2018-06-19 17:49:10 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 7/18
www.bonhams.com/auctions/24876/lot/364/

Auction description:
Lot 364
1956 Jaguar XK140 Coupé
Registration no. WAU 532 Chassis no. 804598
£ 50,000 - 70,000
US$ 66,000 - 92,000
The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale

Registration no. WAU 532
Chassis no. 804598
* One of 843 right-hand drive XK140 Coupés
* Acquired by the second owner (vendor's grandfather) in 1965
* Present family ownership for 53 years
* Never restored
* Continuously maintained and highly original
* Ready to use 'as is' or restore

One of only 843 right-hand drive XK140 fixed-head coupés made, this example was supplied on 17th January 1956 to Reginald George Baird of Nottingham. Second owner James Henry Anderson (the vendor's grandfather) acquired the Jaguar on 3rd September 1965 and it has remained in the same family's possession ever since. Hand written notes on file record the mileage covered increasing from 55,360 in 1972 to 65,162 in 1998, and the car also comes with sundry bills, a quantity of expired MoTs and tax discs, a V5 registration document, and MoT to June 2019. Refurbishment highlights include fitting a stainless steel exhaust in 1988; repainting the car in 1995; replacing the roof lining circa 2000; and installing a Kenlowe electric fan that same year. Remarkably, despite being over 60 years old, 'WAU 532' has never been restored; rather, this wonderful XK140 has been maintained and serviced throughout its life and is a really honest car, ready to use 'as is' or restore.

2025-09-19 14:19:56 | pauls writes:

Car returns to auction 10/25

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1956-jaguar-xk140-fixed-head-coup/

Auction description:

15th Oct, 2025 12:00

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire

1956 Jaguar XK140 Fixed Head Coupé

Time-warp example in single family ownership since purchased from the first owner in 1965

Estimate £28,000 - £34,000

Registration No: WAU 532

Chassis No: 804598

MOT: Exempt

Time-warp example with a fabulously well-preserved original interior

Factory-finished in its current colour scheme of Cotswold Blue over a Dark Blue Leather interior

One of just 843 examples built to home-market, right-hand drive specification

In the ownership of the current family since it was purchased from the first owner in 1965

Supplied with a thick history file including period servicing receipts and both the buff and green continuation log books

Warranted by the vendor to have covered the indicated (at the time of consignment) 70,331 miles since new

Without doubt one of the loveliest XKs we have set eyes upon, this 1956 XK140 owes its survival in such well-preserved condition to just three owners. The first, from January, 1956, was Reginald George Baird of Nottingham, who kept it in continuous use. In September, 1966, it passed to a gentleman from Loughborough, in whose family it has remained ever since. The present owner officially acquired it in 1996, although invoices suggest he had been caring for it since the early 1980s.

Still wearing its factory-applied colour scheme of Cotswold Blue with a Dark Blue interior, the Jaguar was resprayed in the 1990s but the interior remains outstandingly original. In the present family ownership, it has benefitted from much maintenance combined with extremely light use. Maintenance history is traceable to 1970, when the Jaguar received a light engine overhaul. A more comprehensive overhaul was undertaken by Sporting Cars of Beeston, which included the fitment of a replacement cylinder head. A vast collection of invoices reveals much additional work over the years, including fitment of a stainless-steel exhaust pipe in 1988. In 2022, the twin SU carburettors were overhauled with parts supplied by Burlen, and new front brake cylinders were purchased from the David Manners Group.

In 1971, the Jaguar’s mileage stood at 55,000, but by 1997 it had increased to only 65,000. Its use really declined from the mid-1980s, and its present mileage is just a shade over 70,000, which is well-supported by MOTs. Despite being so sparingly driven, the car has rarely been out of use, and the MOT collection runs back to 1969. Offered with a substantial history file including the original buff and green logbooks, historic V5s and the current V5C, copious invoices and MOT certificates, technical articles, wiring diagrams, the SU Carburetter Type H Tuning, Adjusting and Servicing Instructions, plus a 1965-66 tax disc and spare keys, this supremely original and period-correct XK really is one for the connoisseur.

2025-10-23 08:18:09 | Capt RD writes:

15th Oct, 2025 12:00

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire

1956 Jaguar XK140 Fixed Head Coupé

Sold for £30,375

(including buyers premium)