Mike:

Good afternoon. I finally got some shots of the MK IX. Please e-mail me with any questions you might have. The car is a 1961, and I have all documentation for the life of the car. I am the third owner, and have owned it since 1980. It has lived most of it's life in a garage and is quite remarkably preserved. I started restoring the car in 1992, and have all of the hard work done. I had planned on making it a driver, so not everything is done to concours. The underside of the car is detailed very nicely, but I couldn't get that low to take any pictures. The mileage is 48,636 and this is the actual mileage. The head was redone when I bought the car, but the lower end of the engine was fine and the car ran beautifully. I am certain that by now, it will need the carbs cleaned, etc., but it has no problems that I am aware of, except the leak in the transmission. I took it to Denver Jaguar to have it resealed and it was worse when I got it back. The car looks bare without the chrome trim, but I have everything for it, either excellent original or rechromed. As you can see by the photo of the front of the car, the bumpers are still wrapped in the paper as they came from the chrome shop. The overrides are rechromed also. Basically, all that needs to be done is fitting the trim and the upholstery. I have new door panels (from Bassett's) for all four doors, but they are in blue, but could be dyed red. The original interior was blue, and I was going to keep it that way. At one time, my in-laws were going to buy the car and they wanted a red interior, so I had the seats done in red Connelly leather, and the red Wilton carpet is included with the car. I also have the new wool material for the headliner (the original headliner is still in the car). The windshield is new, and I have new rubber seals for almost everything. It is setting on new Lester 6.50X16 Wide Whites also. I have lots of extra parts that go with the car, and I do have a fairly complete parts car that would be included if you want it. Enjoy, and let me know what you think. Also, no rust! I didn't photograph all of the seats because I have them wrapped in dry storage. I did unwrap the bottom of the rear seat so you could see the quality of the upholstery job and the color. They are a deeper red than shows in the pictures and they are excellent.

Best regards,
Dave McFarland