2011-04-28 16:17:06 | pauls writes:

Car discovered for sale by the XK Gazette, Market Observer, May '11 edition.

2011-11-14 19:50:56 | pauls writes:

Car offered at:
sussexsportscars.co.uk/classic_car/1202/1956_jaguar_xk_140__special_equipment_fi ...

Sellers description:
1956 Jaguar XK 140 Special Equipment Fixed head Coupe For Sale - £79,950
A superbly restored example just completed- featuring 5 speed gearbox-power steering-Coppercraft disc brakes with restoration costs totaling more than £120,000-
if you want a similar car restored to this quality and standard the current costs from a respected jauar specialist will be in excess of £150,000 and a 2 year waiting time......

2020-03-29 11:18:10 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 3/2011

classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php

Lot number 75

Hammer value £57,000

Description Jaguar XK140 SE FHC

Registration 563 XUS

Year 1956

Colour British Racing Green

Chassis No. S815932

Engine No. G9648-8S

CATALOGUE AMENDMENT: Bills with this car only amount to just over £30,000. We are assusred that over £120,000 has been spent but at the moment there are insufficient bills to warrant this. More bills may arrive on sale day.

As its accompanying Heritage Certificate confirms, this particular car was dispatched in December 1956 to Delecroix of Paris. The S prefix to the chassis number and S suffix to the engine number would indicate that it is a Special Equipment model with a C-Type engine. Originally left-hand drive, not much is known of its early history but it came back to the UK at some point and has been in the hands of the current owner (now deceased) for over 20 years. During this time the car was subject to a total nut-and-bolt rebuild which resulted in the magnificent specimen you see today.

Over £120,000 has been spent to bring the car to this condition, the whole process recorded on photographs in the history file. The work is too detailed to list in full but highlights include: full chassis and body restoration by XK Engineering; bare metal repaint by CMC; unleaded engine rebuild by VSE; 5-speed Getrag gearbox conversion and rack-and-pinion power steering by Guy Broad; servo-assisted Coopercraft brake upgrade; uprated cooling system with specialist header tank and Kenlowe fan; alternator charging; uprated Xenon headlights; competition 6-inch wire wheels; tubular manifolds and stainless steel exhausts; factory bucket seats; rebuilt original SU sandcast carbs.

The car has only covered around 400 miles since the restoration was completed late last year and is in outstanding condition throughout. It is only due to the sad demise of the owner that it has come to the market at all. It is being offered here today at a fraction of the costs lavished on it to date. An absolutely stunning car that has been sensibly and discreetly upgraded for modern road conditions.