2007-07-29 13:22:10 | terry writes:

And from the U.S.A., Paul Borel of Hollywood writes of his XK 120 roadster which has won so many Best of Show and First in Class awards in Concourses from California to Florida that he has had to retire the car .from events for lack of competition.
The car is completely original with all parts being repaired where possible or replaced with original items,, even down to the cigar lighter element and the spark plugs marked "Made in England".
To the best of the owner's experience he has not seen a better restored car and he would like to express his thanks to all those who helped especially the late Ken Bowen of Jaguar Cars and the present Chris Thorn who has been invaluable in his assistance on 671275.
Paul includes a few photos of his car along with a letter from the President of the Rolls-Royce Club of America who says that "in 15 years of judging cars.... I have never seen a cleaner car with all the accoutrements so neat and flawless...the most amazing thing is that this car was driven to the (Florida) meet from the West Coast yet showed absolutely no signs of being driven one inch since restoration - absolutely fantastic1." Photos: Top; - the car itself (the design on the LHF wing is the owner's personal crest), while the bottom photo is rare indeed; a genuine full undershield for the XK 120 as used to be an optional extra and as was used by the record-breaking I32mph Jabbeke 120 in 1949* All hail.