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3.4 XK120

Pastel Blue

Drop Head Coupe

Blue

Right Hand Drive

French Grey

Tom Byatt Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent

667247

F2917-8

P2555

JL22632

28 April 1954

United Kingdom

1954

White

2019

Black

Rest: Nice

Other Jaguar

Perth

Western Australia

Original

Australia

UEH184

4 more photos below ↓

Record Creation: Entered on 7 October 2019.

Database Updates: Show dataplate edits

Car History

From The Jaguar XK120 in the Southern Hemisphere (2009) by Elmgreen & McGrath

UK, Australia

John Elmgreen (from Sydney, Australia) and Terry McGrath (Perth, Western Australia) have been extreme XK enthusiasts since the 1970s if not before. In 1985 they published "The Jaguar XK in Australia". It was described by Alan Clark (Jaguar expert, historian, Minister in the UK Thatcher government) as amongst Jaguar books "my own personal favourite" and by Jaguar automobilia expert Ian Cooling as a superb book standing "supreme in the Jaguar library as a testament to years of diligent research and scholarship". Terry McGrath is also co-author of the monumental "Forerunners of Jaguar in Australasia and SE Asia". The new book "The Jaguar XK120 in the Southern Hemisphere" is to be followed in due course by XK140 and XK150 volumes.

Photos of 667247

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Exterior Photos (4)

Uploaded January 2025:

2025-01-05

2025-01-05

Uploaded November 2016:

2016-11-15

Uploaded September 2007:

2007-09-15

Detail Photos: Other (1)

Uploaded November 2016:

2016-11-15

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2007-04-07 12:55:49 | terry writes:

Came to Australia in 1992 from the UK where it was registered RSU375 which isn't its original english rego number.
Appears to have had a major rebuild sometime prior to 1992 and had a sticker on back window "Supplied by Kenny's" I
I brought it for myself as a 50th birthday present!

2007-04-08 07:08:07 | Peter Ingram writes:

Build date April 1954

2016-11-15 23:53:22 | terry mcgrath writes:

undergoing engine bay tidy up due to corrosion in front timing cover

2025-01-05 12:38:59 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:

www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1953-jaguar-xk120-manual/SSE-AD-4941933/

Seller's description:

XK120 Drop Head Coupe Genuine RHD car It is not matching numbers but has a special equipment XK120 engine block and is fitted with an early XK150 head but it does have the original gearbox. This genuine RHD XK120 Drop Head coupe was sold new in England and was last seen at Goodwood in 1958 and then appears to have gone to Kenya where it was believe to be hillclimbed later returned to the UK in the early 1980's and restored The car was left to the owners brother and shipped to Western Australia in 1992. Purchased by current owner in 2005 and used regularly until about 2017 and it has had a major tidy up since then including metal work repairs, new sills, complete paint job including engine bay etc new wiring harness, a new DHC hood done by the best of Australia's trimmers and a a complete retrim in red. some trim work requires finishing and will be completed by seller. The car comes with 2 sets of wheels one painted in body colour and a second set of 15 inch triple lace wheels fitted with radial tires. The car is fitted with the large Lucas 700 flamethrower spotlights. It also comes with an original pair of XK120FHC sunvisors and hinges and whilst these were not fitted to the Drop Head coupe they would be invaluable for early morning, late afternoon driving and will also help with wind when the top is down (they are not currently fitted to the car) It is exceptional value at $145,000 Full history in the book " The Jaguar XK120 in the Southern Hemisphere"