2011-06-27 09:16:10 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 6/23/11
www.rmauctions.com/CarDetails.cfm
Lot #120, sold for £58.800.
Note: the following was added to the description: "Please note that during the replacement of this chassis plate an error was made in the numbering. The correct number is S674220" the car was incorrectly listed in the auction catalog as car S674247. Below is Kiwi John's original entry.

Estimate:
£55,000-£70,000
AUCTION DATE:
To be auctioned on
Thursday, June 23, 2011

The beneficiary of a ground-up restoration completed last year, this left-hand drive XK120 roadster presents extremely well in period-correct British Racing Green with tan interior. The weather gear is furnished in black, all correct and fitting very well. It rides on a set of new chromed wire wheels and Michelin 185 x 16 tyres.

First registered on 1st June 1953, the car has the correct matching-numbers SE engine and has been restored with unusual attention to originality. A discreet battery cut-out switch and electronic ignition are the only significant deviations from the as-delivered configuration. The car is an absolute joy to drive, delivering a wonderful exhaust note. Since restoration it has covered 300 trouble-free miles in Holland and Belgium. Prepared to an exceptional standard, it is particularly well detailed and equally well sorted. It is ready for any serious motoring challenge, be it touring, a regularity run or the famous thousand-mile rallies around the world, including of course the Mille Miglia. It will be supplied with new UK registration, having come from ownership and registration in Holland.