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 |  |  | Laudette Chassis Num: 520990 Engine Num: H3282 |
| Sold for $49,500 at 2007 RM Auctions. Sold for $57,750 at 2012 RM Auctions. | |||
The car is finished in cream and white two-tone paint. The interior is tan leather with white piping and wool carpets. It is powered by a 2664cc overhead valve six-cylinder engine that is capable of producing just over 100 horsepower. There is a four-speed manual gearbox and four-wheel drum brakes.
This Laudette was offered for sale at the 2007 RM Auctions held at Meadow Brook where it was estimated to sell for $40,000 - $60,000. There was no reserve on the vehicle which really did not matter, as the vehicle was sold for $49,500 including buyers premium.
By Daniel Vaughan | Aug 2007
 |  |  | Drop Head Coupe Chassis Num: TXA 566 |
This car has a body modified by factory on saloon body. The original price was approx. $4500.
Previous owners: Robert Shwab, Edwin Keeble, Purchased from Edwin Keeble estate in 1985.
1st in Class-St. Louis Jaguar Club. 1st in Class-Music city Jaguar Club. 1st in Class-Jaguar Clubs of Carolinas. Peoples Choice Award-Hilton Head 2006. First in Class-National Jaguar Concours JNAC Challenge.
Body off restoration 4 years to complete.
 |  |  | Drop Head Coupe Chassis Num: 640076 Engine Num: Z2808 |
| Sold for $98,000 at 2007 Bonhams. | |||
There were around 395 examples of the Jaguar MKV Drophead Coupe created. This particular example was manufactured in June of 1950 and then sent to the United States. The first owner was Miss Lena Horne, the famous jazz singer and actress who is best known for her performance in the 1943 20th Century Fox movie 'Stormy Weather.'
The current owner purchased the car in 2006. The following year it was offered for sale at auction. It is equipped with a tool kit. At the 2007 Bonhams Auction, An Important Sale of Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia, held at the Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club in Carmel, California, the car was sold for $98,000 including premiums and taxes.
By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2008
 |  |  | Saloon |
This particular car was built in October, 1950 and sold in Paris by Garage Royale Elysees, the French Jaguar distributor. Repainting and restoration of the wood and chrome was recently completed.
 | Saloon |
This was the second Jaguar sedan to go into production after World War II, but the first with a new chassis, and also the first to employ a Roman numeral in its nomenclature. The 1946-1948 model, for example, was not distinguished as the Mark IV until it was already out of production, and the Mark V had made its debut.
Like the XK 120, the Mark V was powered by an inline six-cylinder engine. However, it was not the XK's new dual overhead cam six-cylinder unit. The 2.5- and 3.5-liter sixes offered in the Mark V were overhead valve engines with pre-war origins. Most of the Mark V's brief production run, which lasted just 28 months, was devoted to sedans, 9492 in all. There were also 1001 convertibles. Of the sedans, 1905 were equipped with left-hand drive.
This Mark V was sold in Los Angeles by Homburg Jaguar, the first West Coast dealership anointed by company founder Sir William Lyons. It remained with its original owner for four decades, then spent over two decades in Texas.
The current owner acquired the car in 2006, and devoted almost four years to its restoration. Already a staring Jaguar Club North America events, this Mark V will make its screen debut in A New York Heartbeat, a gangster movie starring Eric Roberts.
 |  |  | Drop Head Coupe Chassis Num: 647008 Engine Num: T8431 |
| Sold for $88,000 at 2012 Gooding & Company. | |||
Just a year after the debut of the model, a drop head coupe version was put into production. Only 977 examples of the open-air Mark V were constructed before the model was phased out in late 1951.
This 3.5 Liter Drop Head Coupe wears an older restoration. It was completed on January 16th of 1950 and is believed to be the eight left-hand-drive Mark V Drop Head Coupe equipped with the 3.5-liter engine. It was dispatched for Hornburg Jaguar in Los Angeles on February 1st and sold new by International Motors of Hollywood, California, to actor Robert Mitchum.
By 1981, this car belonged to Lt. Colonel John P. Kelly, who was ten in the process of restoring it. The exterior is finished in black and there are whitewall tires, and polished burr walnut interior.
The 3485cc overhead valve six-cylinder engine has two Sidedraft SU carburetors and offers 125 horsepower. There is a four-speed manual gearbox and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.
In 2012, this car was offered for sale at the Amelia Island sale presented by Gooding & Company. It was estimated to sell for $100,000 - $125,000 and offered without reserve. As bidding came to a close, the car had been sold for the sum of $88,000 inclusive of buyer's premium.
