2007-10-19 06:36:06 | pauls writes:

Car offered at:
www.jdclassics.co.uk

Sellers description:
Jaguar XK120 The first steel body XK120

colour Bronze
interior colour Duo Tone Tan
drive RHD
type Cabrio / Roadster
year 1950
price P.O.R.
VAT No
country United Kingdom
Jaguar XK 120 Roadster, THE FIRST PRODUCTION ROADSTER WITH A STEEL BODY, CHASSIS NUMBER 660059. Bronze/Biscuit and Tan hide, steel wheels, full spats, matching numbers, original specification throughout. Part of a major collection for many years, requires basic recommissioning.

2008-05-20 10:15:14 | Anonymous writes:

Obviously this 120 is not the first steel 120, but only the first RHD 120. Produced in April 1950, the 6th,
it was anticipated by not less than ten 120 in LHD produced in March 1950.
Check the important books, like Porter's and Clausager's to learn more.

2008-05-23 01:23:26 | Anonymous writes:

I agree regarding 660059, it seems uncorrect calling it the first : as example the LHD 670193, under restoration, is the last March 1950 car to be produced, so clearly earlier than 660059, an April car , that it's " only " the first RHD steel 120 to be produced, but later than several steel 120s in LHD form.
Take a note that the very first steel 120 was built in the alloy sequence ! That was the very first steel 120 !

2008-07-31 21:02:53 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 8/08
www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r

Auction description (still claiming to be first steel body, their description, not mine):
Sale 16250 - A Sale of Jaguar Motor Cars and Related Automobilia, 9 Aug 2008
XK60, Goodwood, Chichester, Sussex
Lot No: 218
The first steel-bodied, right-hand drive
1950 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
Registration no. JVC 66
Chassis no. 660059
Engine no. W1257-7

Estimate: £110,000 - 130,000

The first steel-bodied, right-hand drive XK120 chassis number ‘66059’ was completed on 6th April 1950 finished in bronze with biscuit/tan interior and fawn hood. Registered ‘JVC 66’ in Coventry on 19th April 1950, it was despatched the following day. In Australia the car was delivered via Melbourne Jaguar distributor, Bryson to first owner Nicholas Hilton, a member of the family that had developed the ‘Aspro’ analgesic, and registered in Melbourne on 6th October 1950. The car was owned by John King, of Tasmania from 1967 to December 1978 when it was purchased by Sandy Frith-Brown, a resident of Hobart, Tasmania’s capital. Sold by him in 1980 to Peter McNamara of ‘Bimbimbi, Vermont, Victoria, it was in generally good original condition at that time. By the mid-1990s the XK was in the hands of Cliff Rattray-Wood, who by 1995 had restored it, refinishing it in the Jaguar XJ40 colour, ‘Oyster’. While in his hands the car participated in the 1996 Darwin to Alice Springs Run.
Purchased from its Australian owner in 2007, ‘660059’ is presented for sale fresh from restoration by J D Classics, the work undertaken having included a full engine rebuild. The XK120 was in rust-free condition when acquired and thus its basic structure did not require any serious attention. A worthy concours contender, this landmark Jaguar sports car is offered with Jaguar/Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate (confirming matching chassis/engine numbers), MoT/road fund licence to May 2009 and Swansea V5C registration document. It is expected that the original registration mark, ‘JVC 66’, will have been recovered by time of sale.

2011-01-15 23:29:55 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:
www.jdclassics.co.uk/car/158

Sellers description:
Year 1950
Jaguar XK 120 Roadster, THE FIRST RIGHT HAND DRIVE FACTORY PRODUCTION ROADSTER WITH A STEEL BODY, CHASSIS NUMBER 660059. Bronze/Biscuit and Tan hide,steel wheels, Cream steering wheel, full spats, matching numbers, original registration number,original specification throughout. JD restoration completed in 2007. Octane magazine feature car in 2008. Historically Important Jaguar. Stunning.

2014-04-13 12:43:33 | pauls writes:

Car still at JD Classics.

2015-09-03 18:04:35 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 9/15
www.bonhams.com/auctions/22725/lot/336/

Auction description:
Lot 336
1950 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
Registration no. JVC 66
Chassis no. 660059
Engine no. W1257-7
£130,000 - 160,000
US$ 200,000 - 240,000
Auction 22725:
Goodwood Revival
12 Sep 2015 13:30 BST
Chichester, Goodwood

Same as above with the following addition:
The car was the subject of a sympathetic restoration by renowned marque specialists J.D Classics in 2005; it was in rust-free condition when consigned and thus its basic structure did not require any serious attention. Restoration was to original specification and included a full overhaul of the engine and gearbox, and a bare-metal repaint to the original factory colour of Opalescent Bronze. Noteworthy features include body coloured seat belts and full spats.
Bought from its Australian owner in 2007, the Jaguar was offered for sale at Bonhams' 'XK 60' auction at Goodwood in August 2008 (Lot 218) where it was purchased by the current owner to compliment his collection of sports and competition cars. Little used since and a worthy concours contender, this historic and landmark Jaguar sports car is offered with Jaguar/Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate (confirming matching chassis/engine numbers) and a UK V5C registration document.