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Wow, that is a nice looking car. My wife likes Jags (to my dismay) but even I wouldn't mind driving that baby around. Why not make this a model line? Personally I think they would sell if they had all the modern stuff inside and under the hood.

A great looking car with just the right enhancements to make it appealing for us older guys.
Not sure where you get "new outboard front disc brakes ' from. Maybe confusing the inboard disc rear end of the XJ6 series, that later went to the more conventional outboard style in the rear........

I too think that Jaguar could sell an updated Mark II. But I'd like more chrome (i.e. to have the option of a more original appearance).

I sincerely hope they have really done something about the road holding, I had several, 2.8, 3.4 (crap) and a 3.8 and they were all straight line cars (fantastic unless you wanted to around a corner).............

This is one of my favorite cars bar none. I had three which I used daily in the 70's. I even had a early production 1959 registered one, The last one, a 1966 if my memory serves me right was a dark blue one with grey leather interior and chrome spoke wheels. The were great drivers, the electrically controlled ovedrive was a bit finicky and prone o quit by the slightest bit of dirt in the oil. Also they had lousy climate control, in the summer swealtering hot, in winter almost impossible to heat. It seemed to be the design as all three had it. Butm that six was sooo smooth and wiling. It was so well balanced hat one could let it idle reliably at only 300 rpm ! I also loved the dash with its row of switches, later I had a Maserati Ghibly wth the same dash layout, but there the similarities ended.

Does it really require gray hairs to appreciate this effort?
Bill

Very nice... but the fact that there will only be one of them puts a damper on the whole thing.
Put that on a production line and you'd have something to crow about.

Liked the louvers idea but too long for my taste, should finish some 2/3 inches from the bottom an maybe add 1 each side of the present ones. Always loved this car!

When I think about the MK II and why I loved it so much, the first thing that comes to mind is the beautiful English wood and leather details of the interior. I'm certain that I'm not the only one who remembers those aspects of the car as fondly as I do.
I therefore think the people responsible for this "updated" MK II Jag really went way overboard with their "cosmetic" updating, and have consequently really blown it with this one. The vertical louvers on the sides are also superfluous and take a way from from the sensuous lines of the car.
Had they retained as much as possible of the classical interior and other styling cues, and stuck to the job of making the car more smooth and reliable, with far better performance, handling and safety features than the original, I think they'd have a real winner on their hands here.
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