one and a lovely white one being detailed , there is also a lovely S type [ very similar ] which looks brand new on Autosport designs , type jaguar 3.4 s walkaround . Vicarage were a bit too pricey , the 420 g [ very similar, the very long more gangster looking one ] can be picked up for a song nowadays at a fraction of the mk 2 cost , there was one online that sold at h and h auction for £ 21,000 [ icluding fees ] it had everything done to it Gary , the inside was all brand new proper walnut [jaguars original wood was not always the best ]and dark red leather that looked like it had not been sat in it must have smelled new , also it had an engine re-build ,and bare metal re-paint , sometimes the 420 g was called the mark 10 or mark x , but these were not as powerful . I think though the xj and daimlers from the 70s and 80s were also lovely ,and these can be bought quite cheap , the DAimler double six vanden plas being the most lovely , I think I will be dreaming of jaguars tonight ........................

[@biroldjoshan3745]

Love the MK2 such a beautiful and stylish car , my late father had a 3.8 s in the 70"s

[@iaidagger8278]

+1!!!😊😊😊

[@mickvonbornemann3824]

Well actually, contrary to TC's commentary, the Australian Ford Falcon XY(1971) GTHO Phase 3 was the fastest 4 door in the world in that era, well till maybe the Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9 turned up, pending gearing , some 5 to 10 years later (I vaguely remember reading that the GTHO came with 4 or 5 different gearing options on their Top Loader 4 speeds). The phase 3 came standard with a Australian made 351 Cleveland with all the hotup bits like forged pistons, solid lifters, 780 Holley 4 barrel, trailing rods on the rear suspension, 15x8 inch alloy mags, Detroit Locker 9 inch diff, Top Loader 4 speed, etc, etc, etc, & won Bathurst. Which at time was a Group E Series Production Touring Car race; I think the only non factory mods allowed in the race series were tyres & shockies, but they had to be road legal. In fact Australian made 351 Cleveland engines also came in later De Thomaso Panteras, although also with options for 4 twin webers, both in downdraft & cross over sidedraft form, internally, however, the engines, as standard, weren't as robustly tuned. But maybe they also had GT & GTHO equivalent option packages. Check the speedo reading on this pic:- assets.primecreative.com.au/s3/cougar-assets/tradeuniquecars/2014/11/12/75276/speedo-off-the-clock.jpg

[@TwinCam]

1971? That’s three years after these were discontinued 🤣 The 3.8 Jag Mk2 launched in 1959.

[@mickvonbornemann3824]

@@TwinCam fair enough, I always took the Mk 2 to be a mid 60's vehicle. BtW I love your taste in cars. I had a couple of Austin 1800s & still wish I'll get a chance to have a Morris Nomad. I've also had a few Leyland P76 4.4 litre V8s, complete with BW Single Rail 4 Speeds & Power racks. They have an alloy engine like the Buick/Rover 3.5 litre V8, but they're 4.4 litres. They in fact have the same deck height as the related cast iron Buick 340 & 350, so the cranks out of one of them will fit.. Had a couple of HR Holdens & a VG Chrysler Valient with a 265 Hemi I remember driving a Mk 2 manual but noticed it seem to change gears like an auto when I flipped what I thought was the blinker lever. It didn't take long for me to realise what I thought was the blinker lever was actually for the Laycock-DeVille Overdrive. Apparently, when doing up old English cars one can get a Laycock Deville overdrive cheap from Volvo wreckers as just about every 200 series Volvo has them. It's a pity Jaguar never put the 4.5 litre Daimler V8 in them rather than the 2.5. incidently the Daimler V8s had a layout just like the Chrysler Hemi V8 regards pushrods, rockers & valves. Of course the whole reason why the Daimler variant of the Mk 2 only came with the 2.5 V8 'hemi' & not the 4.5 V8 'hemi' was because it was faster than the Jag 3.8 variant (they tested the configuration), & that was unacceptable to Lyons 'who would not have it'.

[@OXOtwo]

Thanks Ed. What a beautiful car and I must admit that car really suits you.

[@tz6414]

Great visual quality, stunning car, what a design , what a review.

[@TwinCam]

Thanks mate :)

[@margretsdad]

When my dad was selected for advancement to commander (USN) he planned to buy a Mk 2. Sadly, before the Mk2’s delivery he was killed in a flying accident. I’d still love to get one. They always make me think of my dad and of course Inspector Morse.

