1953 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupé

680893roadUnited Kingdom

Engine: 3.4L DOHC inline-six, twin SU carburetors, 160 bhp at 5,000 rpm
Colour: Champagne Gold

A left-hand-drive 1953 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupé, one of only 2,678 produced between 1951 and 1954, completed at the factory in March 1953 and originally dispatched to East Coast US distributor Max Hoffman in New York. Finished in Champagne Gold over black leather, the car retains its numbers-matching 3.4-litre twin-cam engine and is accompanied by a Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust certificate. Its interior features restored burled walnut trim and original Smiths instrumentation.

Ownership

2022-09-30Auction sale
Estimate US$100,000 – US$130,000
Bonhams catalogue lot →
1953 →Factory delivery
Max Hoffman
partial documentation
US East Coast distributor based in New York who received the car directly from the Jaguar factory shortly after its completion in early 1953.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Private collection
partial documentation
Car entered a private collection at some point after leaving the distributor and remained there until shortly before the auction.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

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Bodywork
Interior wood trim was refurbished to a visually striking standard; exterior colour was changed at some point from the original Dove Grey to the current Champagne Gold.
The colour change is noted but undated; the wood trim restoration is described as complete and attractive.

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