Equipment
3442/160hp, 4-speed, hub caps, fender skirts, Coker Classic tires, tools, jack, spare.
Condition
Mostly excellent paint, but the front fender needs buffing and a small area below the driver's side headlight is oxidizing. Run in the paint on the rear bumper mount as well. Excellent chrome and glass. Clean wheels and tires. Light wear in driver's side carpet. Highly detailed engine bay. Show finished chassis. Slight sagging in the top, but it is in good condition. Restored in 2007-16, followed by AACA Junior and Senior awards in 2016, and AACA First Grand National in 2018. Matching numbers. Reportedly the 314th LHD, steel-bodied 120 after the switch from aluminum. Needs to be collected from Philadelphia.
Market commentary
The XK 120 is a seminal sports car, one of the all-time greats, but prices have softened over the last few years and this car has two recent no-sale appearances to its name. It appeared last October on Bring a Trailer to a failed $110,000 high bid, and was a $125,000 no-sale at Auburn Fall. This is therefore a surprising, trend-defying sale that even in pre-COVID terms is a top-of-the-market result. It wasn't a fluke, either, as the sale's XK 140 MC Roadster (Lot 235) sold for a similarly strong $165,000.