To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The
Elkhart Collection event, 23 - 24 October 2020.
Estimate:
$120,000 - $140,000
- High-quality older restoration
- Includes its fully rebuilt matching-numbers MC engine, no. G
9336-8S
- Currently fitted with a replacement engine for touring
- Very attractive color combination
- Offered with a collection of original literature, side
curtains, and curtain bag
- Accompanied by Jaguar Heritage Trust certificate
The MC version of Jaguar's XK 140, known in Europe as the Special
Equipment or SE model, featured the cylinder head developed for the
C-Type with larger SU carburetors, as well as dual exhaust with two
separate mufflers, wire wheels, and Lucas fog lights. Offering 210
bhp, it was the most powerful stock road-going XK 140
available.
The roadster, or open two-seater (OTS), offered here was originally
delivered by Jaguar Cars of New York, with the date of dispatch 8
November 1956. The Jaguar Heritage Trust certificate further notes
the original color scheme as being Pacific Blue over Red with a
Sand top, a livery which must have been quite striking and may be
worth consideration for a new owner. A later owner oversaw a
restoration in the present dark-blue-over-dark-blue color scheme,
and since that time the car has been sparingly used and enjoyed. In
fact, for some time it ran an engine specially built for the road,
with the original completely restored on a nearby stand in the
current collection.
In preparation for the sale, the original engine is being included
with the car and thus it retains its original, "matching"
powerplant, which the new owner can opt to reinstall. The car is
accompanied by a selection of brochures and memorabilia, spares
including a high-performance fan, and the side curtains in their
bag. At cataloguing the car had recorded 20,510 miles, and its
condition is commiserate with that use since restoration.
This would be a delightful XK 140 for a new owner to drive and
enthusiastically enjoy on the open road, in any number of tours and
rallies for which these Jaguars are so ideal.To view this car and
others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/el20.