By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2012
 |  | Drop Head Coupe Chassis Num: 647066 |
| Sold for $90,648 (€70,166) at 2012 Coys. | ||
By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2013
The Jaguar Mark V was produced from 1949 through 1951. The series was first introduced in 1948 at a Motor Show where it shared the stage with the breath-taking Jaguar XK120. The Mark V was positioned by Jaguar to retire the aging 1.5-, 2.5-, and 3.5-Litre vehicles which were pre-war designs.
The 2.5-Liter Mark V was the entry-level version of the series. The engine was a design by the Standard Engine Company. Drum brakes could be found on all four corners.
In total, there were 1675 examples produced. The vehicle was available as a 4-door saloon with seating for four. Or a drop-head coupe with two doors and seating for four.
By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2006
The 2.5-Liter Mark V was the entry-level version of the series. The engine was a design by the Standard Engine Company. Drum brakes could be found on all four corners.
In total, there were 1675 examples produced. The vehicle was available as a 4-door saloon with seating for four. Or a drop-head coupe with two doors and seating for four.
By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2006
Jaguar has been producing large, separate chassis saloon vehicles that began with the Mk VII since 1950. The final derivative arrived in the Jaguar Mk IX in 1958 which utilized the famous XK engine which had evolved into a powerful 3.8 liter unit. This engine was enough to haul this large saloon vehicle up to a top speed of 117 mph.
Produced from 1958 until 1961 the Jaguar MK IX had a total production rate of 10,009 units built. Unveiled at the Earls Court London Motor show during the fall of 1958, the MK IX was virtually identical to its predecessor the MK VIII. Most of the mechanics were updates though. The engine capacity was increased to 3.8 liters by the adaption of a 3.8 version of the XK engine, achieved by increasing the stroke from 83mm to 87mm and utilizing a slightly taller block.
Retaining the existing 'B' type cylinder, as fitted to the 3.4 engine in the MK VIII, this engine went on to be fitted to the XK 150 sports vehicle the next year in both standard, and up-rated 'S' state of tune. Upgrading the previous braking system to Dunlop 4 wheel disc system, the power steering was also made available as a standard fitment. Debuting in late models, this system was featured in models of the MK VIII. This was driven by a Hobourn Eaton pump driven by a take-off at the rear of the dynamo.
As it was currently superbly equipped, not much was changed or updated on the interior of the MK VIII. The largest update was the up-rating of the heater system which had previously been criticized as once being marginal. A vast majority of the MK IX's were sold with a dual color scheme with a darker color on top, much like other MK VIII's. Production of the low volume MK VIIIB continued throughout the life of the MK IX.
The body of the Mk IX was identical as the one used on the previous Mk VIII, though the addition of an improved heater and a new badge distinguished it from the previous model. The MK IX came with power steering, all-round disc brakes and a choice of either manual or automatic transmission. This new model was considered to be on the same level as the current Bentley S-type, though it was a third of the price.
In 1961, the Mk IX was finally replaced by the Mk X, which marked the end of a distinguished line of separate chassis Jaguar saloons.By Jessica Donaldson
Produced from 1958 until 1961 the Jaguar MK IX had a total production rate of 10,009 units built. Unveiled at the Earls Court London Motor show during the fall of 1958, the MK IX was virtually identical to its predecessor the MK VIII. Most of the mechanics were updates though. The engine capacity was increased to 3.8 liters by the adaption of a 3.8 version of the XK engine, achieved by increasing the stroke from 83mm to 87mm and utilizing a slightly taller block.
Retaining the existing 'B' type cylinder, as fitted to the 3.4 engine in the MK VIII, this engine went on to be fitted to the XK 150 sports vehicle the next year in both standard, and up-rated 'S' state of tune. Upgrading the previous braking system to Dunlop 4 wheel disc system, the power steering was also made available as a standard fitment. Debuting in late models, this system was featured in models of the MK VIII. This was driven by a Hobourn Eaton pump driven by a take-off at the rear of the dynamo.
As it was currently superbly equipped, not much was changed or updated on the interior of the MK VIII. The largest update was the up-rating of the heater system which had previously been criticized as once being marginal. A vast majority of the MK IX's were sold with a dual color scheme with a darker color on top, much like other MK VIII's. Production of the low volume MK VIIIB continued throughout the life of the MK IX.
The body of the Mk IX was identical as the one used on the previous Mk VIII, though the addition of an improved heater and a new badge distinguished it from the previous model. The MK IX came with power steering, all-round disc brakes and a choice of either manual or automatic transmission. This new model was considered to be on the same level as the current Bentley S-type, though it was a third of the price.
In 1961, the Mk IX was finally replaced by the Mk X, which marked the end of a distinguished line of separate chassis Jaguar saloons.By Jessica Donaldson
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