When you think of hot rods, you think of ’32 Fords and ’40 Mercs, but what about a Mk 10 Jaguar as the starting point? Not an obvious choice to most, but it was in Paul Child’s mind.
The Mark X was the top of the line saloon car built by Jaguar, originally aimed at the American market—the first Jaguar saloon to feature independent rear suspension. It utilized a wide-track version of the IRS unit used on the E-Type, while the front suspension had double wishbones with coil springs and telescopic dampers. In the beginning, the 3781-cc, inline, 6-cylinder engine with 9:1 compression was standard, though an 8:1 version was available as an option. Later the 4,235-cc engine took over and triple S.U. carburetors were fitted. Many of the domestic cars, and almost all headed for the U.S., left the factory with a Borg Warner automatic. Power assisted steering was standard.
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