MkV cabriolet - noen med info om disse?

[suggen]

Er det noen som har noe info/bilder av Mk5 cab her? Har en i garasjen, men vet ingenting om den(dødsbo).

[Åge]

Er det MX-5 du mener eller er det Eskort mk5?

[magzmod]

Originally posted by suggen

Er det noen som har noe info/bilder av Mk5 cab her? Har en i garasjen, men vet ingenting om den(dødsbo).

 

 

Klippet fra jaguar sine hjemmesider.

 

In September 1948 Jaguar announced its first new post-war, stop-gap model. Something more radical was being conceived but various constraints dictated that the Mark V would carry the company's fortunes for a couple of years.

 

The main innovation was the adoption of independent front, suspension conceived by Heynes. The exciting new engine was virtually ready for production, but it was considered that the Mark V was a little too conservative in which to launch this and so the Saloon and Drophead Mark Vs were offered with the usual 21/2 and 31/2 litre power units.

 

Lyons had specified that the output from the new engine should be that ultimately achieved with 'Old Number 8', 160 bhp. the designers bravely chose an overhead camshaft layout and after trying several configurations, the final engine was decided upon. It was to be a straight six of 3442 cc and given the name XK.

 

The achieved output was - 160 bhp!

 

Jaguar now had an excellent new chassis, a tremendously exciting new engine, but no sports car. So the decision was made to produce a small number of sports cars, which would generate publicity and perhaps gain a few competition successes.

 

The task fell then to William Lyons to design a suitable body in just a couple of months for the 1948 Motor Show.

 

The result 'stole the show'. It as known as the XK120 and was destined to become one of the greatest sports cars of all time.

 

This was no thinly disguised racing machine. It was refined in the usual Jaguar manner, had unrivalled comfort for such a car, and to cap it all, was priced at just £998 (£1,298 with tax).

 

The name was based on top speed which made it the fastest production car in the world. Indeed at first people were sceptical and refused to believe what was being claimed for the XK120.

 

To convince the sceptics however, some tangible proof of the claimed prowess was needed. Accordingly Jaguar took over a closed section of dual carriageway in Belgium where, in front of the assembled press, a standard XK120 proceeded to clock 126 mph. With the windscreen removed 133 mph was achieved and, as if this was not enough, the driver then pottered past the amazed press at a mere 10 mph in top gear.

 

The orders came flooding in and Jaguar quickly realised that the couple of hundred originally intended could not possibly meet demand.

 

The waiting lists were lengthened still further after the XK's racing debut at Silverstone in a Production Sports Car race. Three cars were loaned by the factory to well known drivers Peter Walker, Leslie Johnson and Prince Bira of Siam. Bira was unlucky enough to have a puncture but the others finished first and second.

 

In 1950 it was decided to take three cars to France for the world famous Le Mans 24 hour race, merely to assess their capabilities against international opposition. They were unlucky not to finish in the top three, when the leading example succumbed to clutch trouble after 21 hours. However, valuable lessons had been learnt.

 

One of six specially prepared XKs had been lent to Tom Wisdom for competition use. He proposed offering the car to a young up-and-coming driver for the famous Dundrod Tourist Trophy race in Ulster.

 

Jaguar were not too keen as this young man was reputed to be too fast for his own good. Reluctantly they agreed, and in appalling conditions, Stirling Moss left the field behind to take one of the most important wins of his career.

 

On the rallying front Ian Appleyard had replaced LNW 100 with one of the six special XKs. NUB 120 took Appleyard and Lyon's daughter Pat, to success in the Alpine Rallies of '51 and '52 and the Tulip Rally in '51 and became one of the most successful rally cars of all time.

[suggen]

Det stemte nesten, men den er ikke lik den på bildet der, fant et bilde på mobile.de. Der var det en eneste en til salgs, så den er kanskje sjelden??

[magzmod]

Originally posted by suggen

Det stemte nesten, men den er ikke lik den på bildet der, fant et bilde på mobile.de. Der var det en eneste en til salgs, så den er kanskje sjelden??

 

Jeg vil si at du imponerer meg, Suggen. Å ha så mange prosjekter i garasjen er sterkt gjort. Vurderer du å bygge opp jaguaren? Kan bli et helsikes prosjekt, men hvis du har god tid og lyst så ville det blitt noe utenom det vanlige. Garantert en sjelden bil...

[suggen]

Tror ikke jeg kommer til å bygge opp denne nei...dyrt!!! Selger den vel når jeg har funnet alle delene. Det er prosjekt nok det...fant motoren, og den ser jo strøken ut den! Interiøret er også bra, så da går det vel an å få litt penger for den også. Driver og selger en haug med gamle krigerbiler nå(willys og dodge). Fant ut at det er smøregrav i garasjen, så den må bare tømmes!!