1955 Jaguar XK140 MC Roadster

According to its accompanying Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate, this striking XK140 MC Roadster from 1955 is an original left-hand-drive, US-delivery example factory equipped with the top-of-the-line “MC” package. A comprehensive performance and appearance combination, and a phenomenal value, the MC option comprised the “M” or “Special Equipment” package, including a crankshaft damper, dual exhaust pipes, enlarged SU H8 carburetors, twin fog lamps, and wire-spoke wheels. The “C” designation indicated the addition of a high-compression, Le Mans-proven C-Type cylinder head raising engine output to a heady 210 bhp.

Assembly of this XK140 MC was completed on February 28, 1955, and on March 30, 1955, it was shipped stateside to Charles Hornburg’s Los Angeles-based Jaguar distributorship. While intervening history remains unknown at the time of cataloguing, the Jaguar received a concours-quality restoration during the early to mid-1980s, and it then joined a private collection where it was sparingly used and carefully stored.

As offered, the Jaguar remains impressive in every respect with a straight body, proper panel alignment, lustrous paint and brightwork, and a handsome cockpit trimmed in biscuit Connolly hides. Recently, the consignor entrusted it to a Jaguar specialist, who expertly attended to mechanical systems to ensure a brisk driving experience. As confirmed by receipts accompanying the car, work included new front and rear brake cylinders, a new master cylinder, a rebuild of the original radiator, and resurfacing of the cylinder head, plus new gaskets, hoses, and more.

Impressive throughout, this matching- numbers XK140 MC Roadster is ready to show and enjoy with equal amounts of pleasure, effectively “ticking all the boxes” for an astute classic Jaguar purchase. Accompanied by a Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate and receipts for the mechanical work performed under the current owner, it will never fail to draw admiration wherever it goes.