We have owned this vehicle for around 15 years and she has always beengaraged. At some point prior to our purchase the motor was replaced
with an XK120 2.4L. There was also water ingress down the window frames
into the door sills which has caused rust in the bottom of the doors.
This is the only rust on the vehicle. She is mechanically sound. You
may have seen her at British Car Day Gingin in WA where she receives a
lot of attention due to her being a one off vehicle. Extract from words
received from the original owner's son in New Zealand: The Jag was
purchased in early 1968 in Auckland. My dad wanted a project, as always
felt the car was not in proportion. Originally the doors were hung from
the centre pillar, he changed these to hang from the A pillar. The roof
was lowered 2 inches and the rear of the roof was brought forward 6
inches. The sunroof was filled in. The boot was re hung from the top
and the boot line was lowered 2 inches (I think). The spare wheel
cavity was filled in and the wheels mounted on the mudguards. Petrol
tank was moved to behind the rear seat and twin fillers were fitted into
it. The car was dismantled to the bare chassis, everything was fully
reconditioned. The engine was originally 2.5 litre push rod motor. I
did all the mechanical work on the vehicle and it was completely
rewired, at this time I was only nineteen. There were four panel beaters
working on it at one stage. There was heaps of lead used as filling.
The whole project took 1 year to fully restore. The Jag you have is
obviously a one off and wasn’t intended to look like any other
car. We think the car was shipped to Australia in the late 70s.
