Received well by the buying public, the Mk V1 was also greeted with enthusiasm by the various coachbuilders associated with the marque and within a couple of years such makers as James Young and H.J. Mulliner were offering special coachwork on the MkV1 chassis. At the end of 1951 the MkV1 engine was slightly enlarged and the following year the Continental Sports Saloon was added to the range, at first for export only.In 1953 the MkV1 was replaced by the R type which featured lengthened bodywork aft of the rear wheels. Our rendition is finished in Midnight Blue.
LDM 64a
