Pine wrote on 08/08/12 at 13:31:16:mpescatori wrote on 08/07/12 at 03:31:16: If you were in the USA.. I got one you can have for $1000...
Same goes for anyone here. We think it needs head work. Looks about like the pics!
Hello Pine. May I suggest you try and keep your Jaguar hoping for better days, when you'll have time etc,. to get her fixed.
Sure, she may not have had the sheer bhp of a 289/300 cu.in V8, but with a Jaguar chassis, suspension and brakes you could run circles around any V8 sedan of its day.
AND get much better mpg, too...
The jaguar's DOHC straight six comes right out of the racing world, and just pop the hood and you'll see what I mean.
Everything's there for you to see, inspect and service, nothing is hidden from view, and the oil and water passageways are built to work regardless of circumstances.
I have NEVER heard of a Jaguar to be written off because of a mechanical malfunction. If that were the case, it's only to blame on a very poor mechanic.
In fact, the engine is so strong and reliable it was used for the British Fox and ferret armored cars of the 1950s/60s.
This car, the Jaguar XK 120/140 introduced in the early 1950s, was so fast, she would smoke anything in the US until Carrol Shelby produced the Cobra.
On the other hand, if you MUST sell her, then there's the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club (JEC) and the Jaguar Drivers' Club (JDC) both of which I was a member.
http://www.jec.org.uk/http://www.jaguardriver.co.uk/Or the Jaguar Owners' Club of America
http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/http://www.jcna.com/You can advertise with them and I'm sure you'll find a solution.
PS What year and what spec is the car ?