2007-06-11 07:09:28 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 6/11/07
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jaguar-MARK-8-JAGUAR-1958-MK-8_W0QQitemZ200116717280
Current bid $1,076 reserve not met, 5 bids, 12 hrs left in auction. 77k miles.

Sellers description:
ULTRA RARE 1958 JAGUAR MK 8 BEAUTIFUL BODY STYLE EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL BUCKET SEATS.

AT PRESENT TIME IT WILL NEED COMPLETION OF RESTORATION.

BODY CONDITION: EXTERIOR CLEANED AND THE ENTIRE BODY SANDED TO GLEAMING SILVER METAL. METAL PREP APPLIED AND PRIMER SPRAYED, WET SANDED AND RE- PRIMERED. THERE ARE AREAS THAT NEED METAL WORK MOSTLY AT BOTTOM ROCKER AND BOTTOM OF 2 BACK DOORS. DRIVER FLOOR NEEDS METAL WORK. ORIGINAL COLOR SHERWOOD GREEN.

MECHANICAL: ENGINE FIRES UP QUICKLY BUT RUNS ROUGH. IT WILL NEED CARB REBUILD & CLEANING. REAR CARB FLOAT NEED ADJUSTMENT. BOTH GAS TANK WERE DISCARDED DUE TO RUST, HAVE ANOTHER TANK WHICH GOES WITH CAR. FUEL PUMP TICKS. BRAKES HOLD SOME PRESSURE BUT MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS REBUILD.

INTERIOR: BUCKETS SEATS UP FRONT WITH FOLDING PICNIC TABLES BEHIND FRONT SEATS. LEATHER UPHOLSTERY UP FRONT HAS SOME RIPS AND TEARS, BUT REAR SEAT IS BETTER. WOODWORK DASH AND DOOR TRIM FAIR, HEADLINER GOOD, BUT SUNROOF LINER GONE. HAS DEEP PILE CARPET AT REAR.

TIRES ARE GOOD, EXHAUST BROKEN AT END OF ENGINE PIPE, REST GOOD. SOME TRIM MISSING ON SIDES OF CAR AND SMALL LIGHTS ARE MISSING FROM FRONT FENDER. HAVE LUCAS FOG LIGHTS. THIS CLASSIC JAGUAR IS AUCTIONED AS IS, NO WARRANTY. HAS BEEN STORED IN A LONG ISLAND, NY HOME SINCE 1971, THE LAST 3 YEARS WITH ME IN BROOKLYN, NY.