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Jaguar is an iconic British brand with a long and storied heritage of dashing styling and memorable racing victories stretching back many decades. It was founded in 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company by Sir William Lyons and began building SS Jaguar sedan cars in 1935.
After WWII the company found fame with sexy sports cars, starting in 1949 with the XK-120 roadster. It was so named for its reported top speed of 120 mph. Sportier road models as well as purpose-built race cars followed, earning considerable success competing on twisty road racing circuits on both sides of the Atlantic.
The XK120 was designed as a touring car but enjoyed much success in racing. Their main weaknesses were drum brakes which wore quickly and heavy steering. The front drum brakes have been replaced with discs to make the car more drivable.
This car was originally imported through Max Hoffman Motors in 1952 and spent many of its early years in the New York City area. He was responsible for bringing great European cars to America. Later it ended up in Florida where the current owners purchased it in 2006. They undertook an exhaustive six-year restoration to Concours standards including a complete engine rebuild.
Many of the OEM parts were sourced from around the world and new woodwork was made in England by a former Rolls-Royce craftsman. A proper and correct Connolly leather and Wilton wood interior was also installed. This car is painted Indigo Blue and while technically not a correct Jaguar color until 1956, it does match the 'Ecurie Ecosse' racing team colors from Scotland of the early 1950s.
The car is powered by a 160 horsepower, 3.4 liter, inline-six-cylinder engine with twin SU carburetors. Peak horsepower was achieved at 5000 rpm. 120 mph was the promised top speed from the factory however the top speed of the vehicle was actually around 126-132 mph depending on the trim of the vehicle. It was the fastest production car available at that time.
After WWII the company found fame with sexy sports cars, starting in 1949 with the XK-120 roadster. It was so named for its reported top speed of 120 mph. Sportier road models as well as purpose-built race cars followed, earning considerable success competing on twisty road racing circuits on both sides of the Atlantic.
The XK120 was designed as a touring car but enjoyed much success in racing. Their main weaknesses were drum brakes which wore quickly and heavy steering. The front drum brakes have been replaced with discs to make the car more drivable.
This car was originally imported through Max Hoffman Motors in 1952 and spent many of its early years in the New York City area. He was responsible for bringing great European cars to America. Later it ended up in Florida where the current owners purchased it in 2006. They undertook an exhaustive six-year restoration to Concours standards including a complete engine rebuild.
Many of the OEM parts were sourced from around the world and new woodwork was made in England by a former Rolls-Royce craftsman. A proper and correct Connolly leather and Wilton wood interior was also installed. This car is painted Indigo Blue and while technically not a correct Jaguar color until 1956, it does match the 'Ecurie Ecosse' racing team colors from Scotland of the early 1950s.
The car is powered by a 160 horsepower, 3.4 liter, inline-six-cylinder engine with twin SU carburetors. Peak horsepower was achieved at 5000 rpm. 120 mph was the promised top speed from the factory however the top speed of the vehicle was actually around 126-132 mph depending on the trim of the vehicle. It was the fastest production car available at that time.
