Lot details Registration No: WNK 843 Chassis No: 804574 Mot Expiry: Sept 2005
This December 1955 built Jaguar XK140 was first owned by Major Bobbie Cunningham-Reid DFC (1896-1977), WW1 fighter pilot of some renown. Originally registered WNK 843, the fixed head was sold and re-registered AH 6 in 1958, later becoming UCL 683, though the original registration has been restored. The brown logbook shows only three other owners, a Halda Speedpilot indicating some rally history.
Following long term storage, the XK was sent to Keith Fell of HRG Classic Jaguar of Sandbach for serious refettling which included bodywork and a respray in period two-tone with much original brightwork retained.
For possible competition work, a modified engine with XK150 big-bore block was installed with hardened crank, Guy Broad cams, freeflow manifold and straight-through SS exhaust, sealed cooling with expansion tank, 2ins sandcast SUs and D Type cam covers breathing into alloy catch tank.
Upgrades include a heavy-duty diaphragm clutch, hardened-steel halfshafts, stiffened suspension with poly-bushes at the front, solid steering rack mountings, and Konis, discs with XJ6 calipers and 6J wires shod with 185 HR 16 Vredensteins fitted all round. The car was rewired with negative earth alternator and quartz headlamps. With the exception of new woodwork, the interior with period reclining driver's seat and cut-out footwell for `big-footed' drivers has been kept original. The present owner has recently fitted a Broad five-speed gearbox (a fully reconditioned close-ratio original may be purchased separately) and carried out further mods to increase event competitiveness whilst still retaining much patina.
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