2017-04-22 09:34:09 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 4/22/17
www.ebay.com/itm/1951-Jaguar-Mark-V-Saloon-Saloon-/322490418040
Current bid US $4,000, no reserve, 14 bids 6 days left in auction, seller almopower, 70k miles.

Sellers description:
1951 Jaguar Mark V with 70114 miles on the odometer. This car has been sitting undisturbed in a garage for over 40 years. What's even more astounding is the fact there is no rust on the body or frame. From 1948-1951 there were only (10,499) of the Mark V's produced, with a merely (1902) of this Left Hand Drive (LHD) 1951 Saloon model, so not many left in the world and certainly very few left as solid as this one. Another thing to consider is 1951 was the last year Jaguar produced the Mark V Saloon. This rare find has the factory upgraded High Performance Straight Inline Six 3.5 Liter Z engine option, distinctive by the Z number on the Fender Tag Engine No. Z2631. The Mark V's engine is coupled to a 4 Speed Manual transmission which was standard for the 1951 Mark V Saloon and Drop-Head Coupe Models. The chrome and glass in this amazing vehicle is in excellent shape. All of the factory tools and accessories to the Rear Hatch Tool Kit is there as well, if you have seen these cars before you may have noticed many are missing an item or two from The Mark V Tool Kit or the Tool Kit is no longer present with the vehicle. What I would consider the only ruff area of this car is the interior, which will need reupholstering but everything is present on this Mark V to do a period correct restoration. The wood trim is all at hand and can be restored. There is one small dent on the Passenger side front fender and one small dent on the midway point of the passenger side rear fender. Both dents occurred during storage so no disturbance to the body lines of this 1951 Jaguar Mark V, the body panels are very straight and properly aligned. Due to the Mark V sitting as long as it has (40 Years) we highly recommend refurbishing the gas tank, carbs and fuel lines before pouring gas into the tank and attempting to start. The engine does turn over freely with no audible sounds to indicate any issues. The previous owner did state the engine ran great when the decision was made to store the 1951 over forty plus years ago. this 1951 Jaguar Mark V is an amazing find and the real deal.

The additional kit that came in a box containing a Copper Head Gasket among some other items to repair the Mark V if ever needed. You can partially see it in the picture showing the Rear Hatch Tool kit. The way I understood it this kit was something that came with the Mark V Saloons and Drop Head Coupes and given to the customer by Jaguar at time of purchase. The Jaguar Repair kit is present with this 1951 Mark V and the repair parts within the kit look brand new unopened.

2017-04-23 03:43:31 | Rob Reilly writes:

There was no "factory upgraded high performance Z engine option". The prefix letter Z was used on all later 3.5 litre engines after the factory initially numbered 3.5 engines with a letter T prefix, beginning with T5001 through T9999, then began with number Z1501 and so on. All 3.5 Litre Mark V engines were the same 125 horsepower regardless of their prefix letter.
It might be more correct to say the 3.5 Litre 125 horsepower engine was higher performance than the 2.5 Litre 102 horsepower engine, which was not offered in the USA and is more commonly found in Mark V's sold in the UK.
This car exhibits the General Electric or Guide Sealed Beam headlights which were standard equipment for Mark V's sold in the USA.

2017-04-24 08:09:10 | Pekka T. writes:

Hi Rob, thanks for the details. Yes, the engines were all the same when they left the factory, but were often later painted green or red in the US (not this one). Nice to know about the headlights, mine had the Lucas PF700 but probably they had been replaced in the 1970's. The sellers of course always get excited about the "rare options" like you see very often "rare factory sunroof". :) Very rare, yes, as every single SS1, SS2 and SS Jaguar as well as all the large saloons, MKIV, MKV, MKVII, MKVII M, MKVIII and MKIX always had a sunroof, except that one single MKVII race car and convertibles obviously did not have a sunroof.

2017-05-02 13:27:12 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 5/2/17
www.ebay.com/itm/1951-Jaguar-Mark-V-Saloon-Saloon-/322501276156
Current bid US $10,100 reserve not met 7 bids 2 days left in auction, same seller.

Previous auction listed as sold at $14,900 after 22 bids.

2017-05-09 14:33:42 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 5/9/17
www.ebay.com/itm/1951-Jaguar-Mark-V-Saloon-Saloon-/322510620508
Opening bid US $2,000 reserve not met no bids 6 days left in auction, same seller.

Previous auction ended at $13,900 after 14 bids.