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1952 Jaguar XK 120 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Jaguar XK 120
(Data based on Model Year 1952 sales)
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Chassis Chassis#: 671429 Sold for USD$103,319 2023 Bonhams : The Zoute Sale | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe Chassis#: 680070 Sold for USD$56,000 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center | |
1952 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster Chassis#: 672282 Sold for USD$419,283 2023 RM Sothebys : Villa Erba | |
1952 Jaguar XK120SE Fixed Head Coupe Chassis#: S680291 Sold for USD$59,360 2023 Bonhams : Scottsdale Auction | |
1952 JAGUAR XK 120 ROADSTER Chassis#: 672051 Sold for USD$86,900 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe Sold for USD$71,500 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed-Head Coupé Chassis#: 680103 Sold for USD$67,463 2022 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Chassis#: 660994 Sold for USD$50,578 2022 Bonhams : The Beaulieu Sale | |
1952 Jaguar XK120C Competition Roadster Chassis#: 672525 Sold for USD$190,400 2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe Chassis#: 679817 Sold for USD$94,080 2022 Bonhams : Amelia Island Concours | |
1952 JAGUAR XK120 ROADSTER 'OTS' Chassis#: 671925 Sold for USD$97,341 2022 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fast Road Car Chassis#: 672356 Sold for USD$117,317 2021 Silverstone Auctions : The Classic Sale at Silverstone | |
1952 JAGUAR XK120 PROJECT Chassis#: 673053 Sold for USD$33,674 2021 Bonhams MPH July | |
1952 JAGUAR XK120 ROADSTER PROJECT Chassis#: 673053 Sold for USD$49,604 2021 Bonhams MPH March Auction | |
1952 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster Chassis#: 672509 Sold for USD$6,325 2020 RM Sothebys : Auburn Fall Auction | |
1952 Jaguar XK 120 Fixed Head Coupé Chassis#: 679599 Sold for USD$52,251 2020 RM Sothebys : Open Roads, The European Summer Auction | |
1952 Jaguar XK 120 Fixed Head Coupé Chassis#: 679599 Sold for USD$60,064 2020 RM : The European Sale featuring the Petitjean Collection | |
1952 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster Chassis#: 672285 Sold for USD$137,500 2020 RM Sothebys : Driving Into Summer | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Open Two-Seater Chassis#: 673127 Sold for USD$89,600 2020 Bonhams : Amelia Island Concours | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Coupé Chassis#: 680421 Sold for USD$93,346 2020 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais |
Jaguar XK 120s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1952 Jaguar XK 120's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1952 Jaguar XK120 OTS | S672902 | 2024 Bonhams : The Scottsdale Auction | $100,000 | $120,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 ROADSTER | 671867 | 2021 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | $120,000 | $150,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 672233 | 2021 Bonhams : The Scottsdale Auction | $120,000 | $150,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 4.2-Litre Fixed-Head Coupé | 679445 | 2019 Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia, RAF Museum Hendon | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | SE672666 | 2018 Historics at Brooklands MercedesBenz World | $85,000 | $105,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe | S679445 | 2018 H &H Auctions Classics & Motor Sport Hall of Fame | $85,000 | $95,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 2018 Coys : Legende et Passion Monaco 2018 | $130,000 | $150,000 | ||
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixedhead Coupé | J679445 | 2018 Historics at Brooklands Ascot Racecourse | $85,000 | $105,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Coupe | 679274 | 2017 The Finest : Boca Raton | $100,000 | $120,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 672627 | 2016 H & H Auctions Chateau Impney | $65,000 | $80,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 SE Roadster | S672983 | 2016 Coys : Schloss Dyck | $90,000 | $110,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 M Roadster | S673307 | 2016 H & H Auctions Chateau Impney | $72,000 | $80,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 3.8-Litre Competition Roadster | 680298 | 2016 Bonhams : The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale | $80,000 | $120,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 OTS Barnfind | 672314 | 2016 Silverstone Auctions : The Classic Race Aarhus Auction | |||
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixedhead Coupé | 679445 | 2015 Historics at Brookland | |||
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 671957 | 2015 RM Sotheby's London Auction | |||
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 661004 | 2014 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | $95,000 | $115,000 | |
1952 JAGUAR XK120 ROADSTER | 672051 | 2014 Mecum Monterey | $110,000 | $140,000 | $160,000 |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Open Two Seater | 671369 | 2014 Greenwich Concours D'Elegance Auction | $50,000 | $60,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe | 680326 | 2014 Bonhams The Scottsdale Auction | $110,000 | $130,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe | 2013 Mecum Auctions Monterey | $105,000 | |||
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 672509 | 2013 Russo & Steele Newport Beach | $95,000 | ||
1952 Jaguar XK120SE Roadster | 2013 Auctions America Auburn Spring | $100,000 | |||
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 661032 | 2012 Bonhams The Beaulieu Sale Collectors' Motor Cars | $50,000 | $70,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK Special | S815749 | 2012 Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auction | $200,000 | $275,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed-Head Coupe | 679632 | 2012 Bonhams Quail Lodge Sale | $140,000 | $160,000 | |
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 6610020 | 2012 H & H Donnington Priory | |||
1952 Jaguar XK120 OTS | 671555 | 2012 Bonhams Greenwich Concours d'Elegance: Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia | |||
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster | 661032 | 2012 The Imperial War Museum | |||
1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed-head Coupe | 680033 | 2011 Bonhams The December Sale | $55,000 | $60,000 |
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