Not Sold (Est: £75,000 - £85,000)
1955 Jaguar XK140 Roadster
Bonhams • UK • 19 Apr 2026
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Not Sold (Est: £75,000 - £85,000)
1955 Jaguar XK140 Roadster
UK • 19 Apr 2026 • Lot 142
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1955 Jaguar XK140 Roadster is a right-hand drive, matching-numbers car that has been restored and has had its original engine rebuilt. It comes with a Heritage Certificate, restoration invoices, and other documentation, but the color scheme was changed during restoration, and the engine has been replaced before.
Condition
6
The car is presented in beautiful condition, but it had a long-term restoration between 1973-1997 which involved a color change, and the engine was replaced with a 3.8L engine before being refitted with the original 3.4L engine after a rebuild. It also has some wear, and requires some reconditioning.
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800041
RHD
United Kingdom
RJW 995
1955
Auction
Not Sold (Est: £75,000 - £85,000)
1955 Jaguar XK140 Roadster
Bonhams • UK • 19 Apr 2026
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Description
• The 41st of only 73 right-hand drive cars •
Matching numbers • Restored between 1973 and 1997 • Present ownership since 2013 •
Engine rebuilt during present ownership "For 1955, Jaguar present a range of models incorporating not only added refinements, but mechanical advances directly derived from their many outstanding successes in international competitive events.
All the wealth of experience gained on the race-tracks of the world and in record-breaking speed and endurance tests is built into every Jaguar to provide for discriminating motorists the highest degree of efficient performance allied to comfort and safety." - Jaguar Cars Ltd. Launched in 1954, the Jaguar XK140 was broadly similar to, though more refined than, its sensational XK120 predecessor, major engineering changes being confined to the repositioning of the engine 3" further forward and the adoption of rack-and-pinion steering as used on the racing C-Type.
The suspension and brakes remained much as before, though...
Price Analysis vs Other XK140 Roadsters
£6,915
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£65,322
Median Price (Since 2020)
£138,160
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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