1958 Jaguar Mk1 3.4L MOD

Highlights

• Classic British Racing Green with tan interior
• Well kept interior with many original features
• Mechanically sound and very well sorted car
• Current keeper since 1992
• Only three previous keepers listed on V5C
• One of the final three most treasured cars from a discerning, lifelong collector of 50+ Jaguars
• £6,000 of brake, fuel system, servicing, carburettor and other work since 2014
• New fuel pump, fuel pipe, coil, leads, distributor cap, condenser and points in 2024
• Additional £3,000 spent this year mechanically to ensure car is ready to be used
• Stored throughout ownership in a heated garage with minimal mileage since mechanical overhaul
• Desirable 3.4L car with factory fitted overdrive
• Seller can arrange delivery to anywhere in the UK at purchaser’s cost

The Appeal

When Jaguar decided to stop chasing Le Mans glory after 1956, plucky independent teams like John Coombs Racing and Equope Endeavour picked up the mantle. Drivers like Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn, Roy Salvadori and Tony Sopwith had the perfect weapon at their disposal - this car, the Mk1 3.4 MOD.

With its potent XK straight six and all-wheel disc brakes, the Mk1 3.4 nearly won the 1958 British Saloon Car Championship before returning in 1959 to utterly dominate it, winning every single race. It’s no wonder that these cars remain so popular in historic racing. Where the later Mk2 moved towards luxury, the Mk1, with its slim bucket seats, stuck closer to William Lyons’ favoured ‘sporting saloon’ ethos.

This British Racing Green 1958 car is an original RHD model, factory-fitted with the 3.4L engine and De Normanville overdrive. It has one of the final three treasured cars from a serious and reportedly very picky lifelong Jaguar collector who owned over 100 of the finest examples we are told.
It has been sparingly used in recent years, with very few miles since the last advisory-free MOT in 2019. In 2014 and again in 2019, over £6,000 was invested in the car’s mechanicals, including brake and carburettor overhaul, servicing, water pump, new engine mounts and fuel system repairs. The car received a new fuel pump, fuel pipe, coil, leads, distributor cap, condenser and points in 2024. More recently, the vendor also says he spent £3,000 to ready the car for sale, covering brake, carburettor and ignition systems. After all this recent and previous work the vendor naturally describes the car as mechanically sound and well looked after.

Buyers should consider the limited recent use and the condition of the paintwork. The bodywork appears complete and presentable, and the interior is in very good order for a car of this age. For the right buyer, this is a chance to acquire a genuine factory 3.4L Mk1 in the right colour combination and with desirable overdrive.
The vendor says:
This car is in genuine, well-maintained, original condition with considerable mechanical work fully completed to make an ideal, useable example, in contrast to the surface-level polish and underneath neglect that plagues most Mk1s. I hope any new owner will treasure it as much as the current collector and be able to use it more than he had the opportunity to."

Vehicle forms part of a 3 vehicle collection. The other vehicles can be found at the following links:
https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1968-daimler-v8-250-automatic-8qApy8
https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1975-jaguar-xjc-42l-rhd-8WqQVn

Key Information

• Mileage: 28,984 miles indicated
• Country of registration: United Kingdom
• Technical inspection status: few miles since last advisory-free, voluntary, MOT in November 2019
• Technical specs: 3.4L XK straight six, 4spd Moss box with overdrive
• Paperwork: handbooks, workshop manual, books, MOTs, invoices, V5C, tax discs

The Detail

• British Racing Green paintwork with areas to note in photos
• Bodywork is presentable with some age to note in photos including chromework
• Passenger door lock appears to be missing
• Steel wheels in matching green with chrome hub caps and trims
• Matching green steel spare
• Well kept and factory correct tan leather interior with matching carpets
• Wood veneers show some light age but generally well kept
• Headlining replaced five years ago and appears to be clean and well presented
• Fitted with original switchgear and four spoke factory wheel
• nvoices for work in 2014 and 2019 shown in photos totalling £6,000”
• Only three previous keepers listed on V5C
• Maintained by private ex-Jaguar mechanic to 2021 as part of a large collection
• Original number plate included with car
• Vendor states any inspection welcome via arrangement

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