De Jaguar MK
V (five) was the first post-war Jaguar. After world war II the Swallow
Sidecar Company said "good bye" to their old name
"S.S.", for obvious reasons, and continued by the name Jaguar.
The MK V has very many pre-war S.S. Jaguar 3.5 Litre "lines"
in it's design but is very well recognizable as a post war model. We
see the smaller front lights which are integrated in the front wings, the
steel disk-wheels and the slick rear-wheel covers. The MK V
appeared on the market alongside the famous Jaguar XK 120 but was not
equipped with it's legendary XK engine. The MK V was available with two
six-cylinder engines with cylinder-capacities of 2.5 and 3.5 Litre. The
car was equipped with a hydraulic brake-system, drum brakes all round and
independent front-wheel suspension.
The Jaguar MK V is a scarce Jaguar model; the 2.5 Litre was built 1675
times, the 3.5 Litre 8791 times. The Drophead coupe, like shown in
these pages, is really hard to find; only 1001 were built...
Technical
data
Six-cylinder
engine
cylinder capacity: 3485 cc.
capacity: 126 bhp. at 4250 rpm.
top-speed: 95 mph. - 150 km/h.
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