XK Data - 660765 - Jaguar XK120, XK140, XK150 information, articles, photos and register

3.4 XK120

Black

Open Two Seater

Biscuit + Red

Right Hand Drive

Black

Hoffman

660765

7 May 1951

23 April 1951

United States

1951

2016

Work In Progress

Australia

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Record Creation: Entered on 6 May 2009.

Record Changes

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2017-01-03 19:37:17 | XK Data writes:

The record was updated:

Factory Paint Color was added: black

Factory Interior Color was added: biscuit + red

Factory Top Color was added: black

Original Distributor was added: Hoffman

Original Owner Country was added: United States

Title Year was added: 1951

Car Condition was added: Work in progress

Current Country was added: Australia

Last Seen was added: 2016

Factory Dispatch Year was added: 1951

Factory Dispatch Month was added: 05

Factory Dispatch Day was added: 07

Factory Build Year was added: 1951

Factory Build Month was added: 04

Factory Build Day was added: 23

Car History

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

USA, Australia, New Zealand

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 660765

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Exterior Photos (1)

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2022-04-03

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2016-12-31 23:47:51 | terry mcgrath writes:

The complete rust free rolling chassis including steering column for this car is in Western Australia.
Long term plans are to build an exact copy LWT XK120 ie an LT "Silverstone" car given proximity of chassis number to the 2 original cars 660741 and 660748.

2023-01-26 03:10:17 | Florian writes:

What ever body it may have, surely not 660949

2023-01-31 19:20:52 | terry mcgrath writes:

The original blue bodyshell from 660949 was removed and a brand new body shell fitted to this chassis and the original blue bodyshell including all exterior panels bonnet and doors with exception of boot lid sold and these have been fitted to RHD chassis number 660765 as seen in the above photo. I can send more photos of the body shell as purchased if you like.

terry

tmcgrath@bigpond.com

tel:61 407797003

2023-02-06 06:58:53 | Florian writes:

Why on earth would anyone exchange the body of a steel XK? Makes no sense at all.