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1960 Jaguar Mk. IX

United Kingdom • 18 Mar 2026 • Lot 89

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1960 Jaguar Mk. IX, sold at no reserve, presents an opportunity for recommissioning. Having been part of a private collection for thirty years and benefiting from recent paintwork and engine work, it boasts an attractive exterior and original interior, balanced against the need for further mechanical attention.

Condition

5

The car is described as a 'running and driving project in need of recommissioning,' indicating it's mechanically functional but requires work. Cosmetically, it 'looking highly attractive after the attention to its paintwork, and with a really fine, lightly patinated original interior'. It has been in static display for a long period and has recently undergone some engine work, but further recommissioning may be required for brakes and transmission. This suggests noticeable cosmetic and mechanical wear, aligning with an 'Above Average' condition.

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Automatic

Transmission:

775917BW

Chassis No:

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

842 SPA

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

PLEASE NOTE: We heard this vehicle running at consignment however, it has not been able to run at auction, we believe this may be due to the fuel pump.

The roots of the luxuriously equipped and potent Mk.

IX Jaguar lay in the Mk.

VII that had been launched at the 1950 London Motor Show.

The Mk.

VIII of 1956 brought added opulence to the interior and a few detail changes to the outward appearance (most noticeably the move to a curved single-piece windscreen), while the Mk.

IX delivered a 3.8-litre, 220bhp version of Jaguar's all-conquering DOHC XK engine, servo-assisted disc brakes all-round and recirculating ball steering.

The Motor magazine's test of an automatic example returned a 0-60mph time of 11.3 seconds and top speed of 114.4mph—no mean figures for a 16ft.-plus saloon weighing 4,000lbs.

This most graceful of saloons is offered in need of some light recommissioning, having resided for some thirty years in a private collection of more than sixty cars.

The late previous o...