2018-06-19 17:49:10 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 7/18
www.bonhams.com/auctions/24876/lot/364/

Auction description:
Lot 364
1956 Jaguar XK140 Coupé
Registration no. WAU 532 Chassis no. 804598
£ 50,000 - 70,000
US$ 66,000 - 92,000
The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale

Registration no. WAU 532
Chassis no. 804598
* One of 843 right-hand drive XK140 Coupés
* Acquired by the second owner (vendor's grandfather) in 1965
* Present family ownership for 53 years
* Never restored
* Continuously maintained and highly original
* Ready to use 'as is' or restore

One of only 843 right-hand drive XK140 fixed-head coupés made, this example was supplied on 17th January 1956 to Reginald George Baird of Nottingham. Second owner James Henry Anderson (the vendor's grandfather) acquired the Jaguar on 3rd September 1965 and it has remained in the same family's possession ever since. Hand written notes on file record the mileage covered increasing from 55,360 in 1972 to 65,162 in 1998, and the car also comes with sundry bills, a quantity of expired MoTs and tax discs, a V5 registration document, and MoT to June 2019. Refurbishment highlights include fitting a stainless steel exhaust in 1988; repainting the car in 1995; replacing the roof lining circa 2000; and installing a Kenlowe electric fan that same year. Remarkably, despite being over 60 years old, 'WAU 532' has never been restored; rather, this wonderful XK140 has been maintained and serviced throughout its life and is a really honest car, ready to use 'as is' or restore.