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Anita Ekberg's Jaguar XK 140 - La Dolce Vita in the Rhineland

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Created on October 1, 2017

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Written by:

Hans Castorp

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Daniel Reinhard

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - linksgelenkte XK 140 sind in der Überzahl

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - passt perfekt vor ein Schloss

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - ein Special Equipment Modell

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - vor eindrücklicher Kulisse

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - als Fahrer hatte man 7,5 cm mehr Platz im Innern als beim XK 120

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - beim XK 140 rutschte der Motor etwas nach vorne, mehr Platz für die Passagiere

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - Speichenräder gehörten zum S.E.-Paket

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - kein Wunder, gefiel dieser Wagen Anita Ekberg

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - bereit zum losfahren

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - längs eingebauter Reihensechszylindermotor

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - mit passendem Nummernschild

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - schöne Rundungen für den Zweisitzer

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - ein Sportwagen für den Auto-Gourmet

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - fühlt sich auch auf kurvigen Strassen wohl

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - Anita Ekberg hatte an dem Wagen sicher grosse Freude

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - an Licht fehlt es dem Jag nicht

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - wunderschönes Heck

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - gehörte damals zu den Schnellen auf der Strasse

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - das Dach ist unsichtbar

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - noch mit der geschwungenen Linie des XK 120

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - für den Fahrer der Drehzahlmesser, der Beifahrer kontrolliert den Tacho

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - symmetrisches Armaturenbrett, so konnte man günstiger gleichzeitig Links- und Rechtslenker bauen

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - mit C-Type-Zylinderkopf, gut für 20 Mehr-PS

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - der Zylinderkopf stammt aus dem Le-Mans-Auto C-Type

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Jaguar XK140 OTS (1956) - die Le-Mans-Siege sind auf dem Heck vermerkt

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Besitzer Ingo Maas mit dem Ekberg-Jaguar samt Heritage-Zertifikat und Bildern der Hollywood-Diva Anita Ekberg

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Jaguar XK 120 Super Sport (1948) - elegante Linienführung

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Jaguar XK 120 (1948) - Seitenansicht

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Jaguar XK 120 (1955) - offene Version

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Jaguar XK 120 Super Sport (1948) - der Super Sport kostete 988 Pfund vor Steuern

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Jaguar XK 120 Coupé (1952) - ausgestellt am Genfer Autosalon von 1952

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Jaguar XK 140 OTS (1954) - stärkerer Motor, etwas längerer Innenraum

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Jaguar XK 140 A (1956) - Seitenansicht, links

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Jaguar XK 150 Drophead Coupé (1958) - stimmige Aufnahme im Park

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Anita Ekberg im Jahr 1956

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Summary

The owner didn't actually want to buy the Jaguar XK 140 OTS. He wanted an E-Type, which he actually bought. It was only later that the XK 140 OTS came into his possession and even later that Ingo Maas found out that the Jaguar had once belonged to Hollywood diva Anita Ekberg. This report tells the story of the Ekberg Jaguar, places it in the Jaguar hierarchy and shows it in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

A dream car
Not intended at all
First owner - Fellini's black swan
Curves for the Hollywood diva
A love of the British
Youthful dreams come true
The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust - guardian of the legend

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When Swedish Hollywood icon Anita Ekberg bought her Jaguar XK 140 Roadster in 1956, it was certainly a very special alliance of elegance and sensual curves. She was at the beginning of her career at the time and the movie that would make her world-famous had not yet been shot. When Ingo Maas acquired his Jaguar XK 140 OTS more than four decades later, he knew nothing of the special history of this vehicle. He was impressed by the excellent condition and the particularly beautiful color combination and equipment. The vehicle had long been listed as a "famous car" in the relevant specialist literature, as the first owner was the Swedish actress Anita Ekberg. However, the roadster was considered "lost" for many years.

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