2006-07-13 08:56:13 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 7/13/06
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jaguar-XK-140-MC-CONVERTIBLE-1957-JAGUAR-XK140-MC-DROPHE ...
Current bid $3,550 reserve not met, 3 bids, 9 days left in auction.

Sellers description:
1957 JAGUAR XK140 MC DROPHEAD- TEXAS BARN FIND IN STORAGE 40 YEARS. A REAL MC NUMBERS MATCHING CAR.I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THE SECOND OWNER WHO OWNED IT SINCE 1966 .THE PREVIOUS OWNER DROVE IT A YEAR, PULLED THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION AND PUT IT IN HIS BUILDING IN TEXAS WHERE I FOUND IT.THE CAR DOES NOT RUN,IT IS MOSTLY COMPLETE. IT IS MISSING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WHICH ARE EASY TO FIND.THE CAR HAS 49,021 ORIGINAL MILES. IT WAS ORIGINALLY LIGHT BLUE AND THE INTERIOR IS NOW VINYL, DONE BEFORE 1966. CHASSIS# S818905BW ENGINE AND HEAD # G-8902-8S TRANS-13026? BODY# P5400 THE CHASSIS IS GREAT,NO RUST HOLES.THE OUTER BODY IS PRETTY GOOD AS SHOWN. THE TRUNK FLOOR AND SIDE IS ROUGH- TYPICAL.ONE SPOT ON RIGHT DOOR SHUT POST.A FEW BUBLES IN FRONT BELOW HEADLAMP. THE REAR FLOORS HAVE NO HOLES BUT HAV E RUST FLAKES, PROBABLY WEAK. ROCKERS GOOD. HAS SOME RUST IN THE BATTERY AREA AND ONE BRACE NEAR THE BATTERY TRAY IS BAD CAR ROLLS. THE CAR HAS A GOOD TITLE THAT MATCHES THE CHASSIS NUMBER. THIS IS A RARE CAR TO FIND. IT NEEDS TOTAL RESTORATION,