One of only 480 made in RHD; later converted to LHD; tens of thousands spent on Historic Rally upgrades including five-speed gearbox, power steering, disc brakes, bucket seats and Brantz rally trip meter; FIVA papers; a matching numbers car in wonderful condition throughoutLaunched at the 1954 London Motor Show as the successor to the sensational XK120 which had appeared in 1948, the XK140 was broadly similar to the outgoing model but considerably more refined with a host of mechanical improvements.Under the bonnet the XK140 retained Jaguar's well-proven 3.4-litre twin-cam six, which now produced 190bhp in standard trim thanks to higher-lift camshafts and revised porting – up 30bhp from the standard XK120 and now capable of 140mph (hence the name).

Special Equipment (SE) XK140s came with a C-Type cylinder head which boosted power to 210bhp, along with wire wheels and Lucas fog lamps.A close-ratio gearbox (with optional Laycock de Normanville overdrive) enabled better use to be made of...