1960 Jaguar Mk2 3.8-Litre Automatic Saloon
Registration no. 9471 CR
Chassis no. 201730DN
Engine no. LA6748-8

Representing the Jaguar Mk2 in its ultimate 3.8-litre configuration, this automatic transmission example has been built to an exceptional standard and specification. The car was commissioned by noted BRDC member and Jaguar collector, Peter Hall, who was the owner of the History of Jaguar Museum. Located in Maldon, Essex, the latter was one of the world's largest and most significant private Jaguar collections. The Museum was famous for the quality of its restorations, and its workshop lives on today in the form of the successor Fullbridge Restoration Company, based a few miles away at Witham.

Peter Hall's ambition was to build the ultimate Mk2, and to that end he sourced a brand new Jaguar Mk2 bodyshell from Germany at a cost of some £10,000, while all the other components used were re-engineered, modified and improved before assembly. The result of this 'no-expense-spared' approach was confirmed in 1996 by 'Jaguar World' magazine, which described this Mk2 as the finest example they had ever seen: 'an absolute gem' (copy article on file). The car takes its identity from a Mk2 donor vehicle – '9471 CR' – first registered on 6th September 1960.

The immediately preceding owner purchased '9471 CR' from renowned Jaguar specialists, JD Classics of Maldon, Essex, in 2010. Not content with its already exceptional specification, he asked them to carry out a series of upgrades. These included installing a modern ZF automatic gearbox; power steering; electronic ignition; electric radiator cooling fan; up-rated brakes; air conditioning; front and rear parking sensors; central locking with alarm; modern stereo system with iPod connection (discreetly concealed); electric windows front and rear; black-painted wire wheels; and raised front seats. Dated 31st March 2010, the related invoice is for £118,500. Relatively few miles have been covered since then and only 5,869 since the original build in the mid-1990s.

Stored within the previous owner's private collection, the Jaguar was purchased by the current vendor in February 2013 and immediately dispatched to JD Classics for a full service and the correction of various minor faults, including localised body repairs and repainting. At the same time, the car was upgraded yet again, receiving JD Sport heated front and rear screens, a JD Sport handmade exhaust system, and JD Sport Koni shock absorbers front and rear. JD Classics' detailed invoice for £21,500 is on file. Few Jaguar cars of any sort can have had as much expenditure lavished on them as this Mk2.

Finished in the ideal combination of British Racing Green with tan leather interior, the car comes with the aforementioned invoices, old-style continuation logbook, recently expired MoT (April 2014) and V5C registration document. Offered today at a mere fraction of the accumulated build costs, this unique car represents an wonderful opportunity to own a very special Jaguar Mk2 combining classic style with the best of modern technology.