The 1960 Jaguar Mark IX sedan is the family saloon with the heart of an E-Type. Beautifully styled and offering a spirited driving experience, this powerful sedan is exactly what youd expect from Englands most accessible luxury marque. This particular bombshell is a former concourse winner that was treated to a comprehensive restoration in 2008, and a recent and very gorgeous paint job that has it looking better than it did in 1960. If youre looking for an impressive trophy hunter and immensely comfortable driver, then your search is over, because this is vintage British motoring at its finest. Dressed in an elegant two-tone Silver-over-Gray finish, this long, sleek Jag really looks like a million bucks. It has a wonderful, off-the-charts vintage curb appeal thats bright and shiny as can be in person, yet inviting and appropriate for modern times as well. When standing next to this 4-door beauty, one feels underdressed in anything short of a tuxedo. The restoration was so thorough and impressive back then that this car was painstakingly gone through in 2008, winning several prestigious concours-level awards, and although it likely didnt need it, a full and period-perfect respray was recently applied. Thats what happens when you own such an important car, it needs to be up to snuff at all times, and its obvious that the paint and bodywork was of the no expense spared variety. It may not be perfect, simply because nothing in this world really is, but at this price point youd be hard-pressed to find a nicer car. The curvaceous styling of the Mark IX sedan is unmistakably Jaguar and you can see echoes of the XK150 in the grille and front end, not to mention the curved windows, dramatic rear end, and oversized fender skirts. All four doors fit well and close with a firmness thats hard to quantify and which buyers would pay extra to have on their cars today. Theres plenty of bright trim, all of it done with exquisitely good taste, and it shows incredibly well, particularly the waterfall grille up front and all the gorgeous light housings fore and aft. Ornate bumpers were polished to a terrific shine, matching all the elegant brightwork, and the twin tailpipes jutting under rear bumper hint at the performance under the hood. The Brits are famous for building interiors like nobody else, and this Jaguar is the epitome of British elegance. Soft gray leather hides cover the seats, which are so nice that youd never guess they carried many passengers, with only minor comfort marks in the front seats present. Wonderfully plush and deep piled carpets suggest luxury and help control noise and all the gorgeous wood you see is actual burled walnut, not some simulation. The big steering wheel has a slender rim and the car can be guided with just your fingertips and the 4-speed automatic transmission is lever controlled on the column. Big, round Smiths gauges remain in excellent shape, including the big speedometer just to the right of the wheel and the matching tachometer all the way near the glove box. All the original ignition, switches, and levers give this Jag that airplane cockpit look British automobile designers have