Highlights
- Complete body-off restoration by Twyford Moores, leading Jaguar XK specialists
- Racing provenance from the XK Challenge series (2000-2005)
- Used extensively for European and UK touring
- Race-prepared 3.8-litre engine built by CKL Developments
- Upgrades brakes, cooling and charging systems
- Aluminium radiator, rebuilt gearbox and full fire system installed
- Featured in Petrolicious and various magazines
- Substantial documentation and invoices included
- Serviced annually by current engineer keeper
The Appeal
Jaguar’s original, aerodynamic XK was built to tackle the Mulsanne Straight, but most led a more sedate life on boulevards and around Beverly Hills. Until 2000 this car did the same, but once it arrived in the hands of XK racing specialist Twyford Moores, things dramatically changed.
The firm imported the car from the USA and during 2001 extensively renovated and rebuilt it to compete in the XK Challenge Series. It received upgraded brakes, cooling and charging systems. A fully rebuilt, race-prepared engine by CKL Developments was installed, alongside a rebuilt gearbox. Classically finished in racing red, the car competed in the Series between 2000 and 2005.
On retirement it was used extensively by a previous keeper for European and UK touring. The vendor, an engineer, acquired the car in 2018 and has used it sparingly whilst servicing it annually. It is in very good order, as can be seen in the photos.
The car is well known in XK circles and has appeared in many paper and digital magazines. With its lovely details like the aero screens, removable roll cage and bonnet straps, this is a fantastic opportunity to acquire a one-of-a-kind XK140 in very good order.
History and Paperwork
- First registered in 1956 and imported from the USA in 2000
- First UK registered April 2001
- Four registered UK keepers
- Current keeper, an engineer, since September 2018
- New York certificate of registration as shown
- JDHT certificate as shown
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- Registered as a Historic Vehicle
- Body-off restoration in 2000 by Twyford Moores, Jaguar XK restoration specialists
- Engine rebuilt to race specification by CKL Developments
- Successfully raced in the XK Challenge series from 2000-2005 by Twyford Moores
- Later sold and used for touring the UK and Europe by previous keeper
- Regularly serviced by seller each year and reported to be thoroughly reliable
- Featured in Petrolicious magazine and other magazines with copies in photos
- Documented racing provenance according to seller
- Comes with substantial invoices and documentation
The Condition
- Very attractive car finished to high standard in red with roundels and aero screens
- Paintwork presents very well with bright and even finish across car
- Bodywork in good order with flush door, bonnet and boot fit as shown in photos
- Underside can be checked in photos and appears to have been undersealed
- Chrome wire wheels in good order with quality classic Vredestein matching tyres
- Painted wire spare wheel in boot with tools and jack
- Features engine cut off switch modification and leather bonnet strap
- Supplied with removable roll cage
- Full cabin tonneau with zips to remove partial sections
- Black leather interior in very good order with matching seats and carpets
- Fitted with classic-style lap belts
- Large wood-rimmed four spoke factory-style steering wheel
- Bodywork appears in smart condition for its age
- All gauges work correctly we are told
- Fire system installed
- Additional items fitted include chromed bumpers
This is not your usual 1956 XK140 OTS. The car’s potential is evident from the neat alterations to the exterior such as those aero screens, the bonnet leather strap and the engine cut off switch.
It presents at a high level, evidence of the care of its current and previous keepers. The red paintwork is in very good order, as is the extensive bright chromework including the wheels. Details such as the quality classic specification Vredestein tyres hint at the current keeper’s high standards.
Inside the black leather interior is largely standard save for the lovely wood-rimmed wheel. It is, like the exterior, in very good order.
The Mechanics
- 3,781cc XK straight six engine
- Replacement 3.8-litre engine fully rebuilt by CKL Developments
- Fully rebuilt 4spd ‘Moss’ manual gearbox
- The vendor states that the engine has no faults, starts and runs very well
- Upgraded braking, cooling and charging system
- Features include aluminium radiator and fire system
- Car is surprisingly fast and stops well reports seller
- Serviced annually by seller since purchase
This 1956 OTS would have started life with the 3.4L displacement version of Jaguar’s XK motor. In the intervening 69 years, things have moved on considerably. It is now fitted with a rebuilt 3.8L XK unit that was race prepared at considerable expense by specalist CKL Developments. That work was around 20 years ago and is documented in invoices that are shown in the photos.
Other work includes a fully rebuilt ‘Moss’ manual gearbox, upgrades brakes and cooling and improved charging system. The car is fitted with an aluminium radiator and full fire extinguishing system.
There is some maintenance and repair history from the car’s time in the UK. The vendor tells us that he is an engineer and that he has serviced the car annually since buying it in 2018. We are told that it runs well with no faults for the buyer to rectify on purchase.
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