Lot 321: 1954 Jagaur XK120

The Jaguar XK120 caused an absolute sensation when it was launched at the 1948 Motor Show. In the post war era of rationing and general austerity and hardship it came as a stunning vision of what the future might hold.It was, without doubt, the most beautiful car in the world, and the fastest unsupercharged production sports model ever made up to that time. Its claimed top speed of 120mph was so astonishing that to prove it Jaguar took one over to Belgium and clocked 132mph!The response from the public at the Motor Show launch on 20th October 1948 caught Jaguar by surprise, and as orders poured in it was immediately obvious that the level of home and export demand could only be satisfied by moving from a lightweight alloy-bodied ash frame construction to tooling up for volume production in steel. This took time to achieve and the first 57 right hand drive cars, and 183 left-hand drive cars, were hand-produced in lightweight aluminium alloy.Presented in the classic Jaguar dove grey with a red leather interior, this fabulous example is one of the finest on the market today. The current owner, an expert in his field, declares that he has never seen a better one. Having undergone a high quality restoration in recent years and complete with the extras one would expect in such a good car such as toolkit, white wall tyres and documentation, this roadster is on the button and ready for the serious grand touring it was designed for.Cette voiture exceptionnelle avait t remise a neuf par des spcialistes reconnus. Peinture gris clair, sellerie rouge. Elle peut partir pour tout distance.