1949 Jaguar XK120 Alloy

INTRODUCTION:After we’ve shown you all the latest luxury vehicles that can be added in your garage, we’re going to look back and admire one of the hottest vintage cars that still exist today. Set to be auctioned on Amelia Island this coming March, this classic 1949 Jaguar XK120 Alloy is the only model which is toned in Blue Sheen paint. It has undergone a complete restoration and has set a new record in the JCNA Slalom.

HIGHLIGHTS: XK 120 was first shipped to the United States’ West Coast, where it was campaigned in a number of amateur sports car races at Monterey and Santa Barbara. It then served for a time as a dirt-track racer, fitted with an American V8 engine when its original gave out. In poor condition, it returned to England for a full restoration by John May of XK Development at Homesdown Farms, Fiddington.

SPECIFICATIONS:::The first 244 XK 120s—including the car on offer here—were clad entirely in aluminum. In period, these represented the best of the best, with their advantageous power-to-weight ratio courtesy of the alloy body and the highly tunable, dual-overhead-cam XK engine. This engine was used in production Jaguarsin successive stages of development through 1987.

The car has been prepared according to the Historic Sports Car Club rules, with respect to the spirit of 1950s-era racing. The drum brakes
have been kept, as has the steering box (which has been displaced to the right side). Even the lever-arm shocks have been kept at the rear. The engine has been tuned with specific camshafts, 9:1 compression ratio, a C-type head, and SU HD8 carbs, and the Moss gearbox is of the close-ratio type.

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