1952 Jaguar XK 120 Fixed Head Coupé
- Colour
- Pastel green
A 1952 Jaguar XK 120 Fixed Head Coupé, completed at the factory on 7 March 1952 and dispatched to the Charles Hornburg distributorship in Los Angeles in its original Pastel Green over Suede Green livery. The car passed to its first owner, an airline pilot, who garaged it from 1967 until 2010 — a dormancy of over four decades. After emerging from this long single ownership, it underwent a comprehensive body-off restoration in California, retaining original colours while receiving several performance upgrades. It subsequently won Best Jaguar at the Beverly Hills Concours d'Elegance before being exported to the UK in 2014.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €122,475 (≈ $135K)
- 1952 → 2010Private saleH E Bauerpartial documentation
Airline pilot who was the sole retail owner for over five decades; the car was placed in garage storage from 1967 onward and remained there until he parted with it.
- 1952-03-07 →Factory deliveryCharles Hornburg distributorshippartial documentation
Jaguar's Los Angeles distributor received the car from the factory as the shipping destination; acted as the delivery point for the first retail owner.
- 2010 → 2014Acquisition unknownJohn Pollock Restorationspartial documentation
Reseda, California restorer who performed a full body-off restoration returning the car to original colours and fitting various modern mechanical upgrades before it was exported to the UK.
Competition
- —Beverly Hills Concours d'EleganceBest Jaguar
Award earned after restoration was completed and before the car was sent to the United Kingdom in 2014.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2010RestorationJohn Pollock Restorations
Full body-off restoration returning the car to its factory Pastel Green and Suede Green colour scheme, carried out after more than four decades of garage storage. Work included the fitment of a five-speed gearbox, front disc brakes, a lightened flywheel, and an aluminium radiator.
Workshop located in Reseda, California. Upgrades were intended to improve performance and usability in contemporary driving conditions.
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