[@rafthejaf8789]

What a pleasant surprise to see my favourite KZbin car channel reviewing the Mark 2 Jag! I'm actually thinking of buying one and this video has made my mind up! 😊 Great review as ever and your passion for this beautiful beast comes across! 👍👏 👏 How about doing a review of the Citroën DS Ed? I'd love to hear what you'd have to say about that!

[@Mark1405Leeds]

My grandad had 2 of these - Hugely impractical for a hotel owner who also had a Great Dane! The dog had the back seat and destroyed the leather while we sat on the front armrests! Happy days of no safety legislation! My Nan threw cigarette ends out the window and they came back in through the sunroof! I was far to young to drive it but apparently it was like a tank

[@setter501]

Haha! Your comment Reminds me of my 2003 XJ8, I have a big hyperactive Labrador!😆 Fortunately nowadays there are Dog hammocks, I load up with cushions underneath it to further protect the seats and have door protectors to protect the wood! So far so good! The destruction of those back seats in Mk2(and indeed mine) would've broken my heart! 😆

[@stevenvater8720]

When i was 10 my dads best friend said we got to go to town, hop in and i show you a real car!!!... He gave it a good thrash and its one of my favourite memories. Till then my dads rover 2000 was cool but this 3.8type S was another level. Metallic blue, black leather, wire wheels.. PERFECTION

[@RapideWombaticus]

The colour is just perfect. Beautiful machine. I'd gladly drive it

[@craigfresch575]

my dad had a 61. no internet, no manuals, it was never put back on the road but it was a true beauty and those little "loops" in the back of front seats are pulls, there's a little table there!

[@sevesellors2831]

Beautiful car my favourite Jaguar along with the E type.

[@humayunmirza6835]

Lock up your daughters. Turn the volume up to 11. Make a pot of tea and sit back and enjoy this one - it's going to be good!

[@bobmcl2406]

Lovely example, but it has been modified. An original Mark 2 would have had a partial wheel spat on the rear (in fact, like the image that you used to illustrate the Mark 1). Any Mark 1 I have seen had full rear skirts (like the one Morse drives in the "Endeavour" tv series).

[@TwinCam]

Indeed.

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

Blimey, Inspector Morse has had a good makeover!

[@ac9110]

Id love to have one of these Mk2 Jags. It'd be worth buying one no matter the condition. There's bound to be a few uncut diamonds down the back of the rear seat forgotten about after a blag.

[@kevingreen8581]

Metallic red has to be the best colour on any car. Great video.

[@robertmaitland09]

Absolutely sublime. Sadly unaffordable for me unless I find a Mitsuoka!

[@Error6503]

The "Iconic Browns Lane" factory is now a housing estate and an Amazon warehouse. In the early 70's my dad and his friend moonlighted as a car tuning business specialising in multi-carb engines. We had one of these Jags parked behind the house for a few months (I think the customer forgot to pick it up) and us kids used to sit in the back and pretend we were royalty🧐.

[@stevemogan5384]

The Mk2 has always been my fav Jag. Cheers.

[@PeterJohnsonWales]

Must be cad then! Loved my XK8 and still miss it. But that mk2 ... stunning

[@nicholascox2577]

A Thing of Beauty is a joy forever!

[@peterlewis3540]

I regularly lose sleep, knowing there's a Coombs Mk2 waiting for me in the next life. Fuel will be free, as will the servicing Cant Wait

[@ShevillMathers]

A pity you did not show the comprehensive tool kit in its special toolbox that fits in the spare wheel, including spare spark plug, brake bleeding kit, tools with the Jaguar name embossed. The backs of the front seats have a fold down tray both sides for when having drinks/eats etc. I rebuilt my 1966 Mark 2 2.4 automatic and replaced the Solex carbs with SU’s, replaced the small two pot Dunlop disc brakes with Serious 1 XJ6 three pot larger disc brakes, a vast safety improvement. Fitted with modern radial tyres improved the ride and handling of the car. There are many small improvements that bring the care up to modern standards, they transformed the performance and ride and are not easily visible. The addition of spoked wire wheels really transformed its appearance-its metallic silver grey bodywork gives it quite an elegant look. Greetings from Tasmania Australia.

