Jaguar Cars - as William Lyons’ SS concern had been re-named by 1945 - commenced post-war production with a range of improved but essentially pre-war designs. A considerable improvement on what had gone before, the MkV Saloon’s cruciform-braced chassis featured torsion bar independent front suspension, designed pre-war by the company’s Chief Engineer William Heynes, and all-round hydraulic brakes. Jaguar’s existing Standard-based, six-cylinder, overhead-valve engine was continued in both 2.5- and 3.5-liter forms in the MkV, whose bodywork likewise maintained the pre-war tradition, though with minor up-dating in the form of faired-in headlamps, deeper bumpers and rear wheel spats. Like its immediate predecessor, the MkV was available in saloon or drophead coupé versions and featured the kind of luxuriously appointed interior that had become a Jaguar hallmark. The announcement of Jaguar’s first new generation post-war saloon - the MkVII - at the 1950 Motor show signalled the end for the MkV, production ceasing in June 1951 after slightly fewer than 10,500 had been built. One of 395 of its type built, this Jaguar MkV Drophead Coupé was manufactured in June 1950 and despatched to the USA, most likely via distributor Charles Hornburg in Los Angeles. Its first owner is recorded as Miss Lena Horne, the famous jazz singer and actress perhaps best remembered for performance of Stormy Weather in the eponymous 20th Century Fox movie of 1943. Acquired by the vendor in September 2006, the car is offered with tool kit, restoration records, registration documents and Jaguar/Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate.
Jaguar Cars - as William Lyons’ SS concern had been re-named by 1945 - commenced post-war production with a range of improved but essentially pre-war designs. A considerable improvement on what had gone before, the MkV Saloon’s cruciform-braced chassis featured torsion bar independent front suspension, designed pre-war by the company’s Chief Engineer William Heynes, and all-round hydraulic brakes. Jaguar’s existing Standard-based, six-cylinder, overhead-valve engine was continued in both 2.5- and 3.5-liter forms in the MkV, whose bodywork likewise maintained the pre-war tradition, though with minor up-dating in the form of faired-in headlamps, deeper bumpers and rear wheel spats. Like its immediate predecessor, the MkV was available in saloon or drophead coupé versions and featured the kind of luxuriously appointed interior that had become a Jaguar hallmark. The announcement of Jaguar’s first new generation post-war saloon - the MkVII - at the 1950 Motor show signalled the end for the MkV, production ceasing in June 1951 after slightly fewer than 10,500 had been built. One of 395 of its type built, this Jaguar MkV Drophead Coupé was manufactured in June 1950 and despatched to the USA, most likely via distributor Charles Hornburg in Los Angeles. Its first owner is recorded as Miss Lena Horne, the famous jazz singer and actress perhaps best remembered for performance of Stormy Weather in the eponymous 20th Century Fox movie of 1943. Acquired by the vendor in September 2006, the car is offered with tool kit, restoration records, registration documents and Jaguar/Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate.
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