Jaguar Mk10 or 420G
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psi310398 said:
Excellent spot.
That had me thinking about what was in my piggy bank even though I'm only halfway through the restoration of another 60s Jaguar product...
Agreed, has my wallet twitching also, solid shell is a good start.That had me thinking about what was in my piggy bank even though I'm only halfway through the restoration of another 60s Jaguar product...
Having grown up with most versions of Jaguar, favourite was Dads gold Mk10, i’d like a nice ‘compact’ .
The MK10 was my first introduction to Jaguar - my godfather ran these and numerous XJ6 models in the early 70’s when the oil crisis depressed values to the point where they were criminally cheap. I have a vivid memory of him and my father desperately trying to fix the electric windows the night before a planned trip to the Norfolk broads - in vain as it turned out resulting in the backup Viscount being pressed reluctantly into service. A lasting impact - despite many a classic passing through my hands in the last 30 years, my silver 1969 XJ will never be sold....
The very first Jaguar my father bought was a 420G when I was about 5 years old.
My parents had gone to an auction to buy a Maxi type car car but when my mother saw the Jaguar they forgot the Maxi and ended up bidding and buying the 420G for £400. This would have been early 70s.
They had to borrow the money from the bank to pay for it and remove the pillars either side of the driveway before they could get it home, but I still have a photo of me in shorts leaning against the front bonnet of it in the drive. Found it, see below
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Unfortunately it didn't stay too long, the blend of paying for fuel and my Dad parking it in the MDs space at my work (it was the only space big enough for it to fit) meant it had to go. But it did leave a lasting impression on both my father and myself and we've both had multiple Jaguars ever since.
I would love to have another one, I've thought of buying one from my birthyear (1968) over the last few years but my garage is just not big enough to store it during the winter and the thought of it rusting away before my eyes on the drive has prevented me.
My parents had gone to an auction to buy a Maxi type car car but when my mother saw the Jaguar they forgot the Maxi and ended up bidding and buying the 420G for £400. This would have been early 70s.
They had to borrow the money from the bank to pay for it and remove the pillars either side of the driveway before they could get it home, but I still have a photo of me in shorts leaning against the front bonnet of it in the drive. Found it, see below
.Unfortunately it didn't stay too long, the blend of paying for fuel and my Dad parking it in the MDs space at my work (it was the only space big enough for it to fit) meant it had to go. But it did leave a lasting impression on both my father and myself and we've both had multiple Jaguars ever since.
I would love to have another one, I've thought of buying one from my birthyear (1968) over the last few years but my garage is just not big enough to store it during the winter and the thought of it rusting away before my eyes on the drive has prevented me.
Piersman2 said:
The very first Jaguar my father bought was a 420G when I was about 5 years old.
My parents had gone to an auction to buy a Maxi type car car but when my mother saw the Jaguar they forgot the Maxi and ended up bidding and buying the 420G for £400. This would have been early 70s.
They had to borrow the money from the bank to pay for it and remove the pillars either side of the driveway before they could get it home, but I still have a photo of me in shorts leaning against the front bonnet of it in the drive. Found it, see below.
Unfortunately it didn't stay too long, the blend of paying for fuel and my Dad parking it in the MDs space at my work (it was the only space big enough for it to fit) meant it had to go. But it did leave a lasting impression on both my father and myself and we've both had multiple Jaguars ever since.
I would love to have another one, I've thought of buying one from my birthyear (1968) over the last few years but my garage is just not big enough to store it during the winter and the thought of it rusting away before my eyes on the drive has prevented me.
Shame they missed out on the Maxi!My parents had gone to an auction to buy a Maxi type car car but when my mother saw the Jaguar they forgot the Maxi and ended up bidding and buying the 420G for £400. This would have been early 70s.
They had to borrow the money from the bank to pay for it and remove the pillars either side of the driveway before they could get it home, but I still have a photo of me in shorts leaning against the front bonnet of it in the drive. Found it, see below
.Unfortunately it didn't stay too long, the blend of paying for fuel and my Dad parking it in the MDs space at my work (it was the only space big enough for it to fit) meant it had to go. But it did leave a lasting impression on both my father and myself and we've both had multiple Jaguars ever since.
