2006-01-05 12:00:33 | Peter Ingram writes:

How can you leave an amazing pic like that without a comment
Does the car still exist........in Australia perhaps

2007-05-28 11:59:43 | terry writes:

totally original! for full history see "The Jaguar XK in Australia"

2020-10-27 10:35:09 | Davidbarnett writes:

Having just shown this to my, her first reaction .. "They should be shot" ?

2020-10-27 14:03:34 | JeremyB writes:

I like the windscreen.

2025-07-12 17:36:46 | pauls writes:

Car at auction 7/25

online.doningtonauctions.com.au/m/lot-details/index/catalog/260/lot/60943/1950-J ...

Auction description:

Lot 34 of : 1950 Jaguar Alloy XK120 Roadster (Special) - Project [Location: Melboune]

1950 Jaguar XK120 Alloy ‘Special’ (project)

Much modified rarity

Australian-delivered

Competition history

Amazing restoration project

Chassis number: 660030

Engine number: 7L 1896-8

In the same family ownership for most of the past 57 years, this genuine and very rare Jaguar XK120 Alloy was completed on 3 January 1950 and dispatched to Australian distributor, Bylaw of Melbourne, a month later.

 Originally finished in red with biscuit and red trim and a fawn soft top, this Jaguar roadster was sold new (in May 1950) to James R. Skinner of Parkdale (Melbourne) who raced it twice at the Rob Roy Hillclimb in 1951.

 In May 1958 it was acquired by Vincent Boyle (a Bryson’s employee) who then modified the car extensively, adding a fibreglass fastback hardtop and a scalloped area in the front guards behind the wheels. It was also repainted White.

 Then followed a couple more owners before Frederick Richardson carried out further body modifications and repainted the XK120 again, in Dark Green, in 1963.

 After then passing through the hands of several car dealers, this alloy-bodied Jaguar was purchased by Lawrence Wedgewood of Seville (Victoria), in July 1968.

 Wedgewood undertook further body modifications, along with the fitment of magnesium wheels, and repainting it yet again, to yellow this time. The body was then changed again by Wedgewood circa 1970 – 1974, and the colour returned to its original red.

 Some time prior to 1985 this much-modified Jaguar XK120 Alloy also saw its original 3.4 litre twin-cam engine removed and replaced with a rebuilt XJ6 engine and manual overdrive gearbox, along with Jaguar Mk IX disc brakes up front and a complete Mk II rear axle.

 Receipts attest to much of this work and also various maintenance undertaken right up to the late ‘90s.

 Said to have been languishing in a paddock at one stage during this time, this early XK120 is believed to have been laid up for at least 25 years, before being rescued more recently by a prominent Victorian enthusiast with an intent to restore it.

 However, the scope of the project and a change of business priorities has now meant this storied Jaguar is being offered once more.

 As the photographs attest, the XK120 Alloy still retains much of its somewhat bizarre body modifications, including the hardtop and mag wheels, and is in need of a complete restoration. Sadly, the status and location of its original engine is unknown.

 What it does come with is a comprehensive history folder containing a Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate confirming its production details, a copy of an original brochure, various materials referencing the car’s storied history, and a number of receipts stretching back to the mid ‘80s.

 There’s also a variety of original photographs illustrating periods of its colourful life.

With just 57 right-hand drive alloy-bodied Jaguar XK120s ever made, this is an exceedingly rare car. That alone justifies the time and expense to resurrect and return it to its original specification.

 Alternatively, with a less extensive refurbishment, you could recapture the essence of what is a most unusual Australian ‘Special’.

 The choice is yours.

 This 1950 Jaguar XK120 Alloy ‘Special’ is being offered for sale here unregistered.

2025-07-12 19:17:33 | John Elmgreen writes:

The bizarre bodywork modifications have apparently made it difficult for the chassis number to be photographed which is a pity. Also it may well be that the original body number tag on the scuttle has disappeared in the modification process - but we cannot see whether that is the case or not.