2017-11-17 09:55:27 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 11/17/17
www.ebay.com/itm/1961-Jaguar-MK2-leather-and-wool/152790649218
Car has a buy it now price of $8,000 for 9 days, seller chipliedr0965, 85k miles.

Sellers description:
This is a project car but it has a lot going for it. It does have some rust and will require expert repair. Most of the rust is located in the rocker and sill panel areas and the rear spring boxes. All this sheet metal is available. If interested my company can cary out that repair work. I have over 40 years experience in the restoration of classic British sports cars. Check out my web site at , specialinterestandnostalgia dot com

The following is a bullet point description of the condition of the car.

Headlamp bezels
Complete rubber kit for body
Two rear tail lamp assemblies with new Lucas lenses
Black Hardura trunk liner
Complete high end wool carpet kit (still in bags)
Complete tan leather seat kit (previous owner had a go at installing the covers.....they will need cleaning up and reinstalling
New wool headliner (still in bag)
Four new wheel knock offs
All new interior door handles
One excellent used gas tank
Power steering hoses
New Lucas coil
Various suspension bushings
Various hydraulic repair kits
Numerous filters
Brake pad kits
Spare power steering box

Rocker and sill assemblies will need completely rebuilding
Bottoms of all four doors will require repair
Jacking points will need replacing
Rear spring boxes will require replacement
Front floor pans will need replacing
Bottom rear sections of front fenders need repair
The trunk floor panel and adjoining areas are in excellent condition
The main frame rail sections under the floor pans are in good condition
The a pillar and b pillars are excellent
The doors do not sag and open and close well
The front sheet metal structure and the exterior body panels in front are all in great condition
The car does not show any evidence of past collision damage
Other than a few parts removed (and boxed up) by previous owner the car does not appear to have ever been apart
The engine turns over freely and the oil is clear
The cooling system is dry and will need to be professionally flushed at the very least.
The car rolls freely and the steering is nice and free and tight
The carburetors have been removed and disassembled. All the carb parts have been thoroughly cleaned and put in ziplock bags ready for reassembly.
All the air filtration parts are present and accounted for