[@candymintz]

In the mid 1970s when I lived in Great Britain I owned a Carmen Red, 3.8 ltr, tan interior, wire wheels and sunroof, the TV show The Sweeney used a lot of Jags which were always driven by the bad guys.....in 1967 the worlds fasted 4 door saloon car was the Maserati Quatraporte, 145mph, then in 1969 Mereces introduced the 300SEL 6.3, 154mph, this car held the fastest saloon in the world for several years, I owned one, far superior to any Jag even by today's standards. Jay Leno has a 6.3 on his YT channel

[@julianlyons711]

Great classic car and top class presentation as always

[@festerbestertester7581]

the MK2 shown has aftermarket custom rear wheel spats (often called "Coombs" spats). they have been modified to be slimmer. the real rear wheel spars are deeper. instead of the about two inch spats shown there were really more like 8 inches deep. why they chose a customized car as an example of the classic MK2 is beyond me. surprised no one's mentioned it. and if the host had only known that he had his hand on the latch of one of the nicest touches in all these carts: the beautiful wooden fold-down picnic tables built into the backs of the front sears, he would have probably had a fit of hysteria. :)

[@philiptownsend4026]

Wonderful beautiful gorgeous car, if I was being picky I'd prefer British Racing Green and tan leather but I suppose the red is more practical as it wouldn't show bloodstains so much. I as a 9 year old in 1962 and I worked soooooo hard to persuade my Dad to buy one of these but what did he do? He bought Vauxhall Vivas to replace his Morris Minor :-( Oh the AA handbook, as a little'un I used for devour each new edition from cover to cover. I pretty much knew where every town was in the UK, how to get there and which hotels to stay in, and to know where a car was registered from its registration number. I lived and breathed cars and driving. Small wonder I became a high mileage professional driver in later life. Driving Mercedes mostly unfortunately, not Jaguars. You didn't mention Inspector Morse, was his Jag a MK1 or MK2? I can't remember. Though I never got to drive any Jag except an XJ6 this car was a great influence on me, like a god in metal form. You liked it too, I can tell ;-))

[@mathewhopkinsw.f.g5671]

the Mk2...a fine machine and a world record breaker? ..the holder of a record set in June 1960...never broken. The longest skidmarks on a public road in the world. ever .at 300m, on the M1 in Luton . The Mk2 was 'involved?' in a crash that estimates say the car was traveling at a speed in excess of 100mph. A year earlier a Mk1, reg VDU 881 ? came close to that. Sadly, the point when the joy of crossplys becomes a tradic outcome. I just loved them. Het ho. The things we do when young.

[@shaunmckenna1923]

Great review Ed one of your best love this Jag I have had 2 E-Types a 63 and a 71 also XJ6 C plus a couple more not so interesting , only wish I could afford one like this now :) that car is outstanding. Thank you.

[@mick0846]

I didn't know that they had lsd?.. I ❤️ them even more now after watching this video

[@johnmac8084]

Great review. Nice to see a young man appreciate these beauties

[@TwinCam]

Thanks John :)

[@shankarbalan3813]

A really lovely car in a gorgeous colour. And as usual your presentation is first class all the way. Your assessment of the Jag Driver, sorry Jaaaag Driver being a ‘Cad’ brings to mind T S Eliot’s poem MacAvity. From Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. “He’s outwardly respectable; (they say he cheats at cards!). And of course the epitome of the Aristocratic Cad, as portrayed by the late, great Terry Thomas. On a contrarian note, how can one forget the exact antithesis of the Cad - Inspector Morse and his wonderful MK2 Jag in the same shade of Burgundy/ Claret.

[@tractorhead971]

No mention of the 420? Much better handling makes it a favourite of serious Jag aficionados.

[@thomasshepard6030]

My mark 2 was the same colour when I bought it I was the second owner the original owner was chivas regal whiskey company i bought it in 1977 for £700 it was a 1964 2.4 auto I had only 43 thousand miles on the clock I can honestly say it was the best car I’ve ever owned I was driving along the M80 motorway in Scotland just outside Glasgow when a French truck driver came out of his lane and rammed me into the crash barrier unfortunately my jag was wrecked and the insurance company wrote it off

[@warrenny]

Beautiful car. Definitely a complicated history for Jaguar. Here, Jags aren't really given much consideration when car shopping. In my teens I often thought of buying a used one, but everyone would tell me it's a money pit. As it turns out, people say that about all luxury cars except for Lexus.

[@ablair37]

the xk engine was in production till 1998 in the xk and a version of it with a supercharger in the db7 till 2002

[@johnnywires943]

My dad had a silver Daimler Jag MK2.5 V8.It was a 1969 Limited Edition with Burgundy leather.Still Think that was a better all rounder than the 3.8.

