1949 Jaguar Mark V Coupé, Reg No. NTN 164, Historic Vehicle, Petrol, White, formerly owned and restored by Tony Tocock, mileage recorded approx 18000, 3485cc, MOT to 29/01/2015, Taxed to 30-04-2015. Chassis number is stated to be 621054 engine number T6534. Sold with original number plate first registered in Newcastle on Tyne in 1949. PROVENANCE This vehicle is offered for sale by executors. There have been only two owners before the current vendor who purchased it in July 2012. The second was Tony Tocock well known mechanic and author of "A Mechanics dream" (published for Aston Martin Heritage Trust) who restored the vehicle. A copy of the book signed by the author, photographs before during and after restoration and the appropriate Jaguar service manual, and red leather soft top roofs are included. JAGUAR MARK V COUPE. Jaguar Cars was re-named in 1945 and commenced post-war production with a range of essentially pre-war designs. A considerable improvement on what had gone before, the MkV saloon's cruciform-braced chassis featured torsion bar independent front suspension, designed pre-war by the company's Chief Engineer William Heynes, and all-round hydraulic brakes. Jaguar's existing Standard-based, six-cylinder, overhead-valve engine was continued in both 2.5- and 3.5-litre forms in the MkV, whose bodywork likewise maintained the pre-war tradition, though with minor up-dating. Like its immediate predecessor, the MkV was available in saloon or drophead coupé versions and featured the kind of luxuriously appointed interior that had become a Jaguar hallmark. Few people had the chance to own the dropheads, because only 1,005 were built, of which just 28 used the smaller engine. In 1950, the stunning Mk V drophead was said to have sold for $3,850, which was nearly twice the price of a new Ford convertible. However, the Mk V had the kind of looks that would make people do almost anything just to own one! There are thought to be about 70 Mark V coupes in existence. RESTORATION BY TONY TOCOCK (Information taken from his book referred to above) Tony Tocock from whom the vendor acquired this vehicle was born in 1926. After the War in 1950 he became mechanic at Aston Martin his duties including the motor racing teams at Le Mans and Monza etc., lecturing all around the World, and maintenance of the Duke of Edinburgh's Lagonde Coupé. In 1963 Aston Martin left Feltham and Tony decided not to relocate and left the Company. After 4 years with Ford he became self-employed in 1967 but retired through ill health in 1979. In 1992 he saw an advertisement for this car, stripped and 98% complete. It was purchased for £1,750. (see pages 110-113 of "A Mechanic's Dream" for a more detailed account of the restoration, which was completed in 1996). (Sadly Tony Tocock died withn the last few weeks aged 87 following years of ill health.)