2006-11-06 07:17:49 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 11/6/06
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jaguar-335-HORSE-1953-JAGUAR-XK120-ROADSTER-ONE-OWNER-VE ...
Current bid $15,100 reserve not met, 3 bids, 6 days left in auction. This car was previously incorrecly listed as VIN 680437 by the seller.

Sellers description:
ONE OWNER 53 JAGUAR ROADSTER---OWNED BY A WEALTHY GENTLEMAN IN ILLINOIS---ALWAYS CARED FOR AND GIVEN A BODY OFF RESTO YEARS AGO---FOR THE ORIGINAL OWNER---HE HAD A GREAT COLLECTION FERRARIS AND LAMBOS---HE LIKED HORSE POWER---SO, HE HAD A 330 HORSE JAG 6 BUILT BY ADVANCED ENGINEERING IN ENGLAND---HUGE AMOUNT OF RECIEPTS WITH THE CAR---THIS IS A TRUE ONE OWNER AND WE BOUGHT IT FROM HIS ESTATE---SOLID AS A ROCK---VERY VERY FAST----DRIVES WONDERFUL---AUTOHAUS LOS GATOS---408 370 2655

ENGINE WAS BUILT BY FORWARD ENGINEERING IN ENGLAND---NOT ADVANCED

CHASSIS NUMBER 673559
BODY # F5616
ENGINE IS 4.2 BLOCK-
HEAD #7A 31060-8

2009-11-26 10:46:22 | pauls writes:

Car to be at RM auction 1/10
www.rmauctions.com/CarDetails.cfm

Auction description:
Automobiles of Arizona
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday - The British Are Coming!
1953 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
Chassis No. 673559
Offered Without Reserve

2019-05-10 07:45:55 | pauls writes:

Car now on BAT

bringatrailer.com/listing/1953-jaguar-xk120-roadster-5/_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-05-10

Current Bid: $25,000Ends In:6 days

Seller's description:

Lot #18885

Seller: Dean_Laumbach

Location: Neptune, New Jersey 07753

Chassis: 673559

4k Miles Shown, TMU

4.2-Liter XK Inline-Six

4-Speed Manual Transmission

Triple Weber Carburetors

Forward Engineering Engine

Old English White over Red Leather

Black Soft Top

Older Restoration

Mechanical Refresh in 2017

Service Records Dating to 1980s

Private Party or Dealer: Private Party

This 1953 Jaguar XK120 roadster reportedly remained with a single family prior to being purchased for the current owner’s collection in 2007. Finished in Old English White over red leather, the car underwent a restoration in the 1980s and received a mechanical freshening in 2017 at a cost of over $12k. Power is provided by a 4.2-liter DOHC inline-six built by Forward Engineering and mated to a 4-speed manual gearbox. This XK120 is part of the 25-vehicle, single-owner collection currently featured on BaT. It is now offered at no reserve in New Jersey with service records dating back to the 1980s and a clean Maryland title.

The exterior is finished in Old English White and wears an older repaint, and the car reportedly underwent a body-off-frame restoration in the 1980s. Spats are mounted out back, and the 16” painted steel wheels wear polished trim rings and color-matched hubcaps. A black soft top is equipped.

The cabin features red leather upholstery on the seats, dash, and door panels, as well as matching carpeting and a 4-spoke steering wheel. A rebuild of the seats is listed along with additional interior work on 1987 receipts from G.W Bartlett of Muncie, Indiana.

Instrumentation includes a reverse-sweep tachometer and a 140-mph speedometer. The 6-digit odometer shows approximately 4k miles, with true mileage unknown. Less than 1,500 miles have been added during the car’s 12 years in the current owner’s collection.

A 4.2-liter XK inline-six built by Forward Engineering was purchased in 1984 and features triple Weber carburetors. Engine block number 7D53212-8 is shown in the photo gallery below, as is head stamping 7A31060-8. Over $12k in mechanical work was reportedly completed in March 2017 at Vantage Motors in Stamford, Connecticut. A valve job was carried out in 2004 at Muncie Imports & Classics, and a number of invoices are included in the gallery below showing additional work from around that time, as well as in the 1980s. Shifting is through a 4-speed manual gearbox, and a dual exhaust has been added.