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Jaguar XK120
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The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954. It was Jaguar's first sports car since SS 100 production ended in 1939.
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Jaguar XK120 | |
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![]() Jaguar XK120 open 2-seater | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Jaguar Cars |
Production | 1948–1954 12,055 made [1] |
Assembly | Holbrook Lane, Coventry, England, United Kingdom (1948–1951) Browns Lane, Coventry, England, United Kingdom (1951–54) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car |
Body style | open two-seater 2-seat fixed head coupé 2-seat drophead coupé |
Layout | FR layout |
Related | Jaguar C-Type |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.4 L XK I6 |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 102 in (2,591 mm)[2][3] |
Length | 173 in (4,394 mm)[2] |
Width | 61.5 in (1,562 mm)[2] |
Height | 52.5 in (1,334 mm)[2] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | SS Jaguar 100 |
Successor | Jaguar XK140 |
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The XK120 is a highly desirable model. In 2016, Bonhams sold a matching numbers left-hand-drive alloy-bodied roadster - one of only 184 - for $396,000 (£302,566). This marks the highest price achieved for an XK120 at auction thus far.[4]