It has a long history. The car was in the United States of America before being taken to England, where it was restored by Robin Hood. It would be purchased and brought to Madeira by the previous owners who, t due to various circumstances, sold it. Roland Bachmeier thought he had made a good purchase, with an immaculate car, but he noticed that the steering was leaning to the right. He took it to the mechanic, his friend Nélio Faria, to see what could be the cause. He soon realized that it had taken a blow to the chassis. The solution was to rebuild the Jaguar XK 140. Only the chassis remained. Furthermore, he had to do the entire bodywork again. The reconstruction followed everything in the catalogue. It was painted in the original colour but ended up changing it. Today, it is a 100% new car. It won two restoration awards in 2016. One in Madeira, at the Madeira Classic Car Revival, and another at a similar event held in Estoril. The Jaguar XK140 is a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1954 and 1957 as a successor to the XK120. Updates included more interior space, improved brakes, rack-and-pinion steering, increased suspension travel, and telescopic shock absorbers instead of the old lever arm design. The XK140 was introduced in late 1954 and sold as a 1955 model. Exterior changes that distinguished it from the XK120 included more substantial front and rear bumpers, with overriders and turn signals operated by a switch on the panel above the front bumper. The grille remained the same size but became a one-piece cast unit with fewer and wider vertical bars. The Jaguar emblem was incorporated into the grille surround. A chrome trim strip ran along the centre of the hood and trunk lid. An emblem on the trunk lid bore the words "Le Mans Winner 1951–3". The interior has been made more comfortable for taller drivers by moving the engine, firewall and dashboard forward to give 76mm more legroom. Two 6-volt batteries, one in each front wing, were installed in the Fixed Head Coupe, but the Drop Heads and Open Two-Seater had a single 12-volt battery installed in the passenger-side front wing. The XK140 was powered by the William Heynes-designed Jaguar gross at 5,500 rpm as standard. The optional C-type cylinder head carried over from the XK120 catalogue and produced 210 hp (157 kW) gross at 5,750 rpm. When equipped with a C-type head, 2-inch sand-cast H8 carburettors, heavier torsion bars, and dual exhausts, the car was designated the XK140 SE in the United Kingdom and the XK140 MC in North America. In 1956, the XK140 became the first Jaguar sports car to be offered with an automatic transmission. As with the XK120, wire wheels and dual exhausts were options, with most XK140s imported into the United States of America having optional wheels. Cars with standard disc wheels had gaiters (fender skirts) over the rear wheel opening. Factory specification 6.00×16-inch cross ply tires or optional Pirelli Cinturato CA67 185VR16 radials can be fitted to 16×5K½ solid wheels or 16×5K wire wheels (special equipment). The Roadster (designated OTS – Open Two-Seater – in America) had a lightweight soft top that folded down behind the seats. The interior was covered in leather and synthetic leather, including the dashboard. Like the XK120 Roadster, the XK140 version had a removable canvas and plastic side curtains on light-alloy barchetta doors and a tonneau cover. The door tops and front dashboard have been reduced by 50mm compared to the XK120, to allow for a more modern steering wheel positioning. The angle of the front face of the doors (A-Post) has been changed from 45 degrees to 90 degrees to facilitate access. The windshield remained removable. The Drophead Coupe (DHC) had a more voluminous lined canvas top that dropped over the body behind the seats, a fixed windshield integral to the body, rope side windows and a small rear seat. It also had a walnut veneer dashboard and door covers. The Fixed Head Coupe (FHC) shared the DHC's interior trim and rear seat. The Fixed Head Coupe prototype retained the roof profile of the XK120 Fixed Head, with front wings and doors identical to those of the Drophead. Production cars had a longer roof, windshield placed further forward, shorter front fenders and longer doors, all resulting in easier entry and more interior space and legroom.
Datasheet Year: 1955 Brand: Jaguar Model: XK 140 Drophead Country: England Number plate: MD-28-17 Engine: 3.441 cc Gearbox:...