Equipment
3442cc/160hp, 4-speed, hub caps, fender skirts, BF Goodrich Silvertown tires.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
One of 242 early alloy-bodied cars and 184 in LHD. Represented as matching numbers. Restored in original colors. Older brightwork with blemishes and scratches on the headlight bezels, plus dirt behind the headlight covers. Several light scratches on the front bumperettes. Light putting on the windshield frame. Rusty exhaust tip. Good but old paint. Worn steering wheel and upholstery. Tidy but older underneath. Restored in the 1980s and showing its age.
Market commentary
Jaguar built over 12,000 XK120s, but that wasn't the plan when the car debuted at the 1948 Earls Court Motor Show. Jaguar originally built the two-seater sports car to showcase the new twin-cam XK engine, but soon low-volume production picked up with alloy-bodied cars, then demand proved so strong (especially from the U.S.), that production switched to steel. The early alloy cars are naturally worth a lot more than the later ones, but this result shows some softness in the vintage Jaguar market. The same car sold at RM Monterey 10 years ago for $407,000, and its condition can't be that much worse than it is today.