Description
Elegance, timeless curves, an icon of the automobile, the 50s ... Iwi cars offers for sale this Jaguar XK 120 OTS: Displacement: 3. 4L double carburettors SU Mechanical gearbox 4 speeds Year: 05/ 1954. Colour grey battleship (Grey / Green) Red leather interior. The vehicle is in excellent condition, has been fully restored, first registered in May 1954, this Jaguar is Matching numbers and is in very good cosmetic and mechanical condition, all the chrome is in very good condition, without corrosion.
Mechanically, it will be sold with a file of invoices showing the work that has been carried out:
- Re-boring of the block, adjustment of the camshafts, shrinking and grinding of the seats, cleaning of the sealing surfaces, removal and fitting of the guides, squaring of the connecting rods, grinding of the seats - Repair of the valve guides and replacement of the engine silentblocks in the gearbox, change of the handbrake cable, accelerator linkage guide, pulley, thermostat, V-belt, deflector, piston ring, connecting rod bushing - New wiring harness - New clutch disc - We replaced both batteries in February 2025, vehicle starts at a quarter turn, drives perfectly well, we will replace the 4 tyres for the sale.
Aesthetics: - New rear-view mirrors - Restored upholstery and new soft top (carpet, seat and centre cushion covers, dashboard, handbrake gusset, leather around the body, door panels, door handles, boot mats, backrest foam, etc.) - New spoke wheels. It will be sold with its soft top, windows and tonneau cover. Arrived in France in 2008, and of American origin (like 80% of Jaguar XK120 / 140 / 150) this Jaguar has known two French owners. Registered as a collector, this XK120 is exempt from the Crit'Air sticker system and from roadworthiness tests. The cylinder head has been cleaned and the valve seats will be rectified in December 2021. Most of the invoices come from Jaguar specialist SNG Barrat. We have the invoices for all the work carried out above (and others not mentioned). The vehicle will therefore be sold with a large file of invoices (around €16, 000 excluding bodywork). Launched in 1948, the Jaguar XK120 was the first car in a fine family of sports cars from the marque. Powered by the XK engine, which became legendary, we can carry out trade-ins on similar vehicles (youngtimers, sports cars, classic cars, etc.) Located 20 minutes from the Belfort-Montbéliard high-speed train station and 1 hour from Basel/ Mulhouse airport, we can arrange transport to suit your needs.
