1966 Jaguar MkII - today's tempter

By: Unique Cars magazine

Date: 09.12.2021

1966 Jaguar MkII

1966 Jaguar MkII

1966 Jaguar MkII

1966 Jaguar MkII

Mighty motor

If you had to come up with the quintessential sixties Brit luxury bomber, you could do worse than pic a MkII Jaguar.

It was relatively short-lived compared to legends such as XJ6, but it was nevertheless an important car for the company. Taking the MkI platform, it presented a more modern sixties look, with a much greater glass area.

More importantly, it continued the brand's reputation for fast, well-handling cars. Or 'grace, space and pace' as the ad campaign of the day would have it.

Initially three engines were offered – inline sixes at 2.5, 3.4 and 3.8lt. The big six was capable of punting the car down the road at a max 200km/h.

This example, called Bluebell, is with John Conroy in Brisbane and claims to be in good shape with original paint. It's a 3.8 auto and is on the market at $49,990.

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