> On Sep 6, 2021, at 7:22 PM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> >>> I think my favourite has to be the old Jaguar. Would that be a '55 XK-140? >> >> (I ask because the tyres look a bit odd, and I believe I heard somebody is >> making >> replicas using the old bodywork panelbeating jigs, but mounting the body on >> more >> modern underpinnings) > > I assumed it is a replica, as the wheels are so obviously wrong. Considering > the price those things go for these days, only a loony would "customise" a > real one.
A bit of google fu says the steel wheel xk140s have the same bolt pattern as a 50’s buick with 15” wheels. To me, those wheels look like they could well be aftermarket mags from the 60’s or 70’s, and could have been put on 50 years ago before the car had achieved it’s current sacrosanct status. If my interest in the car were to drive it rather than just let it appreciate in value in a hermetically sealed garage, I could easily see running those wheels rather than beat up stock steel ones. Without seeing the interior, or under the bonnet it’s a lot harder to tell for sure whether it’s a replica, or owned by someone who likes cars more than car shaped expensive statues. -- Larry Colen [email protected] -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
