1948 Jaguar Mk IV 3½ Liter Drophead Coupé
- Engine
- 3.485L OHV inline-six, twin SU carburetors, 125 bhp at 4,200 rpm
- Colour
- Grey Metallic
A factory left-hand-drive 1948 Jaguar Mark IV 3½-Litre Drophead Coupé completed at the Coventry works in May 1948 and shipped to the United States the following month, where it was retailed through Hoffman of New York to its first owner. The car subsequently spent several decades in America before returning to the United Kingdom around the mid-2000s for a comprehensive nut-and-bolt restoration. It later returned to the United States and, with fewer than 200 miles accumulated since restoration, presents at a high concours standard.
Ownership
- 2021-10-01Auction saleSold US$145,000
- 1948 →Private saleHarvey Kentpartial documentation
Original purchaser; car was retailed through Hoffman of New York following factory delivery to the US in mid-1948.
- Date unknownUS-based owner or ownersnone documentation
Car remained in the United States for several decades before being transferred to the UK around the mid-2000s; specific custodians during this period are not identified.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownUK-based owner who commissioned restorationpartial documentation
Undertook a comprehensive nut-and-bolt rebuild in the UK around the mid-2000s, choosing a Grey Metallic exterior with Burgundy leather interior and a black hood.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownCurrent US-based consignorpartial documentation
Returned the car to the United States a few years prior to the sale; fewer than 200 miles driven since restoration was finished.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Comprehensive nut-and-bolt rebuild carried out in the United Kingdom, with a new colour scheme of Grey Metallic paint, Burgundy leather upholstery and rugs, and a black convertible hood. Chrome and brightwork finished to a high standard, engine bay thoroughly detailed, and undercarriage equally well prepared. The engine, while of the correct original type, appears to have been replaced at some prior point.
Work believed to have taken place around the mid-2000s when the car was in the UK. Fewer than 200 miles recorded on the car since completion.
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