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670870

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 1952 Cream
 2012 
 Nice Driver Black
 Original Tehachapi,
  CA 93561
 Original 
United StatesUnited States
 

 

Record Creation: Entered on 6 May 2009.

Originality: Noted for being in "original condition"

 

Record Changes

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2012-03-20 01:06:43 | XK Data writes:

The record was updated:

  • Top Color was added: black
  • Title Year was added: 1952
  • Car Condition was added: Nice driver
  • Note About Originality was added: 1
  • Replacement Engine was added: original
  • Replacement Gearbox was added: Original
  • Current Color was added: cream
  • Current City was added: Tehachapi,
  • Current State was added: CA 93561
  • Current Country was added: United States
  • Last Seen was added: 2012

    • Car History

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

    Morocco, fate unknown

    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.

    © Elmgreen & McGrath

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    2012-03-20 00:21:49 | Vinnie Apicella writes:

    670830 originally purchased by US Army Col. stationed in Germany in1950. Brought to Modesto, CA in 1952 and registered as 1952.

    Originally had Silver exterior with red interior, steel wheels & "skirts"

    Purchased by V. Apicella from "Fantasy Junction" consigment classic cars in Berkeley, CA in 1984.

    Car was old English White with dark brown interior and off white canvas top/side curtains.

    Restored in 1989 to cream exterior with cream interior/red piping, black top/sidecurtains

    All numbers match, original tool kit with most tools/grease gun. Operators & factory Technical manuals.

    2012-03-20 06:13:28 | terry mcgrath writes:

    We have a problem with this listing as it is now the listing is for 670870 a car sold new to Morrocco and for that reason it is featured in our XK120 Book see details below.
    The comments from Vinnie Apicella relate I presume to 670830 and if they are for 830 they will need to be moved to the history of 670830
    terry

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    2012-03-20 06:19:14 | terry mcgrath writes:

    actually the car is listed at 670830 it is just the posting 20th march 2012 and the "most recent information" that needs deleting from the number

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