Anyone know the Year and Model?, and possible value of this car? I know, I know, its only worth what someone will pay, but a ballpark will do. btw car seems complete including the interior. thanks
Looks to me like a Mark IX, which was built from 1958 to 1961. http://www.donrose.com/MarkIX-MarqueModelHistory.html Edit: that car has a split windshield and it looks like the Mark IX had a single piece windshield, so it's probably one of the earlier Mark versions.
***uming the drive train is intact, I, personally, would pay no more than $500--$700 max. I've always liked/owned british sports cars, but man, that would be one heck of a black hole in the checkbook.
Looks like a good project for a custom, angle chop to lower the front of the roof some, slam it, custom grille seeing as the original's gone, sell the stock motor and stuff to a restorer and insert motor of choice in it's place...
I think it is a MkVII as it has a split screen. Here's a link http://www.philseed.com/jagmk7.html Cool car ....
It is a Mk7 1954 or earlier. The 7 had the fog lights mounted in the front bodywork whereas the 7m had free standing fog lights and the old position had become a air intake. Have owned several of these years ago and believe me you need deep pockets to run or work on them.
If they are manuals,the ******s are valuable.Engine blocks and heads have some value,the rest of that car is s****.
That straight 6 would haul *** in a open wheeled roadster, something id build thats for sure, id even use a IRS to
I had a Mark 2, believe me if you want to own Jag's you need two. One to drive while the other is being repaired, then you swap over, again and again and again.......
You're better off setting your money, your credit line, and the next three years of your life on fire, rather than getting involved in that thing.
Are the grille, headlights, bumpers, taillights, and rear window all missing, or are they inside? If all that stuff is missing, then I agree with the above, $500-$700 would be a decent price where you could probably make a profit parting it out. As a project car, I think you'd be better off to spend a couple extra grand on a more complete, better condition car, unless you plan to do something extreme which wouldn't utilize all the stuff that's missing or junk from this car.
Jump on it! Then, thirty years from now, after your wife and kids leave, your dog runs away, your house is foreclosed, and you are fired for continually mumbling Britishisms and cackling at work, you can sit on the porch of your rotting trailer staring at your rotting Jag and tell some kid "Go away! I'm gonna fix that up! It's a VERY valuable cl***ic!" Hopeless pit of expensive misery that will rot and fail right back to where it is now even as you try to restore it...
I don't see an intake or carbs on there either, so some key stuff of value is missing. Jags are great cars though, depending on your definition. Yes, you need to like to tinker. I've got a 70 E-type Coupe, and it's a fantastic machine. I've had it for about 15 years now. Mine is the Series II in the foreground. Pete
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