2012-10-01 08:18:16 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 10/1/12
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1955-JAGUAR-XK-140-MC-ROADSTER-/130775744209
Opening bid $10,000 reserve not met, no bids 6 days left in auction. 47k miles

Sellers description:
1955 JAGUAR XK 140 MC ROADSTER. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 1980, I FOUND IT STORED IN A BARN IN SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA, YES, IT IS YOUR TYPICAL "BARN FIND". UPON PURCHASING IT, IT WAS MY INTENTION TO RESTORE THE CAR FOR MY COLLECTION. RESTORATION BEGAN IMMEDIATELY. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY REBUILT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM INCLUDING; -ALL NEW BEARINGS,RODS AND MAINS -NEW PISTONS AND PINS -MOTOR WAS BALANCED AND BLUEPRINTED AND THE BLOCK DECKED -ALL THE WORK WAS DONE ON THE SHORT BLOCK BY "SPEED EQUIPMENT" IN ANDALUSIA, PA (THIS SHOP HAD BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 50'S AND DID A LOT OF THE SPEED WORK IN THE HOT ROD ERA OF THE 50'S AND 60'S -MOST OF THE PARTS FOR THE REBUILD WERE PURCHASED FROM "GRAN TURISMO JAGUAR" IN OHIO, THE HEAD WAS REBUILT BY A SHOP IN LOCK PORT, NY THAT SPECIALIZED IN REBUILDING JAGUAR HEADS. -FINAL ASSEMBLY OF THE MOTOR WAS DONE BY AN OLD TIME JAGUAR MECHANIC FROM SOUTH JERSEY -THE MOTOR WAS NEVER PUT BACK IN THE CAR AND HAS NOT BEEN RUN SINCE RE-ASSEMBLY, IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE NEXT TO THE CAR, UNFORTUNATELY FINANCIAL TROUBLES 30 YEARS AGO PUT THE PROJECT ON HOLD AND THERE IT SAT TILL PRESENT DAY. IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SELL IT, UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS OR THE TIME TO GIVE IT A PROPER RESTORATION. -THE CAR IS BASICALLY COMPLETE AND ORIGINAL -THIS IS A CORRECT 1955 XK140 MC ROADSTER AND THE VIN SUPPORTS THAT -THIS IS A VERY SOLID ORIGINAL UNRESTORED CAR -WE DID NOT CONCEAL ANY AREAS OF THE CAR.