[@garypeatling7927]

Actually a Daimler v8 250 better in many ways than the straight 6 models , sure engine could have been developed more

[@iaidagger8278]

The Jaguar Mkll 3.4 a d 3.8 are my top choice,and then the XK150 roadster in a close second,but....,but......,l must say the Diamond from all JAGUARS built is the D Type that winned at Le Mans!!😊😊By the way l owned a Mkll model from 1961 3.8 ivory colour!!❤❤❤

[@raymondsmith1956]

While I would have preferred a leather-colored interior, or this beautiful dark red interior with a deep silver, this has got to be one of the most beautiful automobiles ever designed and produced.

[@philtucker1224]

Yes exactly! (In my dreams I would be ordering one from Retropower tomorrow!) 😁🙏

[@johnharrigan8770]

I bought a 3.8 4th hand in that colour with fog lights in 1967 fitted a "C" type head & triple carbs + solid mounts to front subframe, 1968 XJ6 205/70 R15 Dunlop Aquajet radial tyres though I never crashed, the brakes were not up to it. I remember my invalid mother once saying I was going fast I pointed to the rev counter saying I was only doing 50.

[@mairenared]

We were a Jaguar family back in the day. My father had a Mark VII and my Uncle Keith a Mark I. I always wanted a Mark II but could never afford one. Sadly, a good clean one like this is still out of my reach ☹️

[@lucythemoggy1970]

looking very dappa today ed!

[@crist67mustang]

Hi, guy. Let me start to tell you that I have a S Type 2006. Well, this Jaguar Mk shown has a (mmmm) rare design rear wheel fender that does not convicts me, it is very open perhups, the rounded shape is same as front wheels, and that design for me is uncomfortable to my eyes. Vut frontal view, it is grill and headlights are amazingly beautiful, stuning premium ultra super nice. Thank you for your wonderful videos, this one and some others. Greetings from Santiago, Chile.

[@stevedriver1476]

The 1970, 1971 Aussie ford Falcon GTHO phase 3 soon had that title and nothing came close and were easy to buy new. or used.

[@dougbright8120]

Simply lovely. I regret selling mine.

[@Hopgoodd]

Brilliant 🙂

[@RoxhamCottage]

Wow! Gorgeous car.

[@gordonwallin2368]

An auto-fetish since I first saw one one 1967-in an American, "Popular Mechanics"; and it was faster than any of the US cars. (And an Inline-six; God's engine, I say.) Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@highdownmartin]

The river p5 had a mercury switched under bonnet light. Not sure it had a boot light though. Guessing the jag boot light would have a tilt switch too.

[@notrut]

Fabulous colour ... er, did we see it in The Sweeney?

[@JLgG2454]

Dear Ed, Your video touched me deeply as it concerns a motorcar that I have fantasized over for more years I wish to accrue over, age wise. If you ever could find me one as good as, with automatic gearbox, I would be very interested; My issue being that I could only adapt to a right-drive, providing that I would not need to learn handling gear-shifts, calling upon my left hand. Being Belgian, now living in France, I have become 'addicted' to left-drive habits. I am not sure if you are a trade consultant, but would value your input. Thank You. Enjoy great Holidays!

[@okeyezeilo6187]

A tad disappointed there was no test drive and no performance figures were mentioned...

[@EndeavorsDnB]

“One would never smoke a cigarette in a Jaguar” only cigars… I’m not sure you met many Jaguar owner’s. At least half of those I’ve met here in the states smoked cigs.

[@ceased2care]

Sorry to be pedantic, Twin-Cam, but the rear arches on your example there are retro fitted racing Coombs arches, far from standard. Stock Mk2s came with arch covers much like the MK1

[@TwinCam]

Absolutely right. They’re just so common on Mk2s that I didn’t realise until after the video was made 😅

[@ceased2care]

@@TwinCam personally, I prefer the standard ones. The Coombs are sporty, but I've always felt the standard covers more fitting of the Mk2's graceful presence. P.S. those little air filters are also add ons. Gives it a more throaty intake sound, but again, I'm a big fan of the Mk2's original quiet grace

[@calbob750]

I owned a 1959 3.4 MK 1 here in the US in 1963. Heavy depreciation. I bought it for $1500 USD at the time. Young and foolish, I took it out to the nearest expressway and had it up to 120 mph (indicated) on recapped snow tires before reality told me to slow down.

[@scottstrails9369]

Superb..thanks

[@dontuno]

I'd cheerfully exchange my Lexus LC for this, the condition is amazing. Would love to know what it went for.

[@tirebiter1680]

If it is a vehicle you use to drive home from a saloon, you should make it as slow as possible!

[@TwinCam]

Eh?

[@blusnuby2]

""Mikey Likes It !""

