2008-01-10 09:11:46 | Roger W. Mills writes:

Purchased the car in 1996 as a modsported racer . Full rebuild then carried out from bare chassis.Finished
in racing colours of cream with blue
wings,and biscuit/red trim.Many engine mods Moss gearbox high ratio
axle front disc brakes full weather equipment makes it aSUPER car!

2022-09-20 13:14:32 | JeremyB writes:

This is now for sale. It seems to be sporting tramp bars - a worthy addition !

www.vandp.net/sales/2393/1953-jaguar-xk120-ots-with-race-history/

1953 Jaguar XK120 OTS with race history.

Chassis Number: 661048

Regiatraton Number: MUF559 (Also XY7 in period.)

The Geneva show car, purchased new in 1953 by Mr Palmer-Norwood from Moores of Brighton. The car had a C Type head fitted & larger sand cast carburettors after which it was raced in a number of events setting amongst other things a fastet lap record twice in Members meetings races in 1956. Lots of correspondence & magazine articles come with the car detailing the exploits of previous owners & documenting the race history.

The car started life in cream but in 1954 was painted blue & white, the colours we find it in today. The paint is very tidy & presents very well. The car is now being sold by the estate of the last owner who had the carr for over a decade, raced it occasionally & lavished many 10's of thousands of pounds upon it with the likes of Broadspeed to put it in the condition we find it in today.

To the interior is Brand new blue leather to the bucket style seats & door cards . The original seats also come with the car. Underfoot are blue carpets & the hood is a brand new mohair item of very high quality. Disc brakes are fitted up front giving the car excellent stopping power.

This is a fully sorted car & is the best & fastest XK120 I have had the pleasure of driving. The engine is absolutely crisp & responsive in a way that only Jaguar Twin Cams tend to be with ample power & instantaneous pick up from lower speeds. The engine has done few miles since a full rebuild by guy broad with bills on file for over £30,000 on the engine alone & a full set of pictures showing the engine out of the car & the work in progress. The engine like most race cars is not original as it was replaced in period after the factoy unit blew up with a rod though the side of the block.

Eligible for numerous period racing events the car is absolutely ready to go & in really fine running order. The history file is huge & far to big to photograph in its entirety with masses of inovices dating back over the years. Some scrutineering stickers remain on the car from previous racing exploits. This car drives beautifully & would also make a really good fast road car or Mille Miglia contestant etc.

2022-09-21 02:10:58 | David Barnett writes:

As far as I know the only XK120 displayed at the Geneva Motor Show between the 5th and 15th of March 1953 was my own car (661051), which was dispatched from the factory to Garage Claparede, Geneva on the 19th of February to be displayed with its original wire wheels, in Pastel Green.

2025-03-20 22:46:26 | John Elmgreen writes:

The JHT certificate for 661051 shows that 661051 was a "Show Car". It does not name the show, but the dealer to which the car was allocated was a Swiss dealer, so the conclusion for the Geneva show is obvious. The show was held 5-15 March 1953.

However, doubt is cast upon a role for 661051 at Geneva in an article by the owner of 661048, Roger Mills, who wrote that the first owner of 661048 was told at Moores of Brighton in 1953 that 661048 "had been a last-minute replacement by Jaguar on their stand at the Geneva Salon and it had been gifted to Moore's by Sir William in gratitude for this. There was a small mileage on the speedometer, which supported the story." See XK Gazette #114, March 2007. It is hard to imagine that Lyons gave away such a car, and the story re Geneva might readily be disregarded as a salesman's spiel. However, the critical support for 661048 being at Geneva is that the photo of the show, admittedly in black and white, appears to show a Cream car with duo colour trim (correct for 661048), and painted wire wheels. 661051 was a Pastel Green car with Suede Green (single colour) trim, which appears to decide the issue. 661048 is recorded by Jaguar as despatched on 25 March 1953 so it was apparently returned directly to Jaguar after the show, and then sent out to Moores. Presumably it had been promised to Moores at an earlier date, having been built back on 19 January 1953.