XK Data - 679112 - Jaguar XK120, XK140, XK150 information, articles, photos and register

3.4 XK120

Bronze

Fixed Head Coupe

Tan

Left Hand Drive

Max Hoffman New-York

679112

14 November 1951

W3840-8

J1117

JH7851

9 October 1951

United States

1951

Bronze

2008

Red

Rest: Concours

Original

Paris

Original

France

19 more photos below ↓

Record Creation: Entered on 23 December 2005.

Record Changes

Changes to the database entry on this car are below; they do not necessarily mean the car itself changed (hide this).

2008-08-26 14:38:09 | XK Data writes:

The record was updated:

Notes From Heritage Record was changed from Registered: BAS 586 to Registered: BAS 586

Current Color was added: bronze

Current Interior was added: red

2008-12-06 13:08:56 | XK Data writes:

The record was updated:

Body Number was added: J1117

Gearbox Number was added: JH7851

Factory Paint Color was added: bronze

Factory Interior Color was added: tan

Original Distributor was added: Hoffman New-York

Original Owner Country was added: United States

Replacement Engine was added: original

Replacement Gearbox was changed from Original to 5 speed

Current City was changed from Chichester to Paris

Current Country was changed from United Kingdom to France

Last Seen was changed from 2002 to 2008

Factory Dispatch Year was added: 1951

Factory Dispatch Month was added: 11

Factory Dispatch Day was added: 14

Factory Build Year was added: 1951

Factory Build Month was added: 10

Factory Build Day was added: 09

2009-10-17 14:08:53 | XK Data writes:

The record was updated:

Original Distributor was changed from Hoffman New-York to Max Hoffman New-York

Replacement Gearbox was changed from 5 speed to Original

Heritage Notes

Registered: BAS 586

Car History

From The Jaguar XK120 in the Southern Hemisphere (2009) by Elmgreen & McGrath

USA, Australia, UK

John Elmgreen (from Sydney, Australia) and Terry McGrath (Perth, Western Australia) have been extreme XK enthusiasts since the 1970s if not before. In 1985 they published "The Jaguar XK in Australia". It was described by Alan Clark (Jaguar expert, historian, Minister in the UK Thatcher government) as amongst Jaguar books "my own personal favourite" and by Jaguar automobilia expert Ian Cooling as a superb book standing "supreme in the Jaguar library as a testament to years of diligent research and scholarship". Terry McGrath is also co-author of the monumental "Forerunners of Jaguar in Australasia and SE Asia". The new book "The Jaguar XK120 in the Southern Hemisphere" is to be followed in due course by XK140 and XK150 volumes.

Photos of 679112

Click slide for larger image. This car has 20 photos. (Dates are when image was uploaded.)

Exterior Photos (16)

Uploaded April 2020:

2020-04-23

Uploaded May 2013:

2013-05-20

Uploaded August 2012:

2012-08-19

Uploaded December 2011:

2011-12-15

Uploaded November 2011:

2011-11-12

Uploaded June 2011:

2011-06-05

Uploaded May 2011:

2011-05-26

Uploaded March 2011:

2011-03-21

2011-03-05

Uploaded May 2010:

2010-05-15

Uploaded March 2010:

2010-03-28

Uploaded October 2009:

2009-10-17

2009-10-11

Uploaded December 2008:

2008-12-06

Uploaded August 2008:

2008-08-26

Action Photos (4)

Uploaded April 2020:

2020-04-26

Uploaded August 2012:

2012-08-19

Uploaded May 2010:

2010-05-01

Comments

We now require an email address to leave a comment. Your IP will be recorded in an effort to reduce spam. (Report problem posts here.)

2005-12-23 11:16:27 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in '02
www.practicalclassics.co.uk/auctionlot/by-id/1909202983/

Auction description:
Lot 1157: Jaguar XK120 (1951)
Sports, Competition & Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia, Bonhams (12th July 2002)
Lot Details
Auction Sports, Competition & Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia
Bonhams, Goodwood Fetival of Speed, Chichester, Goodwood
Type Car
Lot Number 1157
Estimate £28000-£35000
Hammer Price £30000
Hammer Price (inc premium) -
Year 1951
Condition rating 1
Registration number BAS 586
Mileage -
Chassis number 679112
Engine number W38408

2008-12-06 10:08:14 | Lofty writes:

I bought this beautiful XK 120 FHC from a British specialist in April 2008. The car is in concours condition and I am preparing it to compete in the French Tour Auto in 2009.

2008-12-08 04:46:03 | terry mcgrath writes:

would the current owner contact me as I have a lot of history on this car which was restored in western australia

2009-02-01 13:40:42 | Stephane Enguehard writes:

I will change the car registration to adopt French number plates very soon. I will retain the English registration BAS 586 if the car returns to England one day.

2009-10-11 20:02:33 | Etienne writes:

Superb car !

2009-12-30 15:05:52 | Arnaud writes:

J'ai vu hier votre voiture chez Francis T. Elle sera vraiment très belle même sans ses Boranies. Bravo !

My chassis number S675667

Welcome! We're tracking 13,320 Jaguar XK120, XK140 & XK150 cars, with 173,128 photos! (Learn More)xkdata.com > cars > detail

679112

Record Changes

Heritage Notes

Car History

Photos of 679112

Exterior Photos (16)

Action Photos (4)

Comments

Welcome! We're tracking 13,320 Jaguar XK120, XK140 & XK150 cars, with 173,128 photos! (Learn More)
xkdata.com > cars > detail