
Jaguar XK140 Drophead Coupe Black Sun Star 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Jaguar
- Manufacturer
- Sun Star
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 2802
- Year
- 1956
- Era
- 1950s
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Classic Sports
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 657440028028
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 mid-1950s successor to the XK120 in black over long, flowing fenders. Diecast construction suits the car's low, curvaceous British sports-car lines, a natural centerpiece for a classic sports car display.
The XK140 refined everything the XK120 had proven, more cockpit room, better steering, the same low, sweeping shape that made Jaguar's name in sports cars.
Diecast Curves on a Classic British Silhouette
Long sweeping front fenders, a low scuttle line, and a curved tail Jaguar's XK series made its signature all benefit from diecast tooling's confident, unbroken surfacing on large, simple curves. Black paint is demanding on a shape this reliant on reflected light along its length, showing every wave in the surfacing, and this casting holds a clean line from the headlamp cowls back to the tail. The folded soft top sits neatly behind the seats, and full-size wire-style wheels fill the arches in the correct low stance the drophead body was styled around.
XK140's Place in Jaguar's Postwar Sports Car Story
Jaguar introduced the XK140 in 1954 as a running improvement on the XK120 that had launched the series in 1948, addressing driver complaints about cramped cockpits and vague steering while keeping the same basic recipe of a straight-six engine in a long-hooded, low-slung body. Built through 1957 before the XK150 took over, the XK140 represents the series at its most balanced, refined enough to drive comfortably while still visually tied to the earlier XK120's dramatic proportions. For a display tracing Jaguar's sports car lineage, the XK140 sits at the midpoint, proof the XK formula could evolve without losing what made it distinctive.














