1946 Jaguar 1½ Litre [Mk.IV]

1946 Jaguar 1½ Litre [Mk.IV] in Inside Man, Mini-Series, 2022

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

2 Background vehicle

Author	Message
antp ◊ 2022-12-24 14:33	Cf comments on /vehicle.php?id=1736302 for other cars Project from Valley Gas Speed Shop: https://valleygasspeedshop.com/current-projects/ Archive copy of some pictures:
dsl ◊ 2022-12-24 14:51	antp wrote I added a page for the Jaguar, as it is somewhat unexpected in a scene supposed to be in the US Not arguing against it getting a page, but in the aftermath of WW2 Jag (and most other UK makes) were exporting like crazy to bring overseas revenue into Bankrupt Britain, with US as a major target to earn dollars. Looks like a narrow grille and maybe a short bonnet so smells 1½ Litre as most likely. But it's getting a Daimler V8 transplant (probably 2½ Litre, but 4½ Litre also possible - both were fairly compact) and major fabrication so doesn't really matter which version they started with.
antp ◊ 2022-12-27 21:38	We can use that name as default then, as it is unlikely we'll get more info
dsl ◊ 2022-12-27 22:56	I think we can go straight to 1½ Litre without needing to cover ourselves.