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Chassis number 660792 was completed on May 3rd of 1951, and left for Brysons, Melbourne, Australia, on June 12th of 1951. The vehicle was first registered in Victoria in 1951 and then it changed hands several times in the late 1950s and 60s eventually ending up in the collection of Mark Tucakovic of Wallington, Australia, in 1973. In 1992, auto designer Karl Robertson bought the car and took it with him to Frankfurt, Germany. He completed a full restoration of the all numbers-matching car, including fitting it with the twin Brooklands screens and a Quick Type Fuel Fill to match the original 1950 LeMans team cars. The vehicle is also equipped with rare Don Busch Turbo Vent wheels of which only ten sets were produced for Australian race vehicles.
Mr. Robertson moved to the U.S. where he showed it extensively at various Concours and charity events until its sale to the current owners in 2008. The vehicle was raced extensively and the current owner performed a full refresh in 2010.
The XK120 was launched as a roadster at the 1948 London Motor Show and caused such a sensation it was quickly put into production. It earned much success competing on road-racing circuits and was Jaguar's first sports car since the SS100 which ended production in 1940.
The '120' referred to its 120 mph top speed, which made the XK120 the world's fastest standard production car at the time. With alloy cylinder heads and twin side-draft carburetors, the dual overhead cam 3.4 L straight six was comparatively advanced for a mass-produced unit of the time. It is also equipped with the rare Don Busch Turbo Vent wheels, of which only 10 sets were ever built for Australian race vehicles.
Mr. Robertson moved to the U.S. where he showed it extensively at various Concours and charity events until its sale to the current owners in 2008. The vehicle was raced extensively and the current owner performed a full refresh in 2010.
The XK120 was launched as a roadster at the 1948 London Motor Show and caused such a sensation it was quickly put into production. It earned much success competing on road-racing circuits and was Jaguar's first sports car since the SS100 which ended production in 1940.
The '120' referred to its 120 mph top speed, which made the XK120 the world's fastest standard production car at the time. With alloy cylinder heads and twin side-draft carburetors, the dual overhead cam 3.4 L straight six was comparatively advanced for a mass-produced unit of the time. It is also equipped with the rare Don Busch Turbo Vent wheels, of which only 10 sets were ever built for Australian race vehicles.
2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : The Passion for the Drive
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $125,000-USD $150,000
Sale Price :
USD $112,000
1951 Jaguar XK120 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Jaguar XK120
(Data based on Model Year 1951 sales)
1951 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe Chassis#: 679176 Sold for USD$20,160 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Chassis#: 660881 Sold for USD$31,360 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 LT3 Works Lightweight Sports Racer-LT3 Chassis#: 660741 Sold for USD$775,000 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 'LT1' Competition Specifications Chassis#: 671751 Sold for USD$201,600 2023 Bonhams : Scottsdale Auction | |
1951 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster Chassis#: 660792 Sold for USD$112,000 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : The Passion for the Drive | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Chassis#: 660545 Sold for USD$61,874 2022 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 FHC - 'LT' Hommage - Alloy Bodied Chassis#: 679052 Sold for USD$101,675 2021 Silverstone Auctions : The Classic Sale at Silverstone | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Four-seat Drophead Coupé Chassis#: 660750 Sold for USD$150,622 2021 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris | |
1951 JAGUAR XK120 3.4 ROADSTER Chassis#: 671554 Sold for USD$66,921 2020 Silverstone Auctions : The May Live Online Auction | |
1951 JAGUAR XK 120 ROADSTER Chassis#: 670836 Sold for USD$42,900 2020 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, AZ | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Chassis#: 660551 Sold for USD$75,375 2019 H & H Classics - Imperial War Museum, Duxford | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Chassis#: 671497 Sold for USD$54,320 2019 Bonhams : Collectors Motorcars and Automobilia Auction | |
1951 Jaguar XK 120 Fixed Head Coupe Chassis#: 679077 Sold for USD$96,250 2018 RM Sothebys : Hershey | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Chassis#: 660618 Sold for USD$142,635 2018 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Chassis#: 671514 Sold for USD$84,000 2018 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster (Barn Find) Sold for USD$96,763 2018 Shannons - Sydney Classic | |
1951 JAGUAR XK120 ROADSTER Chassis#: 660739 Sold for USD$128,889 2018 Coys - The Royal Horticultural Halls Westminster, London | |
1951 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster Chassis#: 671978 Sold for USD$84,000 2018 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Sold for USD$125,500 2017 Leake Auction : Dallas Fall | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Sold for USD$95,650 2017 Shannons Sydney Spring Classic Auction |
Jaguar XK120s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1951 Jaguar XK120's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 670928 | 2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale | |||
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster LT Re-Creation - FIA/ HTP Approved | 671577 | 2021 Silverstone Auctions : The Classic Sale at Silverstone | |||
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 671751 | 2019 Mecum : Monterey | $170,000 | $240,000 | $280,000 |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 2018 Shannons Sydney Spring Classic | ||||
1951 Jaguar XK120 3.8-Litre Roadster | 660587 | 2018 Bonhams : Goodwood | $75,000 | $85,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 671245 | 2018 Artcurial : LeMans Classic | $90,000 | $130,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 OTS Roadster | 660545 | 2018 Historics @ Brooklands Motor Museum | $85,000 | $95,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Fixed-head Coupe | 679117 | 2016 The Finest : The Elegance at Hershey | $150,000 | $160,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 660893 | 2015 Historics at Brookland | $78,000 | $86,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | W14248 | 2015 Mecum : Monterey | $80,000 | ||
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 2015 Mecum : Seattle | $75,000 | |||
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 671318 | 2014 WorldWide Auctions The Houston Classic Motorcar Auction | $140,000 | $160,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 670895 | 2011 RM Auctions Concours d'Elegance at St. Johns | $67,500 | $80,000 | $100,000 |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 660610 | 2011 Coys Auction Blenheim Palace | $57,000 | $65,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 673251 | 2011 Coys Auction Blenheim Palace | $48,000 | $55,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 660606 | 2011 Coys Auction Blenheim Palace | $70,000 | $80,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 660409 | 2010 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed, Chichester, Sussex | $55,000 | $60,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 671601 | 2008 Bonhams Important Collectors' Motor Cars, Pioneer and Vintage Motorcycles and Fine Automobilia | $70,000 | $80,000 | |
1951 Jaguar XK120 Convertible | 2005 Michigan International Spring Classic Car Auction | $14,000 | |||
1951 JAGUAR XK 120 ROADSTER | W14248 | 2005 Palm Springs Exotic Car Auctions Spring 2005 | $52,000 | ||
1951 Jaguar XK120 Coupe | 679039 | 2004 Bonhams Gentlemen's Sale | $90,000 | $100,000 | |
1951 JAGUAR XK 120 ROADSTER | 2001 Kruse Auction Auburn, IN | $52,000 |
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