| 3.4 XK140 | Birch Grey | ||||
| Fixed Head Coupe | Red | ||||
| Left Hand Drive | |||||
| Max Hoffman, New York | |||||
| 18 August 1955 | |||||
| G 4585-8S | |||||
| J4930 | |||||
| JL31005 | |||||
| 9 August 1955 | |||||
| 1955 | Dark Blue | ||||
| 2016 | Red | ||||
| Rest: Nice | |||||
| Original | |||||
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2013-06-09 07:43:27 | pauls writes:
The car is said to be spotted at the 2013 Australian Grand Prix in the June 2013 edition of the XK Gazette.
2016-11-26 04:16:40 | pauls writes:
Car to be at auction 11/16
www.mossgreen.com.au/m/lot-details/index/catalog/216/lot/103205/1955-JAGUAR-XK14 ...
Auction description:
1955 JAGUAR XK140 SE FIXED-HEAD COUPÉ
Chassis No: S 814607
Engine No: G 4585-8S
This stunning, matching numbers, manual (gearbox number JL 31005), example of the Jaguar XK140 SE Fixed-head coupé was manufactured on the 9th August 1955. It was dispatched on the 18th August 1955 to the American distributor, Hoffman of New York.
XK140 Chassis number S 814607, underwent a complete body off restoration and conversion to right hand drive by specialists Memory Lane Classic Auto Restorations of Bayswater, Western Australia in 2001. In current ownership for over fifteen years the vehicle has subsequently taken part in the Darwin - Alice Springs Commemorative Jaguar run and various club events and is the recipient of numerous concourse awards including Silver at Melbourne in 2001, National Gold in 2001 and 2002, Gold at Melbourne in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and winning the Historic Motor Regularity in 2008 and 2009.
Still in concourse condition, it has all new leather upholstery in correct red interior trim colour, power-assisted front disc brakes by Guy Broad of the UK, a full and correct tool kit and five new SS spoke Dunlop wire wheels, along with a Jaguar Heritage Trust Production Record Trace Certificate.