| 3.4 XK120 | |||||
| Fixed Head Coupe | Red | ||||
| Left Hand Drive | |||||
| Jaguar Cars Limited | |||||
| 9 September 1952 | |||||
| W57978S | |||||
| Coventry | |||||
| 1 September 1952 | United Kingdom | ||||
| 1952 | Grey | ||||
| 2010 | Red | ||||
| Rest: Concours | |||||
| Original | Tonbridge | ||||
| Kent | |||||
| Original |
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Record Creation: Entered on 23 December 2005.
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2009-04-10 00:05:49 | XK Data writes:
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2010-12-29 14:50:32 | XK Data writes:
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Heritage Notes
Registered: MHP 682
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2005-12-22 22:34:46 | pauls writes:
Car was at auction in '04
www.practicalclassics.co.uk/auctionlot/by-id/449621265/
Auction description:
Lot 722: Jaguar XK120 3.8 Litre
Sports, Competition and Collectors Motor Cars, Bonhams (25th June 2004)
Overview
This exciting car has not been used in anger for some time and will need the usual careful recommissioning
Lot Details
Auction Sports, Competition and Collectors Motor Cars
Bonhams, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Chichester, Sussex
Type Car
Lot Number 722
Estimate £15000-£20000
Hammer Price -
Hammer Price (inc premium) £19550
Year 1952
Condition rating 3
Registration number MHP 682
Mileage -
Chassis number S679970
Engine number W57978S
2009-04-09 19:03:32 | Charles Miles writes:
First owned by Jaguar as its works demonstrator. Featured in Autocar Road Tests - October 17, 1952. Sold to Berwyn Baxter in 1954 and later to David Cottingham. Converted to RHD. Fitted with a 3.8 engine and raced extensively including Le Mans and Silverstone. Exported to Holland in 1978 where it was raced by Ben Huisman. Featured in Auto Rensport magazine 11 May 1978. Later stored in the Rosmalen Museum in Holland. Returned to UK in (2004). Currently being restored to original specification (2009).
2014-04-30 13:22:10 | pauls writes:
Car restored by CMC
www.classic-motor-cars.co.uk/restorations/xk120-fhc-jaguar-works-demonstrator-ca ...
XK120 FHC - Jaguar Works Demonstrator Car
This is another historic Jaguar which went through the CMC restoration process in 2009/2010.
Used by Jaguar as a works demonstrator for some two years appearing in Autosport magazine in October 1952. In 1954 Jaguar sold the car to a very successful club racer called Berwyn Baxter who we believe raced the car for some years, not sure what happened to the car after Mr Baxter but we know that David Cottingham and then Tony Hilderbrand were racing the car in the late 1960s. Later in the 1970s the car made its way to Holland where it was raced in Europe, eventually landing up as a museum exhibit. Now going through a total nut and bolt restoration in order to bring the car back to its original Jaguar specification as it appeared in the Autosport article of 1952.