1958 JAGUAR ‘MARK 1’ 2.4 LITRE SALOON Registration Number: ...

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£13,000 - £14,000

1958 JAGUAR ‘MARK 1’ 2.4 LITRE SALOON

Registration Number: 612 UYT
Chassis Number: S912121
Recorded Mileage: TBA

- Recently restored example

After Jaguar moved to Daimler's Browns Lane plant in 1951, an opportunity was taken to move into the middle-weight executive saloon sector, then largely occupied by Humber, Standard Vanguard and Rover. Jaguar's new 2.4 and 3.4 models were modern in style, and performed better than the competition. With a passing resemblance to the larger Mark VII, the Mark I was different in other ways, such as its unitary monocoque construction,  The new model was fitted with independent front suspension with double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic dampers and an anti-roll bar, all carried in a separate subframe mounted to the body by rubber bushes. At launch, the Mark I was equipped with drum brakes, with all-disc brakes becoming available as an option from 1957. When MKI production ended in 1959, a total of 19.992 of the 2.4 and 17.405 of the 3.4 litre versions had rolled off the famous Brown’s Lane production line.

This stylish 1958 Mark I, originally specified in Cornish Grey with a Red leather interior, was exported new to South Africa in October 1958, destined for distributor Robb Motors of Capetown.

In recent years the Jaguar has been returned to the UK, restored and refinished in gold with a complementing interior in cream, and red carpeting. The engine bay is neat and tidy and the underneath of the car appears to be straight and solid. The chrome trim is in very good order, and the interior presents nicely. We understand from our vendor that the Mark I starts, runs and drives well.

Complete with a history file containing a folder of receipts and photographs to support the various works completed, Jaguar Heritage Certificate, and period service manual, this is a sound example of Jaguar’s executive saloon car of the 1950s.