Description
H&H Classic Auction @ The Imperial War Museum, Duxford/ Cambridgeshire
9th October, 2024 13:00
1947 Jaguar Mk IV 1. 5 Saloon
Estimate
£11, 000 - £13, 000
Registration No: PXS 214
Chassis No: 413539
MOT: Exempt
Resided in Bishops Stortford for the first fifty-one years of its life across just four owners
Purchased by the late vendor some two years ago for £22, 495
Wire wheel refurbishment and new tyres in 2011 costing some £1, 200
Offered with a history file including buff logbook
The Jaguar MKIV was Jaguar’s first car following World War II and was produced between 1945 and 1948. Manufactured using a 120” separate chassis featuring beam front and live rear axle suspension on semi-elliptic springs and Girling mechanical brakes, it was offered with three engine variants; four-cylinder 1½ Litre, or six-cylinder 2½ / 3½ Litres coupled to a four-speed manual gearbox. The stylish all-steel coachwork was available in four-door saloon or drophead coupe configurations featuring the kind of luxurious interior typically associated with the Jaguar. In addition, it featured distinguishing chrome headlamps and a prominent chrome radiator grill. Very few of these magnificent Jaguars were built for the right-hand markets as steel was being rationed for goods for export.
Chassis number ‘413539’ was manufactured in 1947 and was supplied new through Moors Garage in Bishops Stortford to the first owner, Mr. E. F. Cooper, a distinguished local man, being first registered on the 28th of October. Finished from new in Gunmetal, the Jaguar now wears two-tone Gunmetal and Silver paintwork with a complementary Black leather interior upholstery. Reputedly a very original example, the Mk IV interestingly spent the first 51 years residing in Bishops Stortford across only four owners. Venturing to Suffolk with its fifth owner in 1998, the Jaguar was purchased by the late vendor for £22, 495 in 2022. The mileage is recorded at some 8, 800 miles with supporting evidence suggesting this mileage is correct from the 1970s to the present day. Benefitting from wire wheel refurbishment and new tyres in 2011 costing some £1, 200, the Jaguar is offered with extensive history including the buff logbook, the original manufacturer's guarantee document, previous MOT certificates and tax discs, and a V5C document. Rated by the vendor as ‘good’ in regards to bodywork, engine, gearbox, electrical equipment, and interior, and ‘average’ concerning the Jaguar's paintwork.
