New Zealand’s Beacham Jaguar has earned a strong reputation for restoring and tastefully upgrading classic Jaguars, offering the aesthetics of the originals with modern safety and performance equipment.

This beautifully presented Mark 2 is a splendid example of the firm’s quality work.

Originally completing assembly in March 1961, chassis no.

P 216447 BW was finished in Opalescent Gunmetal with a red interior and equipped with wire wheels.

Two months later the car was dispatched for retail to Jaguar Cars New York.

In the early 2000s, the Mark 2 underwent a complete restoration at Beacham Jaguar.

Numerous components from a modern Jaguar XKR were installed, including a supercharged all-aluminum 4-liter V-8 engine capable of developing 390 hp and 387 foot-pounds of torque.

The engine was mated to a ZF five-speed automatic transmission, while modern equipment such as a fully independent rear suspension, stainless-steel dual exhaust system, and AP Racing brakes were added.

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