2009-01-17 16:32:41 | john a meering writes:

builddate24june1953 dispatch date3july 1953 main distributor compagnia generale auto milano italy.are there any record othis companys sales. would like to know how the car got to the states

2009-01-20 15:55:42 | john a meering writes:

correct engine is w37973 8

2009-01-21 05:39:45 | Peter Ingram writes:

John
Your new engine no makes no sense. Assuming it is still the original it would be W and 4 digits -8
The number sequence for a build date of June 1953 would be W 89 ??-8 or W 90??-8
eg: 674067 is W 8897-8

2011-09-15 11:07:04 | john a meering writes:

Any info re this car would be great, only jaguar exported to italy that year, who was first owner? how did it get to the states?its for sale.

2014-11-20 17:11:49 | Lofty writes:

still trying to learn its history in italy and how it got the states hopfully someone in italy will read this and know something

2018-03-31 09:47:51 | Paul Whitfield writes:

John, Probably sold to a US serviceman stationed in Italy at that time and then shipped back to the USA when the serviceman returned home.