By Köpi, Oulu, Finland
kopi.roskapoisto @kulusjarvi.eu,(remove ".roskapoisto" from
address)
Last update May 3rd, 2022
These pages are showing current condition and the (slow)
progress of restoring my Jaguar Mk2 to usable (summer) car.
1961 Jaguar Mk2 3.8L MOD "Ms. Moneypit"
In line
six cyl 3.8 litre XK-engine with double over head camshafts and twin SU HD6
carburettors, 225 hp @ 5500rpm, 125mph (201km/h) top speed, 0-60mph (96km/h)
in 8.5s. Fastest saloon of it's time.
4-speed
Moss manual transmission with Laycock de Normanville overdrive, 1st gear
unsyncronized, limited slip differential.
Vacuum
servo assisted disc brakes in all wheels.
Power
assisted steering (in my car an upgrade from later XJ Jaguar)
Total
83976 Mk2 (all variants) manufactured between 1959-1967, 14757 of them were
3.8 LHD like mine.
Old
English White (Cream) with Old Beige interior.
My car's history
Manufactured March 10th, 1961 and shipped to
Jaguar Cars New York on March 22nd.
Sold to Mr. W.E. Buck in Boulder, CO.
Details unknown, but at some point car ended to
San Diego, California.
Some sort of restoration (vinyl interior, poor
respray, engine swap) somewhere around 1994 (based on CA plates
3KZR..).
CA plates expired 1998.
I bought her Feb 2000 and shipped the car to
Finland June-July 2000.
Restoration 2000 ->?
Registered in Finland May 2002. Restoration
continues.