http://www.carsclassic.com/stock/1961%20JAGUAR%20KOUGAR%20SPORTS%20CAR.html I'm interested in this car, but can't seem to put a value on it. It's basically a car company using Jag parts to build these little race cars. Does anyone have any information about these types of cars?
I see some of them from time to time in the spectators car park at race meetings here in UK. I don't know if they are still made now. Some of them have been raced at club meetings here in UK (hillclimbs and sprints), where they do well. The final result would depend of the care/skill in building it, and the quality of components used - it's Jag based after all. I think that some were professionally built, but most started as kits. I even saw a couple fitted with V12 Jag. 2 or 3 years ago, I saw 20/25 of them during a Kougar Rally at Brighton (South of England), with variable degrees of finish, etc... From what I have seen of them in anger, they corner and brake quite well; the low centre of gravity and light weight sees to that. It's a bit like an Allard to me: no weather protection, plenty of guts and not much creature comfort. If you are not already, you could become quite intimate with your passenger: the cockpit is narrow! Prices could vary widely: some are built with parts from the junkyard, others have every components reconditionned. Just a paint job can go from almost nothing to $1000. Some have more chromes, larger wheels, etc... The one depicted has a 3.8L I believe, where a 4.2L would be easier to source here (from rusty XKJ6). 3.8L are becoming priceless here for MKII restorers.
Thanks for your response William. I really like the car and have a good amount of interest in it. It's hard to find out information on these Kougars.
Did you try their website? kougar-cars.com Just had a look at it. It hasn't been updated, and the recent Kougar has a different front grid (less pretty IMO). I think that the company went through several hands. It's just like any component cars (I hate to call them kit cars), often the finish result depends of the skill, expertise and care put into it. Some samples are outstanding, others don't look so neat. With well sorted mechanic parts, even in standard tune, it should be unbreakable.
