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£16,800

1968 Jaguar XK120 Roadster by Aristocat

United Kingdom • 24 Sept 2022 • Lot 234

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is an Aristocat kit car, built using Jaguar components, finished in the early 2000s. It features several enhancements over the original kit, a 3.4L XJ6 engine, automatic gearbox, and a biscuit leather interior.

Condition

6

While the car has been improved and well-maintained, it's a kit car built in the late 80s and finished in the early 2000s. Although it incorporates many correct features and has been used in various events, the description indicates that re-working was needed on the doors, bonnet, boot, and wiring. Therefore, it is difficult to assign a rating better than 'Good'.

/ 10

Transmission:

Automatic

Chassis No:

P1F6791BW

Odometer:

7,160 miles

Reg Number:

XSV 852

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Built with Jaguar's written permission, the Aristocat uses all Jaguar components housed in a steel spaceframe chassis.

For ease of build the Aristocat uses the XJ series suspension, un-modified, resulting in the car being five inches wider than the XK120 or XK140, but only one inch wider than the XK150.

The additional width, added down the centre of the car, allows for a more spacious cockpit and boot than the originals and drivers of well over six feet can be easily accommodated.

Finished in Opalescent Green with a gold fleck and contrasting biscuit leather interior, and sitting on wire wheels with an automatic gearbox and power steering, this example was purchased in kit form from Autotune Aristocat in the late 80s and finished in the early 2000s.

Built by two engineers, a considerable amount of time was spent improving the kit including re-working the doors, bonnet and boot for a much better fit and also improving the wiring in order to be more reliable and fitting Dual Servo br...