2007-05-09 08:57:18 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 5/9/07
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Opening bid $100,000 reserve not met, no bids, 9 days left in auction

Sellers description:
This Mark IV 3 Position Drop Head Coupe is Garnet with matching Leather Interior. The soft top is beige, and it is Left Hand Drive. It is a California car that underwent an extensive 3 year nut and bolt restoration. This could be the finest example of its kind, and it has won numerours first place concours awards. Always placed First Place Concours at least five consecutive times year after year. It has never taken second place at any JCNA or Regional/National Concours. Original Manual and All tools included. A restoration of this caliber today would take at least 3 years and $200,000. We challenge anyone to show us a better example of a Mark IV DHC. Please Do Not Bid unless you want the Very Best.

Award History
1st Place- Petersen Musuem: In "Championship Class 1B: and "Best Classic in Concours" September 1997

1st Place- Palo Alto Concours (Numerous)

1st Place- Silicon Valley Concours

1st Place- Santa Rosa Concours

1st Place- Hillsborough Concours

1st Place- Greater Valley Frezno Concours

Silverado 1999- First in Class

Coalinga- First in Class

Franklin Templeton Group- Best of Show

Franklin Funds Group- Most Elegant Open Car 1997

Silicon Valley Concours- Best of Show

Concours De Eleganc LaFayette- Best of Show and First in Class

JCNA at WEstern Concours Lake Tahoe- Best of Show and People's Choice 1992

2018-12-05 10:14:43 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in 2018

rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/am18/amelia-island/lots/r0043-1948-jaguar-mark-iv-3-l ...

Auction description:

Lot Number 199

1948 Jaguar Mark IV 3½-Litre Drophead Coupe

Sold For $170,800

RM | Sotheby's - AMELIA ISLAND 2018

Chassis No. 637098

Last of the truly classic Jaguars

Beautiful award-winning restoration

Includes Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate

One of the best Mark IVs available

According to its Jaguar Heritage Trust production record certificate, this left-hand-drive 3½-Litre Drophead Coupe was completed on 3 May 1948 and shipped on 28 May to S.H. Lynch & Co., the distributor in Texas. Its first owner and early history in the U.S. have not been recorded. Restored to concours condition, this 3½-Litre Drophead Coupe is nicely presented in Garnet Red with matching leather interior. The three-position top is done in beige canvas. Although now two decades old, the three-year nut-and-bolt restoration has been well maintained and has produced a long legacy of awards. These include 1st place honors at such concours as Palo Alto, Santa Rosa, Hillsborough, and Silverado. It has scored Jaguar Club of North America honors from 1992 and as recently as 2017. Other recent recognition includes People's Choice at the 2017 International Jaguar Festival and a Presidential Award at Hilton Head in 2016.

Complete with the factory tool kit in the drop-down boot lid, the owner's manual, and Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate, it represents the last vestige of truly classic Jaguar styling. It is undoubtedly one of the best Mark IVs available today - a rare model in rare condition.