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1966 Jaguar Other Custom

Sale price: $65,000.00 make an offer

Seller's notes: The vehicle was recommissioned for the road in August 2015, after being in storage for a few years and hardly driven since made. The vehicle is sold in as is, where is condition, but is currently running, licensed, and insured in the province of Ontario.

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1966
Mileage:
8,000
Engine:
4.2 litre XK
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1966 Jaguar Other Custom for sale

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1966 JAGUAR "Birchfield SS" 4. 2 litre Roadster 


(1938 Jaguar SS100 replica) 


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Here is a beautiful aluminum bodied 1938 Jaguar SS100 replica.

 

This car was built in England by a small company that no longer exists named Birchfield. in 1987. Only 22 were ever produced. 14 of which were completely built and assembled by Birchfield themselves. with the others sold as home builds. Of the 14 built at the factory. this was the only one made in a left hand drive configuration. with a manual gearbox. All of the others made at the factory were right hand drive. and automatic (from the donor XJ6). This car having a transmission from a 1966 Jaguar saloon. meant that Birchfield registered as a 1966 Jaguar.

 

Unlike most SS100 replicas (with fibreglass panels using either a Volkswagen. or Pinto as a donor). these featured all aluminum bodies. and all Jaguar mechanicals - which made for a lightweight. high performance Jaguar roadster that is equally (if not more) sporting to the significantly more expensive XK-150. or E-Type (XKE) models (which are now over $200. 00 for a well sorted example). The only car that you can buy today like this is from "Suffolk". which is virtually the same concept as this car (a custom SS100 replica using Jaguar mechanicals). only with a fibreglass body and for almost $300. 00. The Suffolk also uses period appropriate (1930s) tires. whereas this car has more modern tires on painted Jaguar wire wheels. Check out Jay Leno's review of the Suffolk. to get an idea of what cars like this are all about.  

 

The car has driven less than 10. 00 miles since it was made. and was recommissioned at Reg Beer Coachbuilder CMC Enterprises here in Ontario. Canada last summer (work is listed below). It is currently licensed. on the road (weather permitting). and driving well. It sure does get a lot of looks on the road. and sounds magnificent with the side exhaust. Very nice car to drive. and included with the car is the original build sheet. and all relevant data.


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Information:

- Hand built car produced by the factory

- Custom steel space frame chassis

- Custom Aluminum body (16 gauge). floors. doors. firewall (18 gauge)

- Custom interior (new dashboard. w/ rebuilt Jaguar gauges/switches. new steering wheel)

- Leather seats

- Jaguar 15" "stove enamel" wire wheels. spline drive

- Jaguar 4. 2 litre XK engine (from a Series III XJ6) w/ dual SU carbs (2")

- Jaguar all synchromesh manual 4 speed w/ electronic overdrive transmission (from a '66 Jaguar saloon)

- Jaguar independent rear suspension (from a Series III XJ6)

- Disc brakes all round

- Convertible top w/ side screens

- Original period correct 12" Lucas P100 headlamps (a $3500 option on the current XK's Unlimited SS100 replica)

- Original period correct Lucas Windtone horns

- Original period correct Lucas FT57 foglamps

 

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Recent work done (August 2015):

- bill for $10. 00

- detailed inspection into the systems of the car

- new battery

- new starter motor

- belts. hoses renewed where necessary

- replaced all of the fluids

- custom hand made dashboard

- rebuilt Jaguar instrumentation (including capillary oil/water combined temperature gauge) 

- new Mota-Lita 4 spoke wood steering wheel with a polished aluminum boss

 

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THE CAR IS LOCATED IN THE TORONTO AREA 


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