1956 Jaguar XK 140 Roadster MC
- Engine
- Twin-cam inline-six with C-Type Le Mans cylinder head, dual exhaust, 210 bhp; four-speed manual with overdrive
- Colour
- Carmen Red
A left-hand-drive 1956 Jaguar XK 140 Roadster in the desirable MC specification, built for the American market and delivered through Charles Hornburg's Los Angeles distributorship in January 1956. The MC variant features a 210 bhp engine with a C-Type Le Mans cylinder head, dual exhaust, and four-speed manual gearbox with overdrive. A complete restoration returned the car to Carmen Red over tan leather, and it retains its original matching-numbers engine, cylinder head, block, gearbox, and body on the original chassis.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$148,500
- 1956-01-17 →Factory deliveryCharles Hornburg distributorship, Los Angelespartial documentation
Vehicle shipped to this well-known California Jaguar distributor in January 1956, built to left-hand-drive specification for the US market.
- → 2006Acquisition unknownNew York-based sellernone documentation
Intermediate owner based in New York from whom the car was subsequently purchased in 2006; no further details given.
- 2006 →Private saleCharles J. Notopartial documentation
Acquired as a usable car but subjected to a thorough in-house restoration, with bodywork redone in Carmen Red and interior retrimmed in tan leather; fewer than 200 miles driven post-restoration.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —RestorationCharles J. Noto in-house facility
Full restoration carried out at the owner's private facility following acquisition in 2006; bodywork refinished in period-correct Carmen Red, interior retrimmed in tan leather with a black fabric hood. Fewer than 200 miles accumulated since completion.
Car confirmed to retain original body, chassis, matching-numbers engine (head and block), and gearbox after restoration.
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