british-cars@autox.team.net looks like a good place for this:
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From: mike <mike@gsta.net>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, February 09, 2002 3:59 PM
Subject: Jaguar - might be of interest to Brit car lovers
>Hi Listers - I know this isn't Triumph related but...
>
> I entered one of my American cars in a local show today. I didn't win
>anything but Best of Show went to a 1955 Jaguar XK140. This car was
amazing!
>The older guy who owned it bought it from the 1st owner in 1967 for $2000.
>Today it's valued at $140,000. Apparently the original owner was a race car
>driver. He didn't use it for racing but he did some really cool
>modifications including a Supercharger and vacuum power assisted brakes.
The
>guy that owns it now added a theft alarm in 1967. This car was sweet as
they
>come! Gave me goosebumps to look at it... and when he started it up...
>suffice it to say it was amazing.
>
>No Triumphs in the show unfortunately but there was an MGB with a Rover V8
>and an aluminum MGC hood. Also pretty cool and fast judging by the way he
>smoked the tires out of the parking lot! I know you purists will hate it
but
>it made me think about the "TR6 with Caddy 500cid" project I've been
>dreaming about... Don't worry - I wouldn't do it to a perfectly good TR6 -
>Maybe a custom frame with fiberglass body panels... It would certainly put
>the fear of British Sports Cars into the hearts of many a Mustang and
Camaro
>owner! No one has to know it's got 535 ft lbs of stump pulling, torque
under
>the hood....
>
>Mike Brooks
>www.rustfreeroadsters.com
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