Beschreibung:

1951 JAGUAR MARK V 3½ LITRE SPORTS SALOON REGISTRATION NO. LYU 202 CHASSIS NO. 625408 ENGINE NO. 25048 GREEN WITH GREEN LEATHER INTERIOR ENGINE: SIX CYLINDER IN-LINE, OVERHEAD-VALVE, 3,500CC 125BHP AT 4,500RPM; GEARBOX: FOUR SPEED MANUAL; BRAKES: HYDRAULIC, FRONT/REAR DRUM; SUSPENSION: FRONT, INDEPENDENT; TRANSVERSE WISHBONES AND LONG TORSION BARS, REAR, RIGID AXLE WITH SEMI-ELLIPTIC LEAF SPRINGS. RIGHT 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 IS THE PRINCIPLE MODEL WITH WHICH JAGUAR ESTABLISHED ITS NAME FOLLOWING THE WAR YEARS. IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE SIX CYLINDER 2½ LITRE AND 3½ LITRE FORM AND THE DESIGN OF THE CHASSIS WAS COMPLETELY NEW, FOR THE FIRST TIME FEATURING INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION AND A FULL HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. OTHERWISE IT CONCENTRATED ON ALL THE BEST FEATURES OF THE PREVIOUS AND EXISTING MODELS, AND 3,124 EXAMPLES OF THE SALOON VERSION WERE PRODUCED FOR THE HOME MARKET WHERE THEY ACHIEVED CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS IN COMPETITION. THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND AND IS IN VERY ORIGINAL, SOUND, AND WELL MAINTAINED CONDITION THROUGHOUT. THE DOORS FIT WELL AND THE PAINTWORK ALTHOUGH OLD HAS A LOVELY PATINA OF AGE WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO RE-CREATE. ALL THE CHROMEWORK APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL AND THE INTERIOR LEATHER IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE FACTORY SUNROOF IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND THE INTERIOR WOODWORK IS IN GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION. IT HAS SEEN REGULAR USE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ON VARIOUS RALLIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY (IT HAS ALSO APPEARED ON TELEVISION IN "CAPSTICK'S LAW" AND "THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY") AND IS IN VERY GOOD RUNNING ORDER. THE MARK V REPRESENTS ONE OF THE MOST STYLISH, FORWARD LOOKING DESIGNS OF BRITISH CAR MANUFACTURERS IN THE 1950'S.