Vehicle Description
1953 Jaguar XK120 Roadster One of only 2,806 open two-seaters made
in 1953; one of 2,018 made with left-hand drive. Evidence suggests
less than 1,000 examples exist today Fully restored to its present
condition Prior local Missouri ownership for the past 40 years!
Matching numbers 3.4L DOHC straight six-cylinder engine with double
side-draft SU H6 carburetors that makes 160 hp Four-speed manual
transmission Bright Red exterior with tan top Biscuit interior with
Connolly Leather Seats and Wilton Wool Carpeting Original solid
wheels and rear fender skirts (spats) Documentation includes a
Jaguar Heritage Archive Certificate Own this Vehicle from $1,600
per month-call 636-600-4600 Looking like it is ready to pounce even
while motionless, the Jaguar XK coupes and roadster are among the
most elegant looking cars to come out of the 1950s. MotoeXotica
Classic Cars is pleased to present this Bright Red 1953 XK120
Roadster. This example was built on June 11, 1953 at Browns Lane,
Coventry, England, and it was shipped on June 24, 1953. This
stunning cat was a recipient of a comprehensive nut and bolt
restoration, ready to take to a car show or JCNA judging! Mark
Trimble, long-time owner of the Shepherd of the Hills in Branson,
Missouri, owned this car for 40 plus years. Trimble had had the car
stripped to bare metal and repainted in the St. Louis during his
stewardship. He sent Cox to fetch the car when it was ready to come
home. Using a half-ton pickup truck and trailer, Cox had the Jag,
minus its trim and fittings, placed on the trailer for the ride
southwest. Neil Klinefelter completed the car's restoration once it
returned to Branson. Mr. Trimble, sold the car in 2014 to an owner
in Kansas City, where a local Jaguar specialist shop took over the
maintenance duties. It's been well-maintained and is beautifully
restored. The Jaguar once again became available due to Mr.
Trabon's passing and to settle his estate. Dressed in Bright Red,
which only serves to enhance this open-top coupe's low-slung lines,
the car's paint and trim are in overall excellent order, with only
minor blemishes visible upon very close inspection. The car's
windscreen is clear and intact. Its lights, including the large fog
lights perched upon the front bumper are haze-free and intact. The
bodywork is straight and solid, the engine bay is extremely tidy
and the bumpers fit tightly to the body. This Jaguar rolls on wide
whitewall four-ply tires, size 6.00-16 at all four corners. Most
Jags came with wire wheels and center spinners but without the rear
fender skirts or spats as they're called across the pond. This
example has solid wheels with the fender skirts, which would not
fit over wire wheel centers. Under the bonnet is the Jaguar's
matching number 3.4L twin-cam straight six-cylinder engine. With an
alloycylinder head, hemi-spherical combustion chambers, inclined
valvesand twin side-draftSU carburetors, the enginewas
comparatively advanced for a mass-produced unit of its time. The XK
engine's basic design, later modified into 3.8- and 4.2-liter
versions, survived into the late 1980s. This engine is buttoned to
a four-speed manual transmission. Inside, the biscuit leather
interior is in borderline excellent shape. The bucket seats,
swathed in rich Connolly Leather, are in great shape and the
matching Wilton Wool Carpeting is excellent order. The four-spoke
steering wheel is in fine condition while the leather-trimmed
instrument panel is in excellent order while the inner doors are in
very good order. The shift lever echoes the rest of the interior.
The XK120 was ultimately available in three versions or body
styles, first as an open two-seater described in the US market as
the roadster; as a closed, orfixed head coup� from 1951; and
finally, as adrophead coup�(DHC) from 1953, all two-seaters and
available with left or right-hand drive. All XK120s had
independenttorsion bar front suspension, semi-ellipticleaf
springsat the rear,recirculating ballsteering, telescopically
adjustable steering column and all-round 12-inchdrum brakes,which
were prone tofade.Some cars were fitted with Alfin (ALuminum
FINned) brake drums to combat fade. The roadster's lightweight
canvas top and detachable side screens stowed out of sight behind
the seats and itsbarchetta-style doors had no external handles;
instead there was an interiorpull-cordwhich was accessible through
a flap in the side screens when the weather equipment was in place.
The windscreen could be removed foraeroscreensto be fitted. All
models had removablespats("fender skirts" in America) covering the
rear wheel arches, which enhanced the streamlined look.
Documentation includes a Jaguar Heritage Archive Certificate.
Competition to this Jag in 1953 included Chevrolet's Corvette,
Ferrari's 212 Cabriolet and Mercedes-Benz's 300 S Convertible. This
car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
Current mileage on the odometer shows 34,491 miles. It is sold as
is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT
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