Been looking on and off for one of these as a long term project. I have alot of experience with this generation of jags but in the form of a race car not as a steer car. So how bad could it be?
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/5892750843.html
For the record I already got my wife's ok on this. So at least that part is off the table.
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Nice work on the wife part, but I bet it could be pretty bad. 1954 British steel, in Boston. You can already see the outside, and you got a quick look at the front seat: check out that door panel. Now you need to see underneath, assuming there's anything left to see. Myself, I'd even be extremely nervous of one that spent its whole life in Tucson, but maybe I was spooked by my Dad's Mark X (which kind of self-channelled itself at the back. Not pretty.)
And then, to paraphrase Elliot Gould in "Ocean's Eleven," "Lest we forget... if you get it running, you're still trying to motivate 3700 pounds with 160 horsepower in 2017."
Unless you LS it or something.
My head tells me that glass and brightwork of that era is nla, especially on a northern car. Hopefully it's complete.
They are getting destroyed in England as fast as they can gut them and weld in a cage, so if the amount of rust isn't beyond what you want to fix and you really want one, what better time to do it? If its already mostly dissolved it might not be worth spending that kind of money on though.
Oh, the lines on that.... drool.
I love that model of Jag...So did you get it yet?
If it survived this long in Boston, it was kept inside it's whole life. So the rust part might not be so bad. What I would be worried on this one is all the bright work and the interior. If you want it to be a street car, it could cost a large fortune of specialist work to get that interior in top shape.
What could go wrong? Absolutly nothing as it has all gone wrong already. Based on that there is zero reason for this not to be in your garage now. There's one that runs around here in the summer a lot and I've talked to the owner. As soon as he hears my British accent he opens the glove box and pulls out a jar of Grey Poupon 
What could go wrong? I suppose you won't know until you try.
How's that for enabling?
Nothing can go wrong that hasn't already. Worst case, chassis swap to S10, add 4.2 Atlas, and win.
The problem is my wife said ok to this OR an STR. So I am thinking.
Thinking how to stash one away.
Also thinking that the sofa is a bit lumpy. Hummmm.
Depends if you want to do a full Resto or just to make a nice Street car out of it. Full Resto will probably be an unholy money pit that sucks the life right out of you. If you just want a sexy cruiser, then it looks like a pretty good starting point.
If all else fails, resell it on Craigslist with the tags "barn find" and "rat Rod" and enjoy the profit
Oooh! I see some waffling, but it looks like the sandbox enablers have come close to their limit of enabling here. Y'all need to tighten up.
+1 on being a survivor car.
You asked.
Slowly back away and then turn and run!
They rust and parts are unavailable, plus the Mk 7 has the lowest power and worst brakes.
I owned a Mk 9 for years and it was a great car once I had the body sorted, but it had a much more powerful 3.8 engine with about 60 bhp above the old 3.4, and huge 4 wheel disc brakes.
If you buy that car you will either spend triple what it is worth restoring it, or will abandon the project half way and lose your money.
If you really want one, buy a restored one (preferably Mk 9). I can assure you that no matter what the asking price is, it will be less than they put into the car.
In reply to dean1484:What are your skills? The mechanical pieces are available if you find the right place to buy from. Any Jag six from 1949-1986 will bolt in. (although some skill will be needed to get the Fuel Injection of the later ones working, it can and has been done).. The most impressive was a V12. which because it's so narrow really looks good. As well as the later 4.0 all aluminum 4 valve six. Funny I've seen 3 Chevy V8 engine swaps attempted but none ever finished.
I've even seen the suspension from an XJ6/12 tucked underneath. Bodywork is just bodywork.. rust repair is just rust repair. Make sure though the little bits that make it so special like the little picnic tables behind the front seats etc. are all there...
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