For Sale 1949 Alloy Jaguar XK120

we are pleased to offer this Alloy XK120. These are great vintage rally cars and would be a great way to run some events next year. Priced well at $295k

#20 of 242 alloy cars and one of only 54 produced in RHD.

Chassis completed on 28 November 1949, despatched 9 December 1949 to Brylaws, Sydney (arriving on the “Willesden" ship) and sold to its first owner George Thame of Roseville in Sydney on 16 February 1950. Raced by him at venues including Hawkesbury hillclimb, Mt. Panorama, the Castrol 24 Hour trial, and Bathurst.

Next sold in 1962 from Sydney Dealer C.V. Murray to Bonito Bonnano of Wentworthville, Sydney.

Next sold in 1969 to a German engineer, Mr Roeder, who took it home with him to Europe in 1969.

Next sold August 1970 in Germany by dealer Auto Reuter, of Stuttgart to Roger Dunn (of Traben-Trarbach) (had been advertised in the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport.

Next sold late 2007 or early in 2008 when it was sold by Roger Dunn to Peter Scadron (restoration shop) of Arizona, USA - although the car stayed in the UK for restoration. At that time, photographs showed the car totally dismantled with some new wooden body frame work being carried out, that being done at John Brown's Leaping Cats in Nuneaton, Coventry, UK.

Next sold 2014 to Ray Langston of Miami Beach. Rarely used and shown only a handful of times

Current owner 2023 shown at Amelia Island concourse in 2024 where the car won a class award for Sports and GT cars pre-1955.

Thanks
Craig

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Found an original photo of the car. The original plates also come with the sale.

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it’s is an amazing car and great event car.

 

New Year special $275k