Article: The indomitable Mark Two

Andrew Suresh
New Straits Times
06-29-2008
The indomitable Mark Two
Byline: Andrew Suresh
Edition: New Sunday Times
Section: Cars, Bikes & Trucks
Column: Classic chatter

I MUST have been about seven when my father's bank manager friend gave us a lift home in his fairly new jet black Jaguar MK II.

As the Jag was driven into the narrow `speed bump infested' road leading to our home, my dad discreetly asked me to count the number of bumps I could feel with my eyes shut. Strangely, the ride was as smooth as silk as the notorious bumps seemed to have disappeared for good.
Now, after more than three decades, I still vividly remember that incident and the impact this iconic saloon car of the ...

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