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This article has been tagged since June 2006. The Jaguar Mark 2 (also known as Mk2, Mk 2 or MkII) is a large saloon car built by the Jaguar company in Coventry, England. Jaguar 3. ...
Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ...
Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ...
Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ...
A Toyota Camry, a recognizable sedan The Ford Five Hundred, a medium-sized sedan A sedan car, American English terminology (saloon in British English), is one of the most common body styles of the modern automobile. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Daimler 250 V8. ...
Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ...
Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ...
Adhering to William Lyons' maxim of "grace, pace and space", the Mark 2 was a beautiful, fast and capable saloon car. It came with either a 2.4 L, 3.4 L or 3.8 L XK six-cylinder engine. The 3.8 is similar to the unit used in the 3.8 E-Type (XKE), having a different inlet manifold and carburation (two SUs versus three on the XKE in Europe) and therefore 30 hp less than the similar 3.8 unit used in the E-Type (XKE). The head of the 4.2 engine in the E-Type was significantly different to accommodate larger valves. The 2.4 was fitted with twin Solexes, of which three were used in US spec 3.4s and 3.8s in order to meet SMOG emissions legislation. As is often the case this did reduce performance over the equivalent SU carburetted examples. Sir William Lyons (born 1901, died 1985) was a British automobile designer and the founder of the Jaguar car company. ...
The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ...
Solex was a French manufacturer of carburetors and powered bicycles. ...
The 2.5 L was fitted to the Daimler 250 derivative (known as the Daimler V8 in European Markets), having been transplanted from the Daimler SP250 (known as the Daimler Dart in European Markets). This aluminium alloy unit is lighter than the cast iron sixes, changing the handling; many say for the better. The Daimler 250 is a four-door saloon produced by Daimler from 1963-1969. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Daimler 250 V8. ...
The Daimler Dart was launched at the 1959 New York Motor Show, and its greatest success was in the American market. ...
The Daimler Dart was launched at the 1959 New York Motor Show, and its greatest success was in the American market. ...
The Mark 2 gained a reputation for transcending the borders of class and breeding in the 1960s, breaking down barriers in the name of good taste, owned by city bankers and bank robbers alike. The 3.8 specifically gained a reputation as a capable car for bank raids, being fast (over 200 bhp (149 kW) and 125 mph (200 km/h) in 1959), roomy enough for five adults and with a big boot (trunk).
It was raced successfully in the European Touring Car Championship, until the Ford Falcon convincingly outperformed it. The European Touring Car Championship was an international motor racing competition organized by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second on between 2000 and 2004. ...
It is well known as the car driven by fictional TV detective Inspector Morse played by John Thaw, although Morse's car was the least desirable version (with its 2.4 L engine, steel wheels and everflex roof). In November 2005, the car used in the television series sold for more than GBP 100,000 once it had been restored from its rather scruffy condition. It was often pushed into scenes with engine noises dubbed onto the soundtrack in post-production.[1] Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse is a fictional character, who features in a series of thirteen detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, though he is better known for the 33 episode TV series produced by Central Independent Television from 1987–2000, in which he was portrayed by John Thaw. ...
John Thaw (left) as Inspector Morse John Edward Thaw CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who achieved his first starring role in the military police television drama Redcap (1964 – 1966), and subsequently appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles. ...
Deteriorated Everflex Everflex is a British fabric used as a roof covering on cars and is a type of vinyl roof. ...
The British police were often to be found chasing them, as depicted in The Sweeney (that also starred John Thaw) and other TV cop shows. They were used as police patrol cars, especially on UK motorways which in the 1960s had no speed limit. The police frequently upgraded the 3.8 with the XKE inlet manifolds and triple SU carburettors. The Sweeney is a British television police drama focusing on two crime-fighting members of the Flying Squad, an elite branch of the British police force specialising in armed robbery and violent crime. ...
John Thaw (left) as Inspector Morse John Edward Thaw CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who achieved his first starring role in the military police television drama Redcap (1964 – 1966), and subsequently appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles. ...
SU carburetteurs (named for Skinners Union, the company which produced them) were a brand of sidedraft carburetor widely used in British (Triumph, MG) and Swedish (Volvo, Saab 99) automobiles for much of the twentieth century. ...
Collectors have sustained high prices and there are numerous owners groups for these cars; demonstrating their continued desirability and popularity [citation needed]. They are fast and practical classic cars that turn heads when seen on the road. Virtually every part is still available or remade from specialists in Europe and the US.
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