08/29/2026
Ron Hodgson, Bill Pitt and Ian Geoghegan at Bathurst in 1960, three Jaguar saloons close together into Hell Corner. It's a good reminder of what these cars were actually built to do, because underneath the racing history the Mk1 and Mk2 were designed as comfortable, quick, good looking cars for people who wanted all three at once.
That's still the appeal today. The straight-six gives it real presence on the road without being highly strung, the cabin is proper wood and leather rather than anything trying too hard, and the driving position puts you right where a car like this should. It's a Sunday car and a daily car in the same body, which is rarer than it sounds.
And it's not just a museum piece. Mk2s are still out on circuits now, Goodwood Revival among them, doing exactly what they did in 1960.
What's your Mk2, or which one would you have?
