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2005-10-27 07:53:43 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 10/27/05
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jaguar-XK-120-Convertable-Jaguar-XK-120-Drop-Head-Coupe_ ...
Current bid $5,100.00 (Reserve not met), 10 bids, 5 days left in auction. Buy it now price 25,000.

Sellers description:
This vehicle has been stored for 20 years and seems to be very complete, but in boxes. Very restorable condition, with all the wood intact, top complete, seats complete, and very little rust. The only 2 spots I found were a couple of 6" slits around the battery boxes. Actual vehicle milage is unknown. Car was originaly Bottle Green. Note the damage to the passanger side fender has been badly repaired, but car has suffered no structural damage. Car is right hand drive. Chassis #667287, Engine #F3663-7, Body #P2716, Gear Box #JL23840

2012-03-20 00:50:09 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:
www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1954-jaguar-xk120--c-773.htm

Sellers description:
1954 Jaguar XK120 Drop head coupe, very rare original Right Hand Drive, numbers matching with heritage certificate, excellent original car to restore, first owner was Prince Alex De Desta, but the previous owner had the car for over 32 years. For $36,500

2012-03-20 12:27:15 | Peter Ingram writes:

A very late car built in July 1954. Only 8 later cars built of which six are known survivors. 667290 and 667292 are still missing

2012-11-03 04:58:21 | Stuart Bassett writes:

Full restoration in progress

2015-05-14 00:54:13 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in Australia in 2015
www.shannons.com.au/auctions/2015-shannons-sydney-late-autumn-classic-auction/ja ...

Auction description:
2015 Shannons Sydney Late Autumn Classic Auction
Lot 20 1954 Jaguar XK120 Drophead Coupe
GUIDING RANGE $95,000 - $125,000

Engine:In-line 6-cylinder, 3442cc
Gearbox:4 Speed Manual
Body work:Drophead Coupé
Colour:Pastel Blue
Engine No.:F3663-7
Chassis No.:667287
Interior:Blue
Trim:Leather
- Believed to be matching-numbers factory RHD XK120 DHC
- Documented by a Heritage Certificate, with great history
- Ground-up restoration recently completed

This stunning Jaguar XK120 has enjoyed a remarkable journey in the near 61 years since it rolled off the line at Browns Lane. The Jaguar was built as a drophead coupe in factory right-hand drive, making it the rarest '120' variant (if one discounts the alloy-bodied roadsters), with just 294 completed in this configuration from the total production of just over 11,000. With chassis number '667287', this was also one of the very last DHCs built, being completed on July 7, 1954 and finished in Pastel Blue with matching upholstery and a French Grey hood. Although issued with a Coventry registration mark (NRW 202), the Jaguar was actually delivered via the London distributors Henlys to the first owner Prince Alex de Desta, a member of the Eritrean royal family. Born Leul Iskinder Desta on August 6, 1934, Prince de Desta was the child of Ras Desta Damtew, an Ethiopian nobleman, and Princess Tenagnework, daughter of Emperor Haile Selassie. With the Emperor and his family forced to flee Eritrea the year after his birth, Alex was raised and educated in the United Kingdom in exile, passing through the Britannia Royal Naval College before joining the newly established Imperial Ethiopian Navy as a sub-lieutenant in 1955. It must have been during his final year at the college that a young Prince de Desta took delivery of his new Jaguar. One can only speculate on what adventures the Prince enjoyed in his new toy, nor do we know how long he retained the car but it would not be beyond the realms of possibility that the Emperor himself was a passenger. Rumours persist the car ended up in Japan before ending up in Wichita, Kansas of all places and the current owner has even succeeded in tracking down the original owner there, who ran a local speedway. This gentleman recalled selling the car to a mining engineer, who intended to restore the XK but never got around to it and eventually passed the car to a shop in California, where the current owner first set eyes on it back in 2012. By now the Jaguar was looking very tired but the bare bones were there, including the original engine block. In partnership with a fellow club member, the two men embarked on a total nut-and-bolt rebuild carried out over the next two-years, restoring the XK120 back to its former glory. Presenting in lovely condition and in the colours specified on the Heritage Certificate, this fabulous Jaguar is registered in NSW until September 2015 and is not to be missed.