2013-01-31 17:03:57 | Reno Pankau Verständig writes:

Don't know if it is Fortune to find a New one.

classicshowcase.com/index.php/inventory/detail/291

Best regards

Reno

2013-07-12 16:20:01 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 8/13
www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm

Auction description:
Lot S98 1953 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
3.4/160 HP, 4-Speed
Monterey 2013
August 15-17, 2013
- Engine #W5764-8
- Body #F4762
- Gear Box #JL12341
- VIN 672755
- California black plate car
- Sold new from Hornburg Jaguar in Los Angeles
- Remained in southern California since new
- Limited owners, with the last owner having it for 23 years
- Well maintained and cared for
- Garage kept
- Recent cosmetic restoration with new paint, complete interior and new top

2013-12-31 16:20:17 | pauls writes:

Car to return to auction 1/14
www.bonhams.com/auctions/21392/lot/105/

Auction description:
Lot 105
1953 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
US$ 120,000 - 140,000
€87,000 - 100,000
Chassis no. 672755
Engine no. W5764-8

*Matching numbers example
*Sold new in California
*An excellent choice for rallies and tours
*A pure expression of the XK120 Roadster design
*Offered with JDHT Heritage Certificate

A delightful example of Jaguar's 'OTS', or open two-seater, this left-hand-drive XK120 was completed on August 27, 1952 and dispatched September 3 of the same year to Los Angeles, California based distributor Charles Hornburg. The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate on file does not record the first owner's name, but does verify the original matching-numbers engine. A Southern California car delivered at the height of the early days of the West Coast sports car movement, we imagine that the first owner spent many happy miles behind the wheel of his XK120 on California's then much-less-traveled two-lane backroads.

It is believed that this car has enjoyed the long-term ownership of only two private owners from new. The second owner, who kept the car for 23 years, reportedly purchased the car from the original owner. Always garaged, we understand that the XK120 was treated to a sympathetic restoration in 2003. During the restoration, the car was stripped and repainted, wet sanded and buffed, and now presents in the brilliant black livery it wears today. The original body and frame were deemed to be straight and solid. A new gas tank was installed, and the matching-numbers 3.4-liter engine was overhauled. The hydraulic systems were renewed, and a stainless steel exhaust installed with restored porcelain manifolds. The interior was more recently re-trimmed in Biscuit leather in 2012 with handmade workmanship, utilizing the proper materials. In addition, the Roadster's top and top bows were restored in 2013, complementing the 120's elegant lines.

The look is graceful, as befits an XK120 - original steel wheels with hubcaps and spats give this car the purest expression of the XK120s sensuous lines. Additional features include Lucas tri-bar head lights and driving lights, while the original jack is also present. The vendor reports that he has enjoyed driving this Jaguar, in which he has taken obvious and well-deserved pride of ownership. A popular choice for vintage touring events, and a timeless design that needs no introduction, here is a usable and very well-presented XK120 Roadster that will provide many thrills for its next long-term keeper.