1951 Jaguar MK V Drop Head Coupe - Fully Restored! JCNA Winner!

Make:	Jaguar
Model:	Other
Type:	Convertible
Trim:	MK V Drop Head Coupe
Year:	1951
Mileage:	80,000
Color:	Gray
Transmission:	Manual
Drive type:	4 Speed
Interior color:	Burgundy
Vehicle Title:	Clear
Item location:	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Leather Seats, Convertible

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View our eBay StoreSign up for our Email Newsletter 1951 Jaguar MK V Drop Head Coupe offered with a reserve This Fully Restored example is a former National JCNA First Place Winner. and still presents as a top flite car. The car runs and drives without fault. having had some recent recommissioning- this isn't just a trailer queen. you can tour this car with confidence. Finished in a tasteful color combination. this lovely Jaguar will provide years of driving and showing enjoyment. It features the desirable "Z" higher performance engine. We have many more photographs of this car. please click on any image to be taken to our full-size image list! The Jaguar Mark V was built by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1948 to 1951. The Mark V was launched at the 1948 London Motor Show at the same time as the XK120. with which it shared a stand. However. the Mark V vastly outsold the XK120 by roughly 5. 00 cars per year as compared to 2. 00 cars per year for the XK120. While the XK120 had a new overhead-camshaft XK engine. the Mark V retained the 1936 driveline including the "Jaguar" overhead-valve pushrod straight-6 2½L and 3½L units for which the company was renamed after the war. No 1½L version was offered. Claimed power output in this application was 104 bhp for the 2664 cc Mark V and 126 bhp for its more popular 3486 cc sibling. The chassis was new with independent front suspension by double wishbones and torsion bar. an arrangement that would be used by Jaguar for many future vehicles. It also had hydraulic brakes. which Jaguar had been slow to adopt compared to other manufacturers. and an all pressed steel body. The styling of the car followed prewar SS-Jaguar lines with upright chrome grille and the leaping Jaguar radiator cap mascot became available as an option. There is a distinct hint of the recently modernised Bentley look in the style of the front grill. The wheels were 16-inch steel-disc type. significantly smaller than the 18-inch ones on the MK IV. From the side. a distinctive styling touch was a "tuck in" curve at the base of the rear window following the curved profile of the side glass. Rear-wheel spats (fender skirts) were standard. There was also a drophead coupé version which is now highly sought after. A 3. 5 litre car tested by The Motor magazine in 1949 had a top speed of 90. 7 mph and could accelerate from 0–60 mph in 20. 4 seconds. Jaguar's inimitable test engineer Norman Dewis used a Mark V regularly. Recently asked about the top speed he saw in his car. he commented that he verified 90 mph once. but the thrill of the moment did not encourage repeating the feat. A fuel consumption of 18. 2 miles per imperial gallon(15. 2 mpg-US) was recorded. The test car cost £1263 including taxes. Our Ebay Policies: Significant Cars is one of the largest Collector Car Brokers and Dealers in the Country. Since 2003 we have worked hard to "change the way collector cars find new homes" by providing unparralleled web presentation of the cars we are representing. Most of our cars have over 30 photographs. and these can be viewed by visiting our website (our eBay handle dot com). or by clicking on any of the photographs in the black background area of our EBay listings. We welcome your call with any questions about any of our listings at anytime at 800-837-9902 and certainly encourage your personal inspection of any of the cars we are selling-just call us and we will be happy to set up an appointment for your to see and test drive the car. We realize that eBay is a difficult venue to properly evaluate an item as complex as an automobile. You can feel secure bidding with confidence on any of our cars since we guarantee your satisfaction! Should you win the auction and come to see the car and decide you do not want it for any reason. no negative feedback will result. any deposit you may have paid will be cheerfully refunded. Description images and copy © 2004-2014 Significant Cars. Inc.