Vehicle Description
1950 Jaguar Mark V Drophead Coupe ?One of only 395 right-hand drive
examples produced in 1950 ?Previous owner imported car to
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1975 ?Original 3.5L OHV
inline six-cylinder engine ?Four-speed manual transmission and 4.55
gearing ?One repaint in the original Birch Grey exterior, red
leather interior plus black convertible top ?Independent front
suspension with transverse wishbones and long torsion bars ?Solid
rear axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs ?Four-wheel hydraulic
drum brakes ?New paint applied; new leather upholstery and carpets
in 2007 ?Woodwork re-veneered in 2007 ?New tires, new sidelight
jewels ?Complete factory toolkit and 120-inch wheelbase ?New parts
? rear interior light, steering column boot through cowl; ball
joints; front end boots; lip seal on steering shaft; rear
transmission seal; dash engine temperature gauge and sensor; new or
re-sleeved brake cylinders and master cylinder; clutch; pinion
seal; handbrake cable; battery; manette control; motor mounts and
rebuilt idler arm ?Documentation includes a Jaguar Heritage Trust
Certificate ?Included with a very complete and original tools in
factory tool box With its flowing, elegant lines, it is difficult
to believe this is not a car from the 1930s instead one from 1950.
This Jaguar Mark V Drophead Coupe is one of 395 right-hand drive
examples made in 1950. A previous owner imported it to Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada in 1975. It was built on November 29, 1950
and was dispatched on December 22, 1950. The next owner acquired
the car in 1978, with just 3,000 miles added during his 28 years of
ownership. The next owner bought it in 2006, during which time it
underwent cosmetic and mechanical refurbishment as detailed below.
Work included a 2007 re-paint in the original Birch Grey, a new red
leather interior, black convertible top and refurbished wood trim.
New sidelight jewels were also fitted during this period. The paint
and trim are in overall very good order while the bodywork, with
coach doors, is straight and solid. The engine bay is very tidy
while the cargo area is in satisfactory shape. A pair of foglights
nestle below the headlights. Two-tier, chrome bumpers fit tightly
to the body and look great. New parts include: a rear interior
light, steering column boot through the cowl; ball joints; front
end boots; lip seal on steering shaft; rear transmission seal; dash
engine temperature gauge and sensor; new or re-sleeved brake
cylinders and master cylinder; clutch; pinion seal; handbrake
cable; battery; manette control; motor mounts and a rebuilt idler
arm. Also included with a very complete and original tools in
factory tool box. This classic cat rolls on Firestone Deluxe
Champion wide whitewall tires, size 6.50-16 at every corner. The
tires and wheels are all in good, original order. The suspension
has been fitted with newer ball joints and suspension boots while
the Girling brake system has a new master cylinder and re-sleeved
brake cylinders. The car rides on a 120-inch wheelbase. Under the
split hood, the matching-numbers 3.5L straight six-cylinder engine
is married to a four-speed manual transmission and 4.55:1 rear end.
A new clutch and pinion seal were installed in 2017 while the
engine received new motor mounts and an updated battery. The red
leather offers a striking contrast to the grey exterior. The
reupholstered seats (rear with fold-down center armrest) and
matching carpets were installed in 2007, as was the re-veneered
woodwork. A four-spoke steering wheel is in fine form with a
beautiful hub while the burled wood dashboard and inner doors
panels are in very good order. A new rear interior light was
installed while the gauges in the woodgrain dashboard are all from
Smiths but the left turn signal and semaphores are inoperable. A
floor-mounted shifter is great shape. It was the first Jaguar with
independent front suspension, first with hydraulic brakes, first
with spats (fender skirts), first specifically designed to be
produced in both right- and left-hand drive configurations, first
with disc center wheels, first with smaller, wider 16-inch balloon
tires, first to be offered with sealed headlamps and flashing turn
signals for the important American market and the last model to use
the pushrod engines. The chassis frame was new with deep box
sections and cross bracing for improved stiffness in handling and
cornering and independent front suspension by double wishbones and
torsion bars, an arrangement that would be used by Jaguar for many
future vehicles. It has weldments and brackets provided for both
left-hand and right-hand drive brake and clutch pedal linkages, so
the chassis could be assembled in either configuration. It also had
hydraulic brakes, which were necessary with the independent
suspension, and which Jaguar had been slow to adopt compared to
other manufacturers and an all-pressed steel body on the saloon,
though the drophead coupe still had wood framing in the doors.
Another new feature was that the rear of the chassis swept over the
rear axle to provide greater movement for improved comfort, whereas
on previous models it had been underslung. The styling of the car
followed prewar SS-Jaguar lines with upright chrome grille and the
leaping Jaguar radiator cap mascot was available as an option. The
Autocar called it rich yet with unostentatious looks, in outline
halfway between the old and new. There is a distinct hint of the
recently modernized Bentley look in the style of the front grill.
The wheels were 16-inch steel-disc type, significantly smaller than
the 18-inch wheels on the Mark IV. From the side, a distinctive
styling touch on the saloon was a ?tuck in? curve at the base of
the rear quarter window following the curved profile of the side
glass, a feature retained on many subsequent models. For the UK and
most foreign markets, 7.7? Lucas PF770 headlamps were used, along
with flip-out trafficator semaphore turn indicators. For the
important American market, 7? sealed headlights were used, along
with flashing turn signals incorporated into the front side lamp
and rear tail lamp units in place of trafficators. VIN: 640107?EIN:
Z4470?TIN: SH9683?Body#: DH1765 This car is currently located at
our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the
odometer shows 40,146 kilometers or 24,946 miles. It is sold as is,
where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND
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