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The Jaguar Mark IV (pronounced ''mark four'') is a more recently developed name now commonly used for a range of automobiles built by Jaguar Cars from 1945 to 1949. This range was a return to production, without the brand name S.S., of the SS Jaguar 1½ litre, 2½ litre and 3½ litre models produced by SS Cars from 1935 to 1940.〔(''Pre and Post war 1.5/2.5/3.5L Models'', www.jag-lovers.org ) Retrieved on 1 November 2014〕 Mark IV is a name now applied in retrospect to separate this model from the succeeding Mark V range. Before the Second World War the name Jaguar was the model name given to the complete range of cars built by SS Cars Ltd. The saloons were titled SS Jaguar 1½ litre, 2½ litre or 3½ litre. The two-seater sports car was titled the SS Jaguar 100 2½ litre or 3½ litre. In March 1945 the name SS Cars Ltd was changed to Jaguar Cars Ltd.〔S.S. Cars Limited. ''The Times'', Wednesday, Apr 04, 1945; pg. 10; Issue 50108〕 All the cars were built on a separate chassis frame with suspension by semi-elliptic leaf springs on rigid axles front and rear. ==SS ''Jaguar'' and Jaguar 1½ Litre== The smallest model of the range originally featured a 1608 cc side valve Standard engine but from 1938 this was replaced by a 1776 cc overhead-valve unit still from Standard who also supplied the four-speed manual transmission. Pre-war the car was available as a saloon or drophead coupé but post war only the closed model was made. Up to 1938 body construction on all the models was by the traditional steel on wood method but in that year it changed to all steel. Performance was not a strong point but was possible: the car featured the same cabin dimensions and well-appointed interior as its longer-engined brothers. Despite its lack of out-and-out performance, a report of the time, comparing the 4-cylinder 1½-litre with its 6-cylinder siblings, opined that the smallest-engined version of the car was "as is often the case ... the sweetest running car" with a "big car cruising gait in the sixties". Mechanically operated brakes using a Girling system were fitted. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jaguar Mark IV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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