2007-11-19 05:11:00 | Lofty writes:

listed on eBay
as item 300172291705. The seller's ad provides the following details:

Jaguar collectors, here is the car for you!!! A one owner, pristine, unmolested 1954 Jaguar 120M. 56K original miles with extensive documentation. Never driven in bad weather. Garaged from the first day of ownership. Has won numerous show awards for originality and condition. Even the paint shines as new. No bodywork ever. Recent tires and brakes for safety reasons only. Car comes with all the original owners manuals and documents of sale to the current and only owner. How many of these could be left? You could look for years and not find as fine an example of this popular Jag model. This is not a project car! It's a turnkey car that you can take directly to and win the next British car show near you. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. This is a rare beauty and those of you who know these cars I'm sure can appreciate the value of it's original owner history. I'm selling this car for my friend and if I cannot answer your questions, I'll put you in touch with the owner directly. The car is located in Palm Beach, Florida. You can email me at Jimjyates@aol.com.

And again:
After receiveing numerous questions about this car I've talked to the owner again and have the following details to add. The VIN is 5676322. This car received a professional cosmetic restoration (paint and interior) around twenty five years ago after which it took first place and scored 99.4 at a British Car show on Long Island. So, clearly is was done properly. Documentaion of this as well as the New York Times article about this car will go with the car. No body work was needed. The owner then moved to Florida and the car has been used only on nice days for shows since then. Garaged and covered always. The actual mileage is 46K not 56K. Hope this answers most of your questions.

2007-11-20 05:09:57 | Peter Ingram writes:

Of the 1052 known survivors of this model there are only 22 later cars known.
Total production of 120 Roadsters in LHD was 6436
It would be nice to know the vital numbers for this original one

2007-11-24 07:55:57 | pauls writes:

URL for above autction:
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jaguar-120-M-120M-1954-Jaguar-120-M-Original-Owner-Roads ...
Current bid $66,360 reserve not met, after 36 bids, 13hrs left in auction.

2024-09-16 00:24:46 | Georg Dönni writes:

I just heard that the grand son Frank Braider III would like to get in contact with the now owner in Switzerland. However our data protection does not allow anymore access to the owners data. Who did do the note that the car lives in Winterthur. Was that the now owner?

2024-10-30 05:40:32 | Georg Dönni writes:

As the car seems to live now in Schaffhausen, Josef Palotas might know. His phone number in Switzerland is 0041 52 625 47 82. He restores also XKs.

2024-10-31 06:27:19 | Tom KURTH writes:

I bought the XK from Frank Braider in Palm Beach in 2008 and own it since. The car is now registered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The XK is still enjoying its originality and is in perfect running condition, thanks to being regularly serviced by one of the best Jaguar (classic) service stations in Switzerland.

In case of interest I can be contacted via email tkswiss@bluewin.ch.