2016-03-16 12:00:59 | pauls writes:

Car offered at:
www.lexclassics.nl/en/for-sale/jaguar_xk140_dhc_se_blauw_1956/

Sellers description:
Jaguar XK140 DHC SE - 1956
Color: Blue
Engine: 6 cilinder in line with 3.442 cc
Gearbox: 4 speed manual gearbox
Mileage: 32132 km
Engine no.: G9263 8S
Chassis no.: S819067
Price: on request

German Registration (H-Kenzeigen).

2020-08-28 06:27:47 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:

www.percivalmotorco.co.uk/Jaguar_Xk140_Dhc_Se/#prettyPhoto

Seller's description:

In dark blue with grey interior. Left hand drive.

Chassis number: S819067

Engine number: G9263-85

Supplied to New York in 1956, this gorgeous XK140 went to Holland in the nineteen nineties and received a fully documented, chassis-up restoration to the highest standards. It is a full matching numbers car with a recorded mileage of just over 36,000 miles and has covered 10,000 miles since the rebuild.

It is a genuine, matching numbers SE with a C type cylinder head.

The car was purchased by a gentleman from the US in 2016 to use for the London to Lisbon Classic rally which it completed without fault.

In order to make the car safe and reliable, and more drivable, the XK has a number of discreet upgrades, all of which are reversible if a buyer so desired.

Engine and gearbox;

 cylinder head polished and ported and converted for unleaded petrol.

 Guy Broad 5 speed gearbox conversion with new propshaft

 lightened flywheel and (lighter) uprated clutch

 high torque starter motor

 alternator fitted

Cooling system:

 original radiator reconditioned with a larger core

 electric cooling fan

 Guy Broad uprated static cooling fan

 New hoses throughout

Braking and suspension;

 Guy Broad front brake disc conversion. New front splined hubs,wheel bearings, brake pipes and track rod ends

 Guy Broad rear disc conversion. New handbrake mechanism, cables, rear splined hubs, bearings, new brake lines throughout, new brake master cylinder.

 New shock absorbers to the front and rear.

Fuel system;

 Aluminium fuel tank

 Additional 20lts reserve tank with separate fuel pump

 Electronic fuel non-return valves

 New fuel pipes and fuel regulator

Body and interior;

 bespoke front inner stone guards fitted

 mudguards fitted front and rear

 3M stone protector wrap used to protect the beautiful paintwork (now removed)

 Boot rack fitted

 bucket seats trimmed to match the interior

 4 point harnesses

 passenger foot rest.

All the original items removed during these upgrades, including the gearbox and seats, are retained and will come with the car.

Since the rally, the 140 has had a full service including a full grease up, the underside has been fully cleaned and five new Blockley tyres have been fitted.

The Jaguar is in fine order and drives superbly as you would expect. It is fast and reliable. 

For sale at far below the purchase cost in 2016. The owner has decided to pursue his long distance rallying fun in his Derby Bentley.