1951 JAGUAR MARK V
3 1/2 LITER DROPHEAD COUPE
RARE LEFT HAND DRIVE
SAME OWNER FOR 15 YEARS
BELIEVED TO BE ACTUAL MILES
1951 JAGUAR MARK V 3 1/2L DROPHEAD COUPE... GRAY WITH BLUE LEATHER INTERIOR... RUNNING BOARDS,TOOL KIT,CONVERTIBLE TOP WITH LANDAU ARMS GIVE IT THE LOOK OF THE 1930'S.... THIS IS A NUMBER MATCHING CAR WITH A CORRECT CONVERTIBLE TOP, BELIEVED TO BE ALL ORIGINAL INTERIOR AND HEADLINER... ALSO BELIEVED TO BE ACTUAL MILES @ 40,352
JAGUAR MARK V REGISTRY ESTIMATES ONLY 200 SURVIVE WORLDWIDE!
Launched alongside the XK 120 and the Mark V saloon at the 1948 Motor Show was the drophead coupé model. The chassis and engine were the same as found on the saloon models, and the drophead was also available with a choice of the 2½ litre or 3.5 litre engines, as well as either right-hand or left-hand drive. However, it took almost a year for the drophead model to go into production, this finally happened in September 1949.
The general body styling followed the lines of the saloon, and the car was almost as spacious, but had slightly less room in the rear seat to allow space for the hood to be folded. In construction however, the two body types were different: The Mark V saloon had an all-steel body, but the drophead coupé body was built on a traditional wooden frame. With only two doors access to the rear seat was naturally difficult, and once installed, rear seat passengers found their vision somewhat restricted, as they had no side windows or quarter lights, and the rear window was only a narrow slit.
Jaguar had offered drophead coupés since 1937, and the Mark V version clearly resembled the previous model, some times in retrospect called the 'Mark IV'. These were all very stylish motor cars, and very practical with the versatile hood which could be used in three different ways – fully closed, fully open, or in the intermediate 'de ville' position with only the front portion of the hood folded back.
Almost exactly 1000 Mark V dropheads were built, compared to 9500 saloons
