1949 Jaguar Mk V 3½-Litre Saloon

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I have had the paintwork polished and some body fitting details dealt with by my preferred local body specialist, which cost some 1500 pounds.

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I have previously restored the interior, had woodwork re-fitted and the interior re-trimmed properly finished by the trimmer I have used for all my classic cars, at a cost of over 2000 pounds. This trimmer cannot be hurried but is worth waiting for; in this instance I think he had the Mk V in his workshop for the best part of a year.

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Some blue smoke on cold start up though clears when engine is warmed up

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In the last 12 months the Mk V has had the carbs and ignition checked, the cooling system flushed, the brake and clutch hydraulics gone through, the stainless exhaust re-aligned and lots of more detailed work done. The Mk V now starts and runs reliably and drives well.

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To summarise the history as I know it, the V5c shows 3 owners, including myself. The original buff logbook lists another 7 owners, the last recorded having acquired it in April 1971. The owner before me had workshop facilities at his home, with a full-time mechanic. In my ownership the car has been kept in a purpose built de-humidified wooden garage, along with 5 other of our Jaguars. The only exception has been when the car was being actively worked on in my home workshop or by relevant specialists at their premises. At the time of purchase, I had access to a local Jaguar mechanic who visited on average 2 days a week to look after our cars. He got the Mk V up and running properly over a period of time and it passed an MoT in 2012, which I think at time was still required for it to go back on the road. A great deal of time-consuming and fiddly work was needed during this stage, as is usually the case in the teething period after a major restoration, but not too much expenditure on parts. There are no labour receipts for this period because I was simply paying by the hour for whatever needed to be done on any of our cars. In summary then, MAE 855 is now a nice old car, in very good presentable and useable condition and ready to be enjoyed by a new owner. It only needs to find a new home now because my wife and I are now in our 70s, we have too large a collection to use properly and we need to rationalise.