2014-05-17 10:33:56 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 6/14
www.bonhams.com/auctions/21916/lot/392/

Auction description:
Lot 392
1954 Jaguar XK120SE Roadster
Chassis no. S672695
Engine no. W5593-8S
US$ 100,000 - 120,000
£59,000 - 71,000

Built on August 18th, 1952 and dispatched a week later, this XK120 was delivered new through Max Hoffman's of New York. It is believed that it was sold directly to Germany and was bought by a servicemen stationed there. The current owner acquired it in 1967 through Automotive Engineering (then in Park Square Boston) and has had it ever since.

A call up by the Air National Guard saw the Jag go into storage for a good number of years. In 1988 Bill Basset was asked to fully restore the XK120. Basset restored the car to a high degree of authenticity though the original grey over red color scheme gave way to the appealing BRG over tan we see today. The restoration was of excellent quality and the car has held up well and proved most reliable - the car even scored 96 points at a Jaguar meet in the mid-90s.

Today the car looks lovely and runs very well. The interior shows some signs of a few decades use but overall looks great. The exterior does show some minor imperfections upon close examination but for a 20 plus year old restoration it is quite good. The odometer shows just over 66,000 miles.

The car has its full tool kit and jack along with its handbooks and its Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate. The floor mats and trunk may have never been used, in what seems to be like-new condition.

A great old Jaguar with long term ownership for over 40 years and a fine restoration, it just begs to be driven.

2014-07-13 13:15:36 | pauls writes:

The XK Gazette reports the car sold for EU103,400.