<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Jaguar XK140]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Jaguar XK140]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/jaguar xk140 http://jalopnik.com/tag/jaguar xk140 <![CDATA[ Berkeley Isn't Just About The Prius: Street-Driven Jaguar XK140 ]]> Those of us who live in Alameda or Oakland might cringe a bit when our Berkeley neighbors once again make the national headlines for something silly, but the hometown of Philip K. Dick (not to mention plutonium) is a no-arguments international superpower when it comes to cool old cars- especially weird European machines- parked on the street. Citröens, 60s BMWs, and Fiats are all over Berkeley, and then there's the British stuff. Our friend and fellow Doctor of Automotive Journalism Davey Johnson was scarfing some grub at a B-town greasy spoon known as Chez Panisse when he spotted this Jag parked outside and was kind enough to send us his photos. Make the jump to read Herr Johnson's description.



Saw this parked on the street in front of Chez Panisse yesterday. Chatted with the owner for a bit. He's owned the car for 25 years and restored it twice. In good weather, he drives it three times a week or so. It was his dream car as a kid growing up in England; he's kept everything correct whenever it's needed repair; cool thing about the car and proof of its driver status: a City of Berkeley parking sticker on the rear bumper.
Rök.
DGJ.

]]> Jalopnik-392628 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:40:00 EDT Murilee Martin http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392628&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Pretty Polly Stockings Make Great Jaguar XK140 Fan Belts! ]]> So we got this babe driving down the coast in an old Jaguar and the Charge light comes on. What to do? Why, whip off one of her Pretty Polly stockings and tie it into the exact right length for use as a fan belt (we don't see her adjusting the tension, but we must assume that she's carrying a major set of tools if she's driving that thing out of sight of her garage). What happens next? It probably went like this: Sure, you'd figure there'd be a strict cause/effect relationship between the broken fan belt and the Charge light... but you'd be wrong! There's no such thing as a single equipment failure on an old British car; the broken belt was just a distraction from the real problem. Bad generator? Several connectors going bad at the same moment? Whatever it is, that other stocking isn't going to be much help when the next breakdown takes place a few miles down the coast!

]]> Jalopnik-385041 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:40:00 EDT Murilee Martin http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=385041&view=rss&microfeed=true