1952 Jaguar XK120

This 1952 Jaguar XK120 roadster is finished in red over red leather and powered by a replacement 3.4-liter DOHC inline-six mated to a four-speed manual transmission. Equipment includes a black soft top, body-color 16″ steel wheels, dual SU carburetors, a split windshield, and a cabin heater. The owner’s father purchased the car in 1972 and it was offered on BaT in January 2023. Service since that auction reportedly included repairing the choke, ignition wiring, and battery cables and adjusting the carburetors, ignition timing, and front brakes. This XK120 is now offered at no reserve on dealer consignment in Delaware with service records, 1972 purchase paperwork, a Jaguar Heritage Trust certificate, and a clean Virginia title in the owner’s name. The car was originally Pastel Blue and is now red. Exterior details include a black soft top, chrome front bumpers and rear bumperettes, tri-bar headlights, fender-mounted side mirrors, a split windshield, rear fender skirts, and a single exhaust outlet. The soft top was adjusted in January 2019 and corrosion is noted on the right quarter panel. Additional images detailing lighting, badging, and trim are provided in the gallery below. Body-color 16″ steel wheels wear Jaguar-branded hubcaps and were mounted with Coker Classic tires in March 2019. Service in 2018 included overhauling the lower control arms, refinishing suspension components, and replacing the upper control arm bushings, front and rear dampers, sway bar end links, rear brake cylinders, front and rear brake hoses, and front hubs. The front brakes were adjusted in preparation for the sale. The lower front ball joints are torn and the steering box and rear shocks are leaking. The seats are upholstered in red leather while the dashboard, door panels, and carpets are black. Appointments include a dash-mounted rearview mirror, a passenger-side grab handle, and a cabin heater. A four-spoke steering wheel sits ahead of Smiths instrumentation consisting of a 140-mph speedometer, a reverse-sweep tachometer with an inset analog clock, and auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 1,300 miles, and the selling dealer states the car has traveled approximately 25k miles under current ownership. An aftermarket engine hour meter is installed but does not work. The replacement 3.4-liter DOHC inline-six was sourced from a later-model Jaguar and installed before 1972. Service in preparation for the sale is said to have included repairing the choke, gapping the spark plugs, repairing the ignition wiring and battery cables, and adjusting the carburetor and ignition timing. Engine oil leaks are present. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed manual transmission and the selling dealer states both the transmission and the rear axle are leaking. Additional underbody photos are shown in the gallery below. Documentation accompanying the car includes service records, 1972 purchase paperwork, and a Jaguar Heritage Trust Production Record Trace Certificate details colors, serial numbers, and production information. The Virginia title describes the car as a 1954 model year and lists the VIN as F14268, which matches the number shown on the replacement cylinder head above. A plaque affixed to the firewall is pictured in the gallery below and lists the chassis number as 673189 and the engine number as W6650-8, which corresponds to an XK120 roadster built in 1952.