Registration No: ONW 312B
Chassis No: 232636DN
MOT: Exempt

• Supplied new to South Africa before being repatriated and treated to an extensive, photographically documented restoration during the mid-1990s
• Acquired by its last registered keeper in 2007 who subsequently entrusted it to marque specialist Marina Garage for circa £24,000 worth of fettling and upgrades
• In addition to thorough overhauls of the 3.8 litre engine and all-synchro gearbox, the MkII was enhanced via the installation of ZF power assisted steering, air-conditioning, uprated brakes and a Harvey Bailey handling kit

For many the definitive Jaguar sports saloon, the MkII was introduced in October 1959. A peerless blend of elegance and muscularity, its sleek lines clothed an evolution of the Coventry marque's first monocoque. Powered by derivatives of the same XK DOHC straight-six engine that had swept Jaguar to five Le Mans victories, the MkII was quick to dominate contemporary saloon car racing. Equipped with coil-and-wishbone independent front suspension, a leaf-sprung Salisbury rear axle and four-wheel disc brakes, the range-topping 3.8 boasted nearly seven times the horsepower of a Mini 850 and a 126mph top speed!

Reportedly supplied new to the car friendly climate of South Africa, chassis 232636DN was repatriated some thirty years later and treated to an extensive restoration by Chris Rawlinson of CR Classic Cars in Cudworth, Yorkshire which was not only photographically documented but also featured in the television programme ‘The Car’s The Star’. Passing its first UK MOT test on July 9^th 1996 at an indicated 7,735 miles, the Jaguar was acquired by its last registered keeper during May 2007. Having treated the sports saloon to a stainless-steel exhaust and uprated Zeus brakes, he pressed it into everyday service for a year or so before deciding on a substantial upgrade programme including the fitment of air-conditioning, power assisted rack and pinion steering, electronic ignition, inertia reel seat belts and a Harvey Bailey handling kit etc. The work was carried out by marque specialist Marina Garage of Bournemouth and also encompassed thorough overhauls of the 3.8 litre XK DOHC engine and four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox. Costing some £24,000 in total, most of the improvements were completed during 2011. Sparingly used, a mere 400 or so miles have been added to the odometer over the past twelve years with the instrument now showing approximately 36,600 miles. Starting readily and running well during our recent photography session, ‘ONW 312B’ presents as an older restoration albeit one with some highly desirable ‘mod cons’. Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, photographic restoration album and numerous bills.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737