3.4 XK120 | Pastel Green | ||||
Fixed Head Coupe | Suede Green | ||||
Left Hand Drive | |||||
Charles Hornburg, Los Angeles | |||||
April 1953 | |||||
W8243-8S | |||||
J3140 | |||||
JL16471 | |||||
21 April 1953 | |||||
1953 | Old English White | ||||
2023 | Suede Green | ||||
Nice Driver | |||||
Original | |||||
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GOP749 | 8L8696 | KUP573 |
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2014-07-26 20:23:18 | pauls writes:
Car to be at auction 8/14
www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1953-jaguar-xk120-m-fixed-head-coupe/
Auction description:
Lot 137
Pebble Beach 2014
Estimate: $110,000 - $140,000 | Without Reserve
Chassis: S681124
*Please note this vehicle is titled by its engine number.
An Outstanding Presentation of a Most Original Example
Sympathetically Serviced and Detailed California Garage Find
Single Family Ownership for over 58 Years
Top-Specification, Original "M" Model
A Fascinating Discovery with Irreplaceable Charm
SOLD: $99,000
2023-02-04 17:15:41 | pauls writes:
Car returning to auction 3/23
www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am23_066/1953-jaguar-xk120-se-fixed-head-coupe
Auction description:
1953 Jaguar XK120 SE Fixed Head Coupe
The Amelia Auction | Estimate: $100,000 - $120,000
Just one of just 421 'SE' examples
Matching numbers engine cylinder head, transmission and body
Full engine rebuild in 2016 by Twin Cam Sportscars in Sarasota, Florida and serviced and maintained by Predator Racing of Largo, Florida
Long term, single family ownership from 1955-2013
Accompanied by a large file of documentation including service receipts, period photos, its Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate, California Black Plate, original tool roll, jack and spare.
Chassis No. S 681124
Engine No. W 82438S
Transmission No. JL 16471
Body No. J 3140
According to its Jaguar Heritage Certificate, this 1953 Jaguar XK120 SE Fixed Head Coupe was completed by the factory on 21 April 1953. Finished in Pastel Green over a complimentary Suede Green interior, this XK120 was, in fact, equipped with the desirable SE package as denoted by its 'S' chassis prefix. Delivered new through Charles Hornburg Jaguar in Los Angeles, California, this example is said to have been later traded in at a Los Angeles-area Ford dealership and subsequently purchased by Lawrence J. Brancato Jr. of San Clemente, California in May 1955.
Noted to have been highly prized by Mr. Brancato , this XK120 remained within his family ownership for fifty-eight years until 2013 when the car was rediscovered in storage. Understood to have been lying dormant for some years, this XK120 was stated to maintain the majority of its factory-applied finishes and was given a sympathetic but thorough recommissioning under new ownership before being acquired by current owner in 2014. Today, this Jaguar runs and drives beautifully while maintaining a wonderful patina and original feel and presents as the benchmark example of how an XK120 departed Coventry in the early 1950s. One of approximately 2,672 examples built from 1951-1954, this XK120 is accompanied by a substantial file of documentation detailing its continuous history its Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate, California black plate, original tool roll, jack and spare. A landmark car when introduced, this sale is an opportunity to acquire a well-preserved, numbers matching Jaguar XK120 FHC.
2023-02-24 20:44:26 | Captain RD writes:
documents
History File: 1953 JAGUAR XK120 SE FIXED HEAD COUPE (broadarrowauctions.com)