1951 Jaguar XK120 3.4 Roadster

• From 27-years loving ownership by our charming vendor
• Body-off restoration by the owner and his pal over a number of years
• Chassis shot-blasted. Smart red leather interior by Don Trimming
• A photographic record of the restoration accompanies the car
• Good history file containing numerous invoices and the Heritage Certificate
• Home-restored with no attempt at Concours quality and appropriately guided

Several decades ago, old British sports cars were bought by impecunious enthusiasts simply because they wanted to own a 'sports car'. If (when) they broke down, they were fixed using whatever parts were available, if they were scratched an aerosol can from Halfords would sort that out and if something more substantial was required, there was always your brother's mate Brian who worked at Patrick Motors and did a bit of welding and spray painting at home at the weekend. MGs, TRs, Sunbeam Alpines, Jaguar XKs it didn't really matter, you were young and the Sun was always shining. Fast forward a few years and 1950s Jaguar XKs tend to fall into one of two categories. They are either 'Barn-find' cars in need of total restoration but offering serious potential at fairly optimistic asking prices or a totally restored example with 5 years of invoices from a celebrity restorer offering instant access to Goodwood, Monaco or Accrington Masonic Lodge Classic Car Day at an even more substantial sum of money. It is, therefore, really refreshing to offer something a little different.

According to its Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate, this particular XK120 OTS LHD was built on 13/09/1951 and was fitted with a manual gearbox, and finished in Silver with 'Duo Blue' trim and a Gunmetal soft top. It was despatched on 26/09/1951 to legendary California Jaguar importer, Max Hoffman. We understand that it returned to the UK around 1990, still in left-hand drive, and was purchased by our vendor as an unfinished project in1993.

Supplied with the car are a couple of articles from the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club about John Bayliss and his XK120 and it's probably better if we quote from there;