About this Project
This is a 1964 Jaguar MKII Manual with Over Drive and I have owned it since 29/4/1988 (4/29/1988) sorry I’m English old habits die hard J, the way I found it is a whole other story.
I have been working on it for years but the usual, lack of time but had the money, lack of money but had the time has delayed it so many times.
In the time I have owned it I have been through redundancy more times than I care to think of, been through divorces, I have moved houses, moved countries, moved house again and then moved states and been made redundant again a number of times, now I am retired and thought great I have time to finish my baby, but of course finances dictate the speed at which I can go, I just hope to complete it before I die.
Why did I pick this project
The reason I chose this car goes back to when I was roughly 10 years of age and my father was a policeman in the flying squad in England and in order to keep up with the criminals the police had to have Jaguar MKII’s the same as the crooks, one Christmas us kids (me my brother and sister) were taken to the Christmas party in a Jaguar MKII squad car, being the youngest I was allowed to sit in the front (wouldn’t happen today with these pussies J) I was obviously smitten with the car as the family transport was a motorbike and sidecar, I sat there playing with the police radio (probably turned off) and soaked in the luxury and speed of the car.
Why is this project important to me
I purchased this car and hoped to finish it to give my dad a trip down memory lane unfortunately he died before I completed it and I regret it to this day now I just with to complete it in his honor, and the fact that I think this is one of the most beautiful cars ever.
What do I plan to do with it once complete
I plan to use this car not just for shows but every day so people and I can enjoy it, unfortunately money slows everything.
