2016-11-07 10:40:02 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 11/7/16
www.ebay.com/itm/1953-Jaguar-Other-/112196724254
Opening bid US $1,000, no bids 9 days left in auction, seller dacmotorsports.

Sellers description:
NO RESERVE AUCTION.....SOLD ON A BILL OF SALE. 1953 Jaguar XK120 FHC RHD, 3.5 Ltr Motor, 4 Speed Manual Transmission and Original Tag. Great to build yout own real XK120. This Chassis and everything is the real deal; solid and has been kept is storage for over 40 years. The engine was taped and baged, tires were deflated and chassis was stored on blocks. Unwrapped everything, aired up tires and here you go...You are bidding on what you see in the pictures. She can be pushed on a trailer, steering works great and will hold in gear. sold on a Bill of Sale as that how she was sold back in the mid 70s. The tag is the original and real deal, engine is the correct 3 1/2 Ltr motor, Numbers match on tag with chassis, transmision and all you need is a body. I also have a set of Spoke Wheels and tires that came out of storage with this chassis.

2026-04-08 07:44:15 | pauls writes:

Car now offered in Hemmings:

www.hemmings.com/classifieds/listing/1953-jaguar-st.-louis-mo-2935043

Seller's description:

1953 Jaguar

ASKING PRICE $139,500

Vehicle Location St. Louis, Missouri 63146

VIN # S679999

The stylish and low-slung bodywork looks as though it has been pulled tight over the chassis and features a Delahaye-style grille flanked by close-set faired-in headlamps and topped with a cloisonne badge. The body tapers to a neat boat-tail treatment at the rear, and cycle fenders in polished alloy contrast beautifully against the French blue bodywork. Evocative period details like stamped louvers, exposed rivets, a folding windscreen, twin Brooklands Aeroscreens, and a contrasting, red-painted chassis further enhance the pre-war aesthetic. Chrome Jaguar wire wheels are held on with three-eared knockoffs and are shod with period-style bias-ply tires.

Inside, there’s a pair of bucket seats trimmed in dark blue leather with cream piping, complemented with blue-grey square-weaved carpet, also piped in cream. An engine-turned alloy fascia houses Jaguar-sourced instruments and switchgear. The business of driving is unincumbered in the bare-bones cockpit, with no top or side curtains and just a folding windshield and a pair of Brooklands Aeroscreens for the full wind-in-the-hair, open-cockpit experience.

The engine number, W5879-8S, denotes this as an XK120 unit displacing 3.4 liters. It is fed by twin SU carburetors with SU pancake filters, and it breathes out through standard porcelain manifolds. The engine bay is well detailed throughout and is topped with period-correct C-Type cam covers. The chassis has been lightened and is suitably updated with telescopic Koni dampers and Wilwood disc brakes on the front axle, offering up ample stopping power.