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Jaguar XK120 Aluminium Bodied Roadster

1953 · Manual · Dark Green

£105,000

Listed today at The Motor Shed, Bicester. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1953
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 3.8-litre straight-six
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Roadster
Colour: Dark Green
Generation: XK120 (1948-1954)

About this car

The XK120 was the car that announced Jaguar to the world in 1948, and this 1953 roadster is a fast-road interpretation of it rather than a factory-standard example. It keeps the aluminium body, but has been fitted with a 3.8-litre engine with larger carburettors and a five-speed Toyota Supra gearbox.

The chassis has been uprated to suit. Disc brakes are fitted all round, along with revised suspension and cooling, XK150 steering and pedal box, and an adjustable steering column. The dealer describes the car as a total restoration, with everything rebuilt professionally.

Bills, photographs and history are in the file with the car. The page gives no mileage, registration or colour.

Written by Vertar from The Motor Shed’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Doesn't match: aluminium XK120 roadsters were built 1948-50 only, and 1953 roadsters were steel-bodied. Only shared XK engine/layout specs are given (Jaguar 3.4 XK engine). The model-year figures are left blank.).

Engine: 3,442 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated