1951 Jaguar XK120 Fixedhead Coupe

The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car, which was manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954. It was launched in roadster form at the 1948 London Motor Show as a test bed and show car for the new Jaguar XK engine. It caused a sensation, which persuaded Jaguar founder and design boss William Lyons to put it into production.

The "120" in its name referred to its 120 mph top speed which made the XK120 the world's fastest standard production car at the time of its launch. Success in motor racing secured the cars future and an icon was born. Today, Jaguar XK's and particularly 120's remain well sought-after with expertly restored examples to modern motoring standards achieving excellent results.

The car offered today has the early style windscreen and was exported to the USA dry state of California; a black plate car which is why the car has remained so original. Only 195 right hand drive fixed head coupe models were made and less than 2500 left hand drive cars.

This car was taken off the road in 2007 and given a body off restoration. The car remained unfinished until 2014 when it was brought home to England. Since this time it has been completed to its present well detailed finished condition. The engine has been completely rebuilt and has been uprated in the lubrication system and uses period tuning components.

Supplied with UK V5c and current MOT it is ready for use, running smooth and cool. It is a superb example of the most beautiful XK models, the fixed head coupe.