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jessebogan
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I saw that car listed on Ebay this past week. EEEWWWWW I mean, as a custom it is sort of "of its time" and all that, but why oh why do that to a 140?? Could you imagine the look on the concours committee as you pulled up??
jessebogan
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Here is the ebay link, ahhh..... for your viewing pleasure
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/A-rare-in...=item439eccd9c7
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/A-rare-in...=item439eccd9c7
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Kinda LOOKS like a manatee...
aeronca65t
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Ouch! My eyes!
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Interesting use of the grille badge on the oil fill cap.
That aluminium cover over the carburettors, to pressurize for the Paxton Supercharger?
If it has stock carbs, how does one easily check daspot oil?
Nice rustout in the boot lid.
Where did they hide the extra two cylinders?
That aluminium cover over the carburettors, to pressurize for the Paxton Supercharger?
If it has stock carbs, how does one easily check daspot oil?
Nice rustout in the boot lid.
Where did they hide the extra two cylinders?
Silverghost
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The saving grace - imho - is that this car was built back in the 60's.
The description mentions that the car was "campaigned in 6 road races before being sold". Why would the owner have stopped after 6 races? And the next owner wanted a show car/drag car? My gut says the road racer was crashed and then bought to be built into the show/drag car.
My guess is the car was destined for the scrap yard if it hadn't been purchased. Back then it would have been "just" a wrecked Jaguar.
Now, again imho, if someone was to do that today to an XK140....well that's what frontal lobotomies are for!
The description mentions that the car was "campaigned in 6 road races before being sold". Why would the owner have stopped after 6 races? And the next owner wanted a show car/drag car? My gut says the road racer was crashed and then bought to be built into the show/drag car.
My guess is the car was destined for the scrap yard if it hadn't been purchased. Back then it would have been "just" a wrecked Jaguar.
Now, again imho, if someone was to do that today to an XK140....well that's what frontal lobotomies are for!
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I cept looking, thought that I saw Danny and Sandy of "Grease" fame lurking about!
Hard to believe that the car actually has bidders?
Cheers,
D.
Hard to believe that the car actually has bidders?
Cheers,
D.