ANDREA / DAVID SPARROW
Sidecars and Sevens
New home, new name
A gap in the range
Jaguar´s compact saloon
Leaps and bounds
Marketable style
Features
90 superb colour photographs
brief background history of the company
full story of the MkII
basic specification and statistics
quotes and facts
Description
This very British saloon car was introduced in 1955 to complement Jaguars successful sports and luxury models it was the company's first monocoque-bodied production car.
Synopsis
Jaguars small saloon car was introduced in 1955 to complement the companys successful sports cars and luxury saloons; it was the marque's first monocoque-bodied production car. The MkII was launched four years later, at which time the first cars became known retrospectively as MkI. The MkII 3.8 was one of the fastest production cars of its time, making it a favourite on the race track as well as on the roads. The cars were all finished to a high standard of luxury in wood and leather. This quintessentially British car was also popular elsewhere in the world, especially in the US.
