2008-10-11 07:30:36 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 10/11/08
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Sellers description:
This particular 1958 Jaguar is one of 1,668 Mark VIII’s produced between 1956 and 1959. Jaguar’s legendary dual overhead camshaft, six cylinder engine, producing nearly one horsepower per cubic inch, helped the car achieve speeds in excel of 100 miles per hour. With standard amenities suck as flush folding picnic tables and hand polished walnut trim, Jaguar was able to provide luxurious appointments on par with the finest coach built saloons of the time.

The paint is Cornish gray over mist gray exterior and looks very nice. No major imperfections to speak of. The front and rear bumpers both have a great shine to them with only minor pitting to both. The front grill and surround both look great and have a great shine. The elegance of the front of this Jaguar shows with the fog lights and molded headlights. The The car has the factory sunroof option.
This car is equipped with the 3.4 liter straight six motor powered by twin SU carbs producing 210 horsepower. The Borg Warner three speed automatic transmission shifts fine going down the road with no problems. The new white wall tires are wrapped around painted Jaguar wheels that look great with no major curb rash showing.
The underside is very solid with no rot that we have seen. The trunk is nicely finished in blue vinyl with no rot that we have seen underneath and includes a full size spare. This would make a great classic limo or just a great toy for the weekends. Whatever your intention, it’s a great, low original mileage car. The VIN number is 78016GBW and the current mileage shows 49,767 which is said to be actual by the previous owner.