Kriss Motors
Valuation update
The classic Jaguar Mk2 continues to appreciate in value, slowly catching up to the high valuations of its XK and E-type cousins. In November 2018, a 1963 BRG/beige 3.8 sold for about $84,000 (74 400 euros) at an Osenat auction in France. Upgraded in 1990 with power windows, air conditioning,...
Continue reading...Concours d’Elegance winner
In August 2017 we entered our Mk2 in the Champion Division Class 9 of the Jaguar Clubs of North America (JNCA) New England (JANE) Concours d’Elegance car show held each year in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Over the years, JNCA has evolved many judging classes grouped into Champion, Driven, and Special divisions....
Continue reading...Horn restoration
UPDATE 10/04/17: The vintage Jaguar horns have been unpredictable since they were installed in 2015. Every part of the circuit was carefully checked — the fuse box, relay, wiring leads to the horns, ground connections, column ground, and horn switch — and no defect was found. Except both beautifully restored......
Continue reading...Classic Jaguar restomod
Our thinking about the next Kriss Motors project, a classic Jaguar “restomod”, continues to evolve. Visit XJ6 Restomod to follow our progress. Initial focus was to transplant a Jaguar XJR circa 2000-04 into a Mark 2 (Mk2) as pioneered by Greg Beacham in New Zealand and more recently by Doug......
Continue reading...Advances in 3D modelling
In March 2015 we highlighted a 3D model of the Mk2 developed back in 2008. Rapid advances have created even more impressive models, some now for sale, and soon this technology may have a significant benefit to restorers, especially if merged with additive manufacturing (like 3D printing) and related methods.......
Continue reading...Vehicle footprint comparisons
We’ve developed a handy online comparison tool for looking at the footprint (body length and width) of various Jaguars. A link is also provided on the right column under TOOLS. An example of the output is shown at the left (Mark II compared to the E-Type) illustrating the 7% size......
Continue reading...Jaguar terminology dictionary
Every specialized field has its own terminology, and the world of Jaguars is no different. A Jaguar-oriented list of terms and vendors was originally compiled by a group of Jaguar forum members led by DonB (with contributions from JagV8, H20Boy, Translator, Thermo, JimC64, and others) and posted as hard-to-use text......
Continue reading...Chassis number decoder
We’ve added a chassis number (car number) decoder for all 1955-69 Jaguar saloons, including the Daimler V8 models. Results include engine and body prefixes, type of transmission, year of manufacture, and sequence in the annual production run. CLICK HERE FOR DECODER...
Continue reading...Viewership milestone
Today this blog surpassed 200,000 page views … thanks everyone!...
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