2016-02-01 10:16:39 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 2/1/16
www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-XK-XK-120-Fixed-Head-Coupe-/222011588060
Car has a buy it now price of $42,000 for 20 days. Seller oldcomix, 100k miles.

Sellers description:
In 1968, my Dad began a long term project buying a car he had always wanted, the Jaguar XK-120 Fixed head Coupe. He bought his first XK, which I called The Green One, Sept. 1968, then bought the driving 1952 model (The White One) in 1971. The first had too much rust damage and parts swaps that could not be corrected at the time as well as incorrect parts, so Dad bought the second and therefore the Green car could serve as a partial parts car.

Here are the essential facts: Green parts car has a WA "junk affidavit". The engine originally installed at the factory was #W3906/8 (about Dec 1951). When Dad purchased it in 1968 a previous owner had that swapped out many parts: arts from a drop head coupe had been put on the green car. The White car (chassis #679033) has engine (installed at Coventry) #W3533-8 (Nov 1951) and this chassis is pretty early as the serial numbers start with production number 679001 making it the 32rd FHC to have been built for sale at Coventry. When Dad purchased it in 1971, the block was the original #W3533/8 and the head was #A7324-8 from a Mark VII. The engines in both cars were the 160 hp type, and the cars are not the SE type. His pink slips shows the 1952 model year for the White one. Despite the fact that the straight engines were 160 hp, the design would allow the car to touch 120 mph on straight-aways, which was no mean feat in the early 1950's for a car bearing bias ply tires. The first car has the original green paint and the rusty cowl was never messed with. The White one got the cream paint about 1974.

These cars represent a 35-year stasis time warp. The entire project is now available for a serious investor and tinkerer to enjoy. The white car was last driven in 1997, then Dad began an engine and interior repair that stalled. Everything in Dad's garage associated with these two Jaguars must be sold in its entirety. Sales of these family heirlooms will go through me and other family members.