2015-05-16 15:11:53 | Reno writes:

car on auction:

www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2015-06-06/cars/ref-58-1950-jaguar-xk120-roa ...

The engine is not the original. On the website find the no. 2004-7 but can not imagine this is an XK engine no.

2015-05-17 11:13:09 | Peter Ingram writes:

W 2004-7 is fine as the original engine now replaced by a 4.2 Jaguar lump as copy says. Still has registration LNE 800 Built Nov 1950

2015-05-28 12:49:01 | pauls writes:

Description from above auction:
237 - 1950 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
Registration LNE800
Chassis Number 660271
Engine Number 2004-7
Odometer reading 33,260 miles
Estimate £43,000 - £48,000

This righthand drive XK120 Roadster was purchased by the vendor in 1975 as a project car from a dealer in the Midlands; after about a year of owning it, he decided to carry out a body-off restoration. A 3.8 litre, Jaguar Mk. II in reasonable condition was purchased as a donor car for the engine, gearbox with overdrive and the rear axle; all were fitted together with panard rods and radius arms on the rear axle to stop it moving in any direction. Next, he found a Jaguar Mk. IX in a local breakers yard which supplied the Dunlop disc braking system. After restoring the chassis he found a person who specialised in Jaguar bodywork and a deal was struck where he paid £100 and when that was used up, he paid another £100 - this worked well to start with but when he got a bill for £600 which he was not expecting , he took the car home and finished it himself. Not satisfied with the power output from the 3.8 litre engine, the vendor managed to find a Jaguar 4.2 litre unit which was reputed to have only done 20,000 miles since a major overhaul - and this is how we find the car today. This 'fast road' XK120 has been fully maintained and serviced since the rebuild and is 'on the button'; it starts easily, runs well and is ready to use. Finished in British Racing Green with red leather interior and black toneau cover, it comes supplied with a V5C registration document and some old MoT test certificates. This is a very reliable, well-built special and is ready to be appreciated as such.

2018-09-26 00:18:05 | Tim Smith writes:

I bought this 120 at the Historics auction. The vendor had the original engine (dismantled) which I bought about a year after the auction along with the windscreen assembly, rear env axle, brake drums etc.The vendor bought the car from (the) Philip Porter in 1975 confirmed by Mr Porter, also the dismantled engine components were wrapped in envelopes addressed to Porter. The engine was rebuilt by VSE and is now in the car.