Smaller Jaguar Saloons of the 1950's and 60's

All right, this page is really about that most beautiful of saloon Jags, the Mark II.

Listed here are the smaller saloon models Jaguar produced in the period, including the Mark II proper. The model list brings out the features which distinguish other model Jaguars of the period from the Mark II.

THE MODELS:
Mark II and other Jaguar saloons of like size of its era.

Model	Engine capacity cc	Photo / distinguishing features from Mark II	Year introduced	Last year	Number built
2.4 Saloon	2483	Cover to rear wheels.	1955	1959	19400
3.4 Saloon	3442	This and the last are sometimes called the Mark I but this name was not applied at the time of manufacture. Elliptical front quarter lights. Grilles on front.  Wing mirrors on  mudguards. Narrower rear track than Mark II. Mounted spots on front to some. Bar over front bumper on some.	1957	1959	17340
Mark II 2.4	2483	(Jaguar / Daimler Heritage Trust)   (Recessed spot lights on front)	1959	1967	25070
Mark II 3.4	3442		1959	1967	28660
Mark II 3.8	3781		1959	1967	30070
S Type	3442	Larger than Mark II but very similar in shape. Rear quarters in single piece pressing. Rear wheels semi recessed. Front corner indicators.  Independent rear suspension. A restorer in Taranaki (New Zealand) has discovered  that their project car was the first production S type ever made. LINK	1964	1968	9830
	3781	As last.	1964	1968	15070
240 Saloon	2483	Last to the Mark II body shape. Slimmer bumpers than Mark II, Spotlights replaced by grilles. Shape as below.	1967	1969	4210
340 Saloon	3442	As 240	1967	1968	2630
420	4235	Getting away from the Mark II quite a bit, but still a smaller saloon, this was the S type with scaled down Mark X front end. The 420G has a quite different body and is larger.	1966	1968	around 9800-10200

Then of course there are some Daimler badged cars of the Jaguar models, and with a different engines

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Jaguar Heritage - Courtesy Jaguar Australia    Jaguar Cafe Classic Motor Monthly Jaguar Models Produced (Thanks to B.J. Kroppe) The Jaguar Database is a great site for lots and lots of information. Motoring Classics  An on-line magazine

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Pictures on this page were drawn from net sources where no copyright was asserted.   May 06, 2008