£49,500 (Est: £45,000 - £55,000)
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 30 Jul 2025
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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£49,500 (Est: £45,000 - £55,000)
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
UK • 30 Jul 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster, sold for £49,500, has a unique history, including a body-off restoration by Sargent Metalworks and previous ownership in America. Uprated for fast road or Vintage rallying use, it features a tuned engine and C-Type cylinder head.
Condition
7
The car underwent a body-off restoration in the past, but the listing mentions that a degree of recommissioning might be required before road use, suggesting it's not in perfect condition. There's no mention of significant damage, but the need for recommissioning and the presence of modifications indicate it's not in 'Excellent' condition. The car is uprated for fast road or vintage rallying.
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Manual
IG 4253
1952
Auction
671921
LHD
United Kingdom
£49,500 (Est: £45,000 - £55,000)
1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 30 Jul 2025
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
Launched at the 1948 Earls Court Motor Show, the Jaguar XK120 Roadster caused a sensation.
Penned by Sir William Lyons, the model's sensuous lines seemed almost impossibly glamorous to a country still feeling the effects of rationing.
While the 120mph top speed that its name signified soon became the stuff of legend.
Flooded with orders, Jaguar began limited hand-built production soon thereafter (although, it was not until 1950 that the factory was sufficiently 'tooled-up' to discard aluminium in favour of steel for the curvaceous bodywork).
Credited with 160bhp and 190lbft of torque in standard tune, its legendary 3442cc DOHC straight-six engine was allied to a four-speed manual transmission.
Chassis 671921 was manufactured in left-hand drive specification being built on the 25 th February 1952.
Distributed new by Max Hoffman, New York, the Jaguars is first known to have been in a state of disrepair by the late-1980s.
Understood to have been in long-term ownership thereafter Am...
Price Analysis vs Other XK120 Roadsters
£864
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£65,497
Median Price (Since 2020)
£342,600
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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