I would love to have another one, I've thought of buying one from my birthyear (1968) over the last few years but my garage is just not big enough to store it during the winter and the thought of it rusting away before my eyes on the drive has prevented me.
sjc said:
There’s some great stories and pics on this thread, amazing how Jags of a certain era can leave memories for life .
Indeed.Think the oldest car memory I have is being dropped off back in Leyton, East London in my dad's friend's ice blue Daimler 2.5 after a visit to Birmingham.
Can still remember it as though it was last week. The smooth ride, the cream seats and that rear view of the shape of it parked outside The Baker's Arms pub.
It must have been around 1969 when I was about three.
vixen1700 said:
sjc said:
There’s some great stories and pics on this thread, amazing how Jags of a certain era can leave memories for life .
Indeed.Think the oldest car memory I have is being dropped off back in Leyton, East London in my dad's friend's ice blue Daimler 2.5 after a visit to Birmingham.
Can still remember it as though it was last week. The smooth ride, the cream seats and that rear view of the shape of it parked outside The Baker's Arms pub.
It must have been around 1969 when I was about three.
Don’t want to hijack the thread so hope the OP doesn’t mind me just leaving a link.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
psi310398 said:
An enterprising chap has recently dropped the XJR6's A16 supercharged engine into this one:
It also looks as if the the XJR6's GM 4L80E might fit in that large transmission tunnel.
Fuel injection, a bullet proof engine and a four speed auto box would all make for a decent motorway cruiser with "oomph" as well as "waft".
Now that is one cracking looking carIt also looks as if the the XJR6's GM 4L80E might fit in that large transmission tunnel.
Fuel injection, a bullet proof engine and a four speed auto box would all make for a decent motorway cruiser with "oomph" as well as "waft".
BarnfinderGeneral said:
gothatway said:
Here's me hoping that he's just pulled over that MG for having an offensive rubber bumper.
Could almost be a still from the film "Robbery", in which you can see one of these in action.
fausTVR said:
Oliver Reed 
That's the point for me, I hope to have a good laugh in it. Lyons himself used one as his everyday transport which says a lot.
Until the XJ6 arrived, which was a better car - and still undervalued. Mark 10's have an appeal if cheap enough, but they're more expensive now than a really decent Silver Shadow. That's the point for me, I hope to have a good laugh in it. Lyons himself used one as his everyday transport which says a lot.
Oh, and I'd love one. A Mark X with the simple grille, no chrome side strips and the early hubcaps. A big bloater but magnificent in its own way.
Edited by iSore on Wednesday 24th October 22:46
|https://thumbsnap.com/gXjYxPhq[/url]vixen1700 said:
Indeed.
Think the oldest car memory I have is being dropped off back in Leyton, East London in my dad's friend's ice blue Daimler 2.5 after a visit to Birmingham.
Can still remember it as though it was last week. The smooth ride, the cream seats and that rear view of the shape of it parked outside The Baker's Arms pub.
It must have been around 1969 when I was about three.
Great memories! Think the oldest car memory I have is being dropped off back in Leyton, East London in my dad's friend's ice blue Daimler 2.5 after a visit to Birmingham.
Can still remember it as though it was last week. The smooth ride, the cream seats and that rear view of the shape of it parked outside The Baker's Arms pub.
It must have been around 1969 when I was about three.
My uncle that borrowed £100 from my Mum in the 60s to buy a clapped-out MKIX some years later bought an F-Reg ice-blue Daimler V8 with black leather and I have fond memories of that too from the early 70s. And the P6B Rover 3500 he replaced it with!
Apologies to the OP for any thread derailment.
Lovely cars; never had one but came very close, twice. Once as a dreaming 17 /18 year-old schoolboy until the reality of size and fuel consumption kicked in.
I also remember my father looking at one for sale back in the day, going back for a second viewing only to find that the screen price had been increased by about 40%. When asked why, the dealer explained that he was fed up with people asking what was wrong with it as it was so cheap. The size of that car, compared with others alongside it, really stood out.
I thought that the 420G (grand?) was purely a cosmetic update, grille, side strips and padded dash?
I also remember my father looking at one for sale back in the day, going back for a second viewing only to find that the screen price had been increased by about 40%. When asked why, the dealer explained that he was fed up with people asking what was wrong with it as it was so cheap. The size of that car, compared with others alongside it, really stood out.
I thought that the 420G (grand?) was purely a cosmetic update, grille, side strips and padded dash?
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