2013-05-23 10:52:10 | pauls writes:

Car offered at:
www.jdclassics.co.uk/showrooms/Jaguar-XK120-Salvadori/6548.htm

Sellers description:
Year 1951 Jaguar XK120 Salvadori
Price POA
Period Competition Roadster
Engine 3.4 Litre
Jaguar XK 120 Period Competition Roadster, Opalescent Bronze/Tan interior, genuine competition car raced by Roy Salvadori in the early 1950's, original period race photographs and race programs are available. Raced by Salvadori in 1951 at Goodwood (1st), Silverstone (2nd), Boreham (2nd) and Castle Combe (2nd). Stored for 40 years, UK registered with original registration number. A very rare oportunity to own a genuine period race car. Total JD chassis off restoration to current FIA competition specification with full JD Classic race upgrading just completed. Supplied with full FIA HTP papers, a fully track tested, competitive road legal race car ready for all of the world's top historic motoring events. Highest placed (12th overall) XK120 at Le Mans Classic 2012. Rally prepared for the 2013 Mille Miglia on behalf of Jaguar Cars Ltd, the car was driven by David Gandy and Yasmin Le Bon and finished in a high position.

2013-05-23 19:20:12 | Anonymous writes:

It would be good to see some pics before the restoration commenced

2014-03-06 06:07:51 | Jeremy B writes:

When a pal set eyes upon my newly-acquired 670503, he squawked that he simply MUST have one. We looked in Exchange & Mart, and found one in Finchampstead, for £50. Arriving in my 120 we found it was red, rather rusty, but absolutely complete - with all brightwork, hood, sidescreens and matching numbers. This was August 1968.

He was rather daunted by the amount of work required, but made a start. I think the squirrel's nest was the last straw, howver. He offered me the car for what he had paid for it. I nicked various bits from it, including the grille, and sold it to another chum for £35.

Nearly thirty years later I was researching pictures for a book (on XKs of course!) when I came across a photo of Roy Salvadori of F1 and Le Mans-winning fame, whizzing around Silverstone in the early 1950s.

I fetched a print of this to my friend who was quite pleased. (This is amassive understatementcopy of the photo

2014-03-06 06:29:42 | Jeremy B writes:

End was chopped off!

...who was quite pleased. (This is a massive understatement.) I assumed this friend still had the car until I spotted it in a recent Mille Miglia event.

2024-11-15 20:31:14 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:

www.hemmings.com/classifieds/listing/1950-jaguar-xk120-2803663

Seller's description:

Vehicle Location Cirencester, Gloucestershire GB

Exterior Bronze

Transmission Manual

Interior Tan

Condition Mint

The Ex - Roy Salvadori, Peter Blond 1950 Jaguar XK120 Period Competition Roadster

‘Give me Goodwood on a summer’s day and you can keep the rest’ - Roy Salvadori, race winner at Goodwood with this very car in 1951, bringing a present-day context to Salvadori’s famous quote.

Sold to fellow racer Peter Blond in 1952, becoming his first racing car and companion to Blond on many adventures.

Acquired by JD Classics from long term ownership in 2008 and subject of an exhaustive restoration to concours standards while being simultaneously race prepared, with photo record on file.

Raced at the Le Mans Classic and participant in the famous Mille Migliaon no less than five occasions, the first being as a works Jaguar entry, piloted by David Gandy and Yasmin Le Bon.

Immaculately maintained today, HBC 226 presents a wealth of use opportunities to its new custodian including the Mille Miglia, Le Mans Classic, Tour Auto, MRL Woodcote Trophy and much more.

2025-12-13 10:53:14 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:

www.hiltonandmoss.com/stock/details/1950-jaguar-xk120-competition-roadster/59103 ...

Seller's description:

Here at Hilton & Moss, we are incredibly honoured to present an important motor car that needs little introduction. HBC 226, the ex-Roy Salvadori and Peter Blond Jaguar XK120 Competition Roadster. Perhaps one of the most storied and well known race cars of the period, with unrivalled provenance and modern day eligibility.

HBC would be manufactured on 28th November, 1950 with chassis 660363, before being dispatched on 6th December, to Mr. Walter E. Sturgess of Leicester. Finished in its unmistakable shade of Opalescent Bronze, with a complementing Biscuit and Tan interior, a life of racing lie ahead.

By 1951, HBC would be owned by none other than future Formula 1 racer and Le Mans winner, Roy Salvadori. A young car dealer at the time, Salvadori encountered a life-threatening crash at Silverstone, racing his Frazer Nash. After a miraculous recovery, Salvadori’s inaugural race with HBC would take place on 11th August at Boreham in the William Lyons Trophy race where he would go on to finish third. The very next race that day, he would finish third again.

1952 would see a period of back-to-back racing over three months, with Salvadori taking part in eight races at venues including Castle Combe, Silverstone, Boreham and Goodwood. In seven of the eight, he would be a podium finisher, however it wasn’t until his last race on 26th July at the 10th Members Meeting, in the BARC Goodwood Handicap, that Salvadori would secure his first and only win with HBC.

By August, HBC had changed hands, having been traded with a Jaguar SS100 by Peter Blond who needed something faster, although he was yet to start his own racing career at this point. With HBC in hand, Blond’s career started just a few weeks later, racing in the 750 Motor Club 6-Hour Relay at Silverstone, finishing 4th overall. In September, Blond would also enter the Peterborough Motor Club Over 2-Litre race, again at Silverstone obtaining a podium finish in 3rd place.

Blond would continue to use HBC, both on the road and in club level racing with modest success. In 1954, he would travel with HBC to Le Mans for the 24-Hour race, where Salvadori was now part of the Aston Martin works team piloting a DB3S. With the local roads closed for the circuit, Blond decided it would be worth trying the circuit for himself, only to be stopped by the Gendarmerie. Blond would soon find himself behind the wheel of a C-Type, with HBC making way, sold by Performance Cars Ltd, Middlesex in 1955.

HBC was again sold in July 1968 by Lakeview Motors, this time as salvage, confirmed by the original bill of sale and accompanying photos in the history file. Little is known about the cars history until the car was purchased for restoration by JD Classics in 2009. HBC would be painstakingly restored back to a racing configuration with FIA compliance.

A return to the race track would take place in April 2011 at Donington Park, racing in the Woodcote Trophy, finishing 14th overall and 3rd In Class. In June, HBC took part in Le Mans Legends finishing 5th In Class. Two more Woodcote Trophy races would occur in 2012, finishing 4th In Class at Donington and 7th In Class at Brands Hatch. HBCs last race would be at Classic Le Mans, finishing 12th Overall in Plateau 2.

The next chapter for HBC, would become a series of Mille Miglia entries. The first of which as a Jaguar ‘Works’ entry with David Gandy and Yasmin Le Bon in 2013. Additional entries would follow in 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023 and most recently in 2025, making HBC a six-time entrant and more importantly, six-time finisher!

Today, HBC 226 remains highly eligible for a great variety of events. Whether that be Mille Miglia, historic racing or pride of place on the Concours lawns. Hilton & Moss provides the unique opportunity to support the next custodian in whichever venture they choose. Our dedicated and knowledgeable motorsport team can provide preparation and support for racing, alongside tuition and development, as well as storage for a complete package. Our modern workshop facilities can cater for every maintenance need and finally, our relationships with leading event organisers allow access to some of the most prestigious Concours events the world over.