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670053

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Record Creation: Entered on 27 July 2020.

 

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2017-07-26 16:36:48 | XK Data writes:

The record was updated:

  • Current Color was added: suede green
  • Current State was added: British Columbia
  • Current Country was added: Canada
  • Factory Build Year was added: 1949
  • Factory Build Month was added: 12
  • 2019-09-17 00:29:30 | XK Data writes:

    The record was updated:

  • Factory Paint Color was added: suede green
  • Factory Interior Color was added: suede green
  • Original Distributor was added: hoffman
  • Car Condition was added: Awaiting rest.
  • Replacement Engine was added: original
  • Replacement Gearbox was added: Original
  • Current Color was changed from suede green to light green
  • Last Seen was added: 2019
  • Factory Dispatch Year was added: 1950
  • Factory Dispatch Month was added: 01
  • Factory Dispatch Day was added: 03
  • 2020-08-21 23:03:48 | XK Data writes:

    The record was updated:

  • Car Condition was changed from Work in progress to Awaiting rest.
  • Current Interior was added: black
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    Detail Photos: Interior (10)

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    Detail Photos: Engine (10)

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    2019-09-10 15:23:51 | Mike May writes:

    Seen on youtube video
    Same owner since the 1980s

    2019-12-14 11:56:13 | JPH writes:

    Youtube link : www.youtube.com/watch__BAg

    2020-07-26 10:12:49 | pauls writes:

    Under restoration at:

    owenauto.ca/

    Car had been in storage in pieces since 1981

    2020-07-27 13:50:50 | pauls writes:

    Car to be at auction 8/20

    rmsothebys.com/auctions/mo20/lots/r0030-1950-jaguar-xk-120-alloy-roadster/

    Auction description:

    1950 Jaguar XK 120 Alloy Roadster

    Offered Without ReserveRM | Online Only - SHIFT/MONTEREY 14 - 15 AUGUST 2020, Lot 207

    Chassis No. 670053

    Body No. F 1076

    Engine No. W 1095-8

    Gearbox No. JH 731

    Location Sidney, British Columbia

    $165,000 USD | Sold

    One of 184 left-hand-drive alloy examples

    Numbers matching chassis, engine, gearbox, and body

    Loosely reassembled and evaluated by noted marque expert

    A charming barn find Jaguar, off the road since 1982

    Chassis 670053 was completed on 12 December 1949 leaving Holbrook Lane finished in attractive Suede Green over a matching Suede Green interior. It was dispatched on 3 January 1950 to Hoffman in New York. What happened to the car over the subsequent years is not entirely known, though this XK 120 eventually made its way from Washington State over the border to British Columbia, where it was tucked away in a garage in Sidney, a quiet coastal town on Vancouver Island. The Jaguar was carefully dry stored, and it would remain tucked away from the public’s eye for nearly four decades before it saw the light of day again.

    The wait was certainly worth it, as appreciation for early examples of the XK 120 – especially the mere 184 left-hand-drive alloy examples built – has never been stronger. Though partially disassembled and stored in boxes at the time of its slumber, the car was recently loosely reassembled for the purpose of determining its completeness by British marque expert Richard Owen of Owen Automotive. According to its Jaguar Heritage Trust production trace certificate, the Jaguar retains its numbers matching chassis, engine block, gearbox, and body. The 3.4-liter straight-six has been bored out and though it turns over freely, is in need of a full rebuild. The engine is fitted with an unstamped ‘studless’ Williams Mills foundry cylinder head, which is believed be the correct type for these early cars. The wheels have been restored in preparation of a topcoat, and new Avon tires are fitted.

    Some quirks that speak to the car’s past include a custom stainless instrument panel, wooden dashboard fascias, and a bonnet from a later production steel car. What has not changed are the car’s fundamentals, retaining much of the hard-to-find hardware specific to these aluminum cars. The car is also accompanied by its JDHT certificate and a tool roll. The chance to rehabilitate one of the most storied post-war sports cars is exceptionally unusual, making this XK 120 an extraordinary opportunity.

    2020-08-15 21:19:46 | mike may writes:

    Sold for $150,000 8/15/2020

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