Photo: The Market
Some 50 years ago, someone living on a farm in Wales decided to restore a (then) 15 years old Jaguar XK120 FHC. For reasons unknown, the restoration was never completed, and the car spent the better part of half a century hidden from sight in a barn.
This Jag is one of just 151 XK120s made for the British market – read right-hand-drive – and is believed to be one of just 57 that are still around today. In pristine condition, it would have sold for over £100,000 ($128,000).
The thing is it’s not in pristine condition. The car wears the scars of the started but never completed restoration process, it is covered in layers upon layers of dust, and looks awful overall. Even so, its current owner and an auction website by the name of The Market hope to fetch at least £25,000 for it ($32,000).
The Jaguar is already on the auctioneer’s website, waiting for the bidding process to start on November 20. It will end a week later, after someone would have hopefully purchased it.
The Market says the XK comes “partially-built yet largely complete condition” and will sell complete with the original chassis and engine. That’s the same engine that back in the day when the XK was introduced made it the fastest production car in the world, topping at 120 mph (193 kph).
“When a truly rare car comes to auction which has also been tucked away and off the market for decades it creates an unmissable opportunity for collectors,” said in a statement Tristan Judge, director, The Market.
“This car’s story makes it even more interesting and appealing to buyers. With the current owner having spent some 50 years tinkering, now the opportunity exists to take-over and finish the existing project or begin a new restoration to return this classic to its former glory.”
More details about the 1954 Jaguar XK120 FHC can be found at this link.
The thing is it’s not in pristine condition. The car wears the scars of the started but never completed restoration process, it is covered in layers upon layers of dust, and looks awful overall. Even so, its current owner and an auction website by the name of The Market hope to fetch at least £25,000 for it ($32,000).
The Jaguar is already on the auctioneer’s website, waiting for the bidding process to start on November 20. It will end a week later, after someone would have hopefully purchased it.
The Market says the XK comes “partially-built yet largely complete condition” and will sell complete with the original chassis and engine. That’s the same engine that back in the day when the XK was introduced made it the fastest production car in the world, topping at 120 mph (193 kph).
“When a truly rare car comes to auction which has also been tucked away and off the market for decades it creates an unmissable opportunity for collectors,” said in a statement Tristan Judge, director, The Market.
“This car’s story makes it even more interesting and appealing to buyers. With the current owner having spent some 50 years tinkering, now the opportunity exists to take-over and finish the existing project or begin a new restoration to return this classic to its former glory.”
More details about the 1954 Jaguar XK120 FHC can be found at this link.
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