1957 Jaguar XK140

Hollywood couldn’t write a story more fantastic than the life of Samuel L. Peters. After serving in the U.S. Air Force in the early 1960s, Peters paid his way through college on the earnings he collected hustling pool halls. Peters built more than a dozen companies, was a two-time national handball champion, amateur boxer, minor league baseball player, scratch golfer and award-winning dancer. He climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, flew hot air balloons, and piloted private jets. His love for everything automotive could been seen across his collection of classic cars and motorcycles, including taking 10th place in the 2013 Peking to Paris Car Rally. Hagerty Marketplace is proud to present this second round of the Samuel L. Peters collection of vehicles, ready to be cherished by their next caretakers.

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The 1957 Jaguar XK140 MC is the mature refinement of Jaguar's celebrated XK sports car lineage. Introduced in 1954 as a successor to the XK120, the XK140 retained the famous double-overdrive-cam straight-six engine while addressing driver comfort and usability. The package was called "SE" (for Special Edition) in the United Kingdom, but the identical mechanical package was marketed as "MC" in North America when paired with the C-type head.