1948 Jaguar Mark IV 3.5 Litre Saloon

Description

This vehicle will be sold via live auction on Saturday 14th March at Concours House, Bradford on Avon, with auctioneers Dore & Rees. The price listed is the bottom auction estimate, bids will start at around 25% below this figure on the day. Go to [Website URL removed] for more details.


1948 Jaguar Mark IV 3.5 Litre Saloon

Registration Number: 783 XUD
Chassis Number: 612873
Recorded Mileage: c.66,000 miles

- From The Brian Ford Collection
- Fitted with Jaguar’s larger 3.5 litre engine 
- Recent c. £30,000 restoration

After World War II, the company eschewed the SS connotation and was renamed Jaguar Cars, Ltd. The classically styled saloons and dropheads continued in production, with 1.5-, 2.5-, and 3.5-liter engines. The 1.5-liter was an overhead valve four, the others sixes. They were sold as Jaguar 1½-Litre, 2½-Litre, and 3½-Litre models, respectively. After the introduction of the updated and mildly reengineered Mark V at the 1948 London Motor Show, the earlier cars retroactively became commonly known as "Mark IV" models.

The stylish all-steel coachwork was available in saloon or drophead coupé forms and featured the kind of luxurious and well-appointed interior that would become a Jaguar hallmark. Used by SS Cars since 1934, the engine was Standard's rugged seven-bearing six, which in Jaguar specification was fitted with a Weslake overhead-valve cylinder head and was coupled to a four-speed manual gearbox. In 3½-litre form the sturdy Mark IV could exceed 90mph.

Acquired by Mr. Ford in 2010, this very attractive Mark IV, fitted with the larger and more desirable 3.5 litre engine, has been subject of a comprehensive restoration in recent years, documented with a thick file of receipts and hand written notes of the work. The notes on file total in the region of £30,000, in addition to invoices for various parts and services procured.

Finished in two-tone Black over Battleship Grey with matching black wheels, embossed black seating with Wessex grey wool carpeting, this all in all a supremely stylish example of Jaguar’s flagship saloon car of the late 1940s.



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