No Reserve – Entered from the Alyth Collection.

Registration No: Un-RegisteredChassis No: 620694MOT: Exempt

Entered from the Alyth Collection, a collection of motor cars kept in storage in Scotland for over 30 years
A worthwhile project

The Mark V was unveiled on September 30th, 1948, and launched on October 27th at the London Motor Show, sharing Jaguar's stand with the XK120.

Whilst the XK120 stole the show, the Mark V vastly outsold it, achieving roughly 5,000 sales per year compared to around 2,000 for the XK120.

The Mark V retained the 1946-48 driveline, featuring overhead-valve pushrod straight-six engines of 2½ or 3½ litres.

However, it sat on a new chassis with independent front suspension by double wishbones and torsion bar, a feature adopted on many future Jaguar models.

The Mark V also benefited from hydraulic brakes and an all-pressed-steel body.
Perhaps the best-looking of all the upmarket Saloons of the immediate post-war era—and considerably cheaper than a Bentley—...