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1948 Jaguar 3½ Litre Drophead Coupé [Mk.IV] 
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![1948 Jaguar 3½ Litre Drophead Coupé [Mk.IV]](i001240155.jpg)
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◊ 2019-03-04 00:47 |
![[Image: 02707jaguar.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/8341/02707jaguar.jpg) ![[Image: 02709jaguar.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/8341/02709jaguar.jpg) |
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◊ 2019-03-05 14:33 |
Is that a Jaguar figure on the hood? So S.S. Jaguar Drophead Coupe? -- Last edit: 2019-03-05 14:34:37 |
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◊ 2019-03-06 12:20 |
Or Mk IV?  |
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◊ 2019-03-22 18:53 |
The exact car, 1948 Mk IV: Link to "ceglow.pl" The owner Mirosław Oklesiński (Automobilklub Lubelski). |
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◊ 2019-03-22 18:55 |
I can't find the info about engine capacity. Is that wide radiator cowl? |
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◊ 2019-03-22 20:26 |
I've seen comments before that 3½ Litre had wide radiator compared to 1½ Litre narrow radiator, but now cannot find source to confirm whether or not 3½ Litre was also wider than 2½ Litre or they were both same. There were no 1½ Litre DHCs after WW2 so that can be excluded; only 104 2½ Litre DHCs were made after WW2, compared to 560 3½ Litre DHCs. According to my Jag book (by an author who is usually right but sometimes has wobbly moments) the grille badges can be used to split them by engine and pre-/post-war, so 6 permutations: 1½ Litre pre-war 1938-39: pale grey enamel post-war 1947-48: pale lilac with black lettering 2½ Litre pre-war 1938-39: cream post-war 1947-48: cream and chrome lettering 3½ Litre pre-war 1938-39: black post-war 1947-48: black and chrome lettering On the basis of the linked picture which when enlarged seems to have black and chrome lettering, this may well be 3½ Litre. |
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◊ 2019-03-23 14:27 |
Thank you!  |
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◊ 2021-03-11 20:41 |
/vehicle.php?id=1484251 and Link to "ceglow.pl" |
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◊ 2021-03-11 20:57 |
dsl, didn’t someone say something about the size of the headlights? |
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◊ 2021-03-11 21:14 |
Probably, but if it was me I've lost what it said or where it was. My scatter of assorted book pics pre and post WW2 across the different engine sizes mix big and small lights and if there's a consistent system I can't work it out. |
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◊ 2021-03-11 21:15 |
iirc it was a visitor to the site who owned one of the cars. |
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◊ 2021-03-11 22:18 |
dsl, see messages posted by pmscott |
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◊ 2021-03-11 22:48 |
here ... so from this comment. So 1½ litre (before and after WW2) was small lights only and not P100, Noted also this one so there was a medium size as well .... But if my book pics (from 2 Jag picture book histories picked up as charity shop cheapies, so not bibles) are all correctly captioned, P100s happened both pre and post WW2, and some 2½ and 3½ in both periods had small lights like 1½. So I still can't get my head round exactly what happened, and neither book explains the lights in their text - if there was a solid rule, I'd expect some mention. I'm sure from his comments that pmscott knows these in detail, but his comments may be reporting common trends rather than total rules. |
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◊ 2021-03-11 22:55 |
So, it appears that the grey matter hasn’t completely failed! |
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