TBA - Subject of sympatheic restoration in current ownership Although the Mk I was a great success, selling four times as many as the larger Jaguar saloons, Jaguar boss William Lyons was not content.

He knew it could be improved.

Happily, virtually every aspect that had been criticised received attention in the new MkII range of October 1959.

Similar in appearance but with a much larger glass area, the Mark II boasted a wider rear track to improve road holding, together with minor front suspension changes to reduce body roll and all round discs rather than drum brakes.

Engine options included the 120bhp 2.4 litre, the 210bhp 3.4 litre and, for the first time the 220bhp 3,781cc unit of the Mk IX.

Jaguar saloons led the field in production and touring car racing during much of the 1960s.

Not surprisingly the quickest and most successful private entries came from John Coombs’ Jaguar dealership in Guildford.

John Coombs had significant race experience and his dealership simply got i...