1954 Jaguar XK 120 SE
- Engine
- 3.4L inline-six, twin-cam, C-Type cylinder head, 180 bhp
- Colour
- Red over tan
A left-hand-drive Jaguar XK 120 SE roadster completed in May 1954 and despatched to Hornburg of Los Angeles that June, finished originally in Red over Black. Built to the higher-output Special Equipment specification with C-Type cylinder head, wire wheels, and dual exhaust, the car spent time in New Jersey with a noted racer and collector before receiving a restoration. A Heritage Trust certificate confirms the car retains its matching-numbers chassis, body, engine, cylinder head, and gearbox.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$126,000
- 1954-06-11 →Factory deliveryHornburg distributor, Los Angelespartial documentation
Well-known California distributor that received the car directly from the factory as a North American-market left-hand-drive example.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownMichael Stottpartial documentation
Racing driver and collector based in Ho-ho-Kus, New Jersey; had the vehicle maintained by Donovan Jaguar Service, with some service records surviving. Ownership established by the 1990s; early history before his tenure is unrecorded.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —ServiceDonovan Jaguar Service
Routine servicing carried out at Donovan Jaguar Service during the Stott ownership period; select records are present in the car's documentation.
- —Restoration
A full restoration was completed at an unspecified date prior to the current sale; the car was subsequently kept in good order. Finish was changed to red over tan with a matching tan convertible top.
The prose describes the work as having taken place 'some years ago' without specifying a year or workshop.
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