[@bearsey26]

My dad had a couple of mk2’s, 3.8’s, last one he bought in 1966, which featured the larger wheel spats and a large snorkelled air filter that sat on top of the engine. I feel to the purist this featured car isn’t quite correct, for the above reasons.

[@grahamthomas4804]

art in motion and stationary brilliant car compared with the bland of today.

[@lesmontgomery6498]

Look at Lagonda rapide 4.ol from early 60s

[@fredericksaxton3991]

Picnic Trays.......................!!!!

[@lolorick5885]

The Mk2 Jag was sold, for what price I don't know.

[@dierkschurack2425]

Oh woth a wonderfull. car. i love it

[@henrygingold6549]

Was this a Vicarage restoration?

[@ganormand]

How about the 1961 MK IX

[@mikewysko2268]

From back in the day many of the best cars, motorcycles and aircraft were British.

[@nickviner1225]

Please what are cants?

[@TwinCam]

Eh?

[@choppergeeza7103]

My dad had 2!......then us kids came along (4) and he ended up with a lwb land rover! 😂😂😂😂😢

[@MH-fb5kr]

Miserable electricals and sloppy fit/finish… still a beauty I’d own.

[@mikeh2006]

Here is a link to a 3.8 on an airfield run in 2005. There's a bit of swearing in it however. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKmohWCCd6ylbsk

[@gekolizzard]

More beautiful than a Bugatti Vayron. Seriously.

[@f-u-nkyf-u-ntime]

I have an XJ and an XF, but this is a bucket list car.

[@stevebrenner9424]

My dad had a number of MkIIs. I was 17 when he got the 3.8, and, yes, I learned to drive in it. I'm now 74 and still love them.

[@iaidagger8278]

+1!!!

[@kiwiforever3604]

I worked on them back in the day, They are still a grand looking vehicle. I am 75 now, was a bad day when Leyland come along.

[@richardhumby8704]

So great to hear a young chap speak with such passion about an old car.

[@70mmbobbyj]

Great video as always, lovely car. I always love it when you get excited by the car you are talking about.

[@weirbrook]

These Jag's and the Rover V8's were as good as anything you could buy back then. What happened to the British car industry.

[@gregharvie3896]

Hi from Sydney, Australia. The boot lid light engages when the bootlid is opened & the parking lights or headlights are switched on . My Mum bought a new "giant" Jag a mk10 in November 1961 when I was 6yrs old, she replaced it with a new 1971 runout model 420G. As a 19 yr old I bought a left-hand drive Swiss 1965 4.2 mk10, I used that daily for some years & replaced it with a rare long wheelbase series 1 xj6, owning it 32 years and sold it when in 2012 & bought a 52,000mile 1 owner 1967 420G. There is no other car like a 1960's Jag the smell, feel & touch of all its components. And today when at a petrol station and I pull the bonnet open to fill window wash jar, people want to know how big & what type of engine that polished alloy "lump" is, it looks so impressive all these years later. And if you ordered a factory performance exhaust, and in non-shiny stainless steel from "neva-russ" it has the most emotive guttural, visceral sound, if it starts when almost warm on the micro fuel injector, a blip on the accelerator will see that shut down, but the looks on people's faces are priceless as it sounds like a race car is starting with the growl it makes. It sounds & looks the business, the mk2 may look nice, but it's the side kick, the little brother. An ultra-high output bronze head mk10/420G will eat it for lunch & with the factory available Koni gas shocks the car will really handle, a jaguar in sheep's clothing, the xj6 was in effect a cheapened "dumbed down" version of the mighty mk10, having owned both. PLUS, in the Brit papers it was the MK10 after a bank robbery in 1964 where a 1962 mk10 was used by 5 robbers rego AET 9, stolen from a Mr Alfred Edward Turnbull the papers called it the "bank robbers express" as that mk10 bunted & shunted an empty AEC Routemaster off & down an embankment, whilst the Jaguar eluded police, eventually they were caught. A british toymaker made a 1/20th scale friction, or battery powered set, with a mk1 police car & a blue mk10 same as used in the robbery the set being called " the bank robbers express" . I still have the mk10 part of mine, and the box having given the mk1 to a mate with a mk1 years ago. The robbery was at a bank in the Burlington Arcade where cash & gold was taken. It could have been used to kill and transport the dead as the mk10/420G has a cavernous boot that would shame some American cars from the 1960's & would shame every modern car.

[@lwprzybysz]

Kid in a Jag sweetshop. I get you. I love Jags. I eventually need to find courage and buy (and maintain) an XJ. I've always loved the scenes from Inspector Morse or other British period crime shows with these gorgeous cars