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Jaguar XK140 Drophead Coupe Black Sun Star 1:18

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Jaguar XK140 Drophead Coupe Black Sun Star 1:18 2802 Diecast
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Sun Star's 1:18 diecast Jaguar XK140 Drophead Coupe reproduces the 1956 British sports car in black, successor to the XK120 that established Jaguar's postwar sporting reputation. Long, flowing wings and a low, wide grille give this diecast strong classic-sports-car presence.
Jaguar XK140 Drophead Coupe Black Sun Star 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Jaguar
Model Manufacturer
Sun Star
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
2802
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About the Jaguar XK140 Drophead Coupe Black Sun Star 1:18

TL;DR: Sun Star's 1:18 diecast Jaguar XK140 Drophead Coupe reproduces the 1956 British sports car in black, the mid-1950s successor to the XK120 that built Jaguar's postwar sporting reputation. Diecast construction carries the long bonnet and flowing wing lines with genuine scale presence.

Black suits a car built on long, flowing surfaces better than almost any other colour, since it throws every curve into sharp relief without a paint colour competing for attention.

Diecast Presence on a Classic British Shape

The XK140's bonnet runs nearly half the car's length ahead of the driver, and its wings sweep back in a single flowing line toward the rear, a shape that depends on continuous surfacing rather than sharp creases to look right. Sun Star's diecast construction gives that long profile genuine heft, and the black finish under direct light reveals the depth of the curve running from headlamp to door without a lighter colour flattening it. As a drophead coupe, the model represents the open-top version of the range, and its lowered soft-top profile gives the car a leaner look than the fixed-roof fastback variant built alongside it.

Building on the XK120's Sporting Reputation

The XK140 arrived in 1954 as the direct successor to the XK120, the car that had established Jaguar as a genuine sports car marque in the years immediately after the war, and it carried that reputation forward with mild mechanical and comfort improvements rather than a wholesale redesign. By 1956, the year this model represents, the XK140 had become a familiar sight at British sports car gatherings, its silhouette instantly tied to Jaguar's growing reputation for combining genuine pace with proper long-distance comfort. Displayed among British classic sports cars, the XK140 sits comfortably as the bridge between the pioneering XK120 and the E-Type that would follow it into the 1960s.

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