1954 3.4-LITRE JAGUAR XK120 DROPHEAD COUPE Registration No. SVU 968 (UK) Chassis No. 667010 Engine No. W9800-8 Pacific blue with pale blue trim. Engine: six cylinder in-line, double overhead camshaft, 3,422cc, 160bhp at 5,250rpm; Gearbox: four speed manual; Brakes: hydraulic drums all round; Suspension: front, independent with double wishbones and logitudinal torsion bars; rear, live rear axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs. Right hand drive. Few cars remain so instantly recognisable as the Jaguar XK120; its graceful and all enveloping shape influenced the changing design of post war sports cars. Introduced as a roadster in 1948 at the London Motor Show, it revolutionised the world's sports car market by providing a genuine 120mph for a mere (1,275. The superb twin-cam six cylinder engine was to become a main stay of all future Jaguar products, and provided five Le Mans 24-hour victories between 1951 and 1957. The world export demand for the XK120 was so great that the first home market sales, in any quantity, did not materialise until 1951, the year in which the fixed head coupe version was introduced. The final variant of the XK120 was the drophead coupe which provided a more civilised version of the sports car with a fully folding and properly trimmed hood, wind up windows and more luxurious fittings. The model is in fact the rarest of all XK120s. The production run was short lived being replaced by the XK140 in 1954, and of the 1,767 cars built, only 295 were right hand drive. Bodywork is the standard two-seater, two-door convertible style with vee screen, integral projecting boot, opening quarter windows, split front bumper bars with vertical rear overriders, superb walnut-veneered instrument fascia panel and cappings with easy-fold, fully lined hood. Finished in the original factory colour this drophead coupe is the finest we have seen. The present owner, well known in the Jaguar Drivers Club, having twice won The Champion of Champions Concours d'Elegance award, commissioned the top Jaguar specialists, R.S. Panels, D.K. Engineering, Forward Engineering and Suffolk & Turley to meticulously restore the car over an eight year period to a standard of finish that no manufacturer could provide. The list of work undertaken is far too great to itemise; suffice it say it covers everything, and the restoration costs well exceed (60,000. To list just a few external items, it has a full set of brand new correct chrome wire wheels, new Dunlop RS5 tyres, new hood, new twin pipe stainless steel exhaust system, and a perfect period valve radio. The painting, chrome and interior trim are as new and the car has a recorded mileage of just over 45,000 miles, It has hardly been used since completion of the restoration in 1990. There will be a new MoT certificate by the time of the auction.
1954 3.4-LITRE JAGUAR XK120 DROPHEAD COUPE Registration No. SVU 968 (UK) Chassis No. 667010 Engine No. W9800-8 Pacific blue with pale blue trim. Engine: six cylinder in-line, double overhead camshaft, 3,422cc, 160bhp at 5,250rpm; Gearbox: four speed manual; Brakes: hydraulic drums all round; Suspension: front, independent with double wishbones and logitudinal torsion bars; rear, live rear axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs. Right hand drive. Few cars remain so instantly recognisable as the Jaguar XK120; its graceful and all enveloping shape influenced the changing design of post war sports cars. Introduced as a roadster in 1948 at the London Motor Show, it revolutionised the world's sports car market by providing a genuine 120mph for a mere (1,275. The superb twin-cam six cylinder engine was to become a main stay of all future Jaguar products, and provided five Le Mans 24-hour victories between 1951 and 1957. The world export demand for the XK120 was so great that the first home market sales, in any quantity, did not materialise until 1951, the year in which the fixed head coupe version was introduced. The final variant of the XK120 was the drophead coupe which provided a more civilised version of the sports car with a fully folding and properly trimmed hood, wind up windows and more luxurious fittings. The model is in fact the rarest of all XK120s. The production run was short lived being replaced by the XK140 in 1954, and of the 1,767 cars built, only 295 were right hand drive. Bodywork is the standard two-seater, two-door convertible style with vee screen, integral projecting boot, opening quarter windows, split front bumper bars with vertical rear overriders, superb walnut-veneered instrument fascia panel and cappings with easy-fold, fully lined hood. Finished in the original factory colour this drophead coupe is the finest we have seen. The present owner, well known in the Jaguar Drivers Club, having twice won The Champion of Champions Concours d'Elegance award, commissioned the top Jaguar specialists, R.S. Panels, D.K. Engineering, Forward Engineering and Suffolk & Turley to meticulously restore the car over an eight year period to a standard of finish that no manufacturer could provide. The list of work undertaken is far too great to itemise; suffice it say it covers everything, and the restoration costs well exceed (60,000. To list just a few external items, it has a full set of brand new correct chrome wire wheels, new Dunlop RS5 tyres, new hood, new twin pipe stainless steel exhaust system, and a perfect period valve radio. The painting, chrome and interior trim are as new and the car has a recorded mileage of just over 45,000 miles, It has hardly been used since completion of the restoration in 1990. There will be a new MoT certificate by the time of the auction.
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