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1950 3½ LITER JAGUAR MK V DROPHEAD COUPE
Chassis No. 647406
Engine No. 23371
Grey with black interior
Engine: six cylinder, push-rod operated overhaed valves, 3,485cc giving 125bhp at 4,500 rpm; Gearbox: four speed manual with synchromesh; Suspension: wishbones and torsion bars to the front, semi-elliptic to the rear; Brakes two leading-shoe Girling hydraulic drums. Left hand drive.
Described in The Motor April 1950 as offering "a standard of riding comfort which is outstandingly high, a standard which has not been bettered in any car of any nationality which it has been our good fortune to test..." the Mark V announced in September 1948 is the principle model with which Jaguar established its name following the war years.
It was somewhat a transitional model to bridge the gap between the existing cars of the pre-war concept and the new overhead camshaft model then under development. The well-proven six-cylinder push-rod overhead valve engine, which was little different from the SS100 which epitimized pre war British sportscars, was retained, in both 2½ and 3½ liter forms, but a new box-section cruciform braced chassis was used. The front suspension was independent by wishbones and torsion bars, with Girling telescopic hydraulic dampers, while Girling two leading shoe hydraulic brakes working in twelve-inch drums were used. Top speed was about 90mph and the model proved to have extraordinary longevity; it was used extensively by British Police forces and some examples covered more than 200,000 miles in service. The Irish driver Cecil Vard achieved third place in the 1951 Monte Carlo Rally in a 3½ liter MK V saloon. The model was discontinued in 1952, and only around five hundred drophead coupes were made in left hand drive form and survivors are relatively few.
This three-position drop-head coupe version has the more powerful 3½ liter engine and was ordered from the factory for delivery to a Major E.B. Whitman at Coventry in October 1950. It was subsequently imported to the United States and has since spent its entire life in Omaha, Nebraska, home of the Strategic Air Command Headquarters. It still boasts its original engine, body and transmission numbers as verified by the Jaguar Heritage Trust but its original color of black has been changed to grey with a luxurious appointed interior including walnut dashboard and trim and upholstery in black. A chassis up restoration was completed in 1993. It has 44,000 miles on the odometer, a full compartment of tools, and original literature and has won a National First Prize from The Antique Automobile Club of America and a score of 99.85 points from the Jaguar Club of North America. The judging sheet speaks for itself, this desirable Jaguar is a 'near perfect' example.
Chassis No. 647406
Engine No. 23371
Grey with black interior
Engine: six cylinder, push-rod operated overhaed valves, 3,485cc giving 125bhp at 4,500 rpm; Gearbox: four speed manual with synchromesh; Suspension: wishbones and torsion bars to the front, semi-elliptic to the rear; Brakes two leading-shoe Girling hydraulic drums. Left hand drive.
Described in The Motor April 1950 as offering "a standard of riding comfort which is outstandingly high, a standard which has not been bettered in any car of any nationality which it has been our good fortune to test..." the Mark V announced in September 1948 is the principle model with which Jaguar established its name following the war years.
It was somewhat a transitional model to bridge the gap between the existing cars of the pre-war concept and the new overhead camshaft model then under development. The well-proven six-cylinder push-rod overhead valve engine, which was little different from the SS100 which epitimized pre war British sportscars, was retained, in both 2½ and 3½ liter forms, but a new box-section cruciform braced chassis was used. The front suspension was independent by wishbones and torsion bars, with Girling telescopic hydraulic dampers, while Girling two leading shoe hydraulic brakes working in twelve-inch drums were used. Top speed was about 90mph and the model proved to have extraordinary longevity; it was used extensively by British Police forces and some examples covered more than 200,000 miles in service. The Irish driver Cecil Vard achieved third place in the 1951 Monte Carlo Rally in a 3½ liter MK V saloon. The model was discontinued in 1952, and only around five hundred drophead coupes were made in left hand drive form and survivors are relatively few.
This three-position drop-head coupe version has the more powerful 3½ liter engine and was ordered from the factory for delivery to a Major E.B. Whitman at Coventry in October 1950. It was subsequently imported to the United States and has since spent its entire life in Omaha, Nebraska, home of the Strategic Air Command Headquarters. It still boasts its original engine, body and transmission numbers as verified by the Jaguar Heritage Trust but its original color of black has been changed to grey with a luxurious appointed interior including walnut dashboard and trim and upholstery in black. A chassis up restoration was completed in 1993. It has 44,000 miles on the odometer, a full compartment of tools, and original literature and has won a National First Prize from The Antique Automobile Club of America and a score of 99.85 points from the Jaguar Club of North America. The judging sheet speaks for itself, this desirable Jaguar is a 'near perfect' example.