Jaguar does not build many cars like the Jaguar XK140: a 2-seat roadster / 2-seat convertible / 2-seat coupé with 3442 , built from 1954 to 1957 at the height of the post-war boom.
The story
The Jaguar XK140 is a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1954 and 1957 as the successor to the XK120. Upgrades included more interior space, improved brakes, rack and pinion steering, increased suspension travel, and telescopic shock absorbers instead of the older lever arm design.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits 3442 . Kerb weight is 3136 -. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 102 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Jaguar's history is not in doubt: the Jaguar XK120 came before it; the Jaguar XK150 followed it; it was built at Coventry, United Kingdom. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, the Chevrolet Corvette. Nearby in the Jaguar catalogue sit the F-Type and the Vanden Plas.
The money
EPA combined economy is 19 mpg, about $4,450 a year in fuel at the EPA's assumptions. Condition, mileage and specification move any single car a long way from a headline figure.