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Hi, Here is my late fathers XK120. He's owned it since 1999, when it was imported back into the UK.
It's been in my Dads garage and not been used for about 8 years. So I've sent some time getting it running. Before he passed away he told me it needed a fuel pump, which I replaced with a new unit. I also fitted new- distributor cap, plug leads, rotor arm, plugs, condenser. As it turned out the spark problem I was getting was down the wires in the distributor.
The car is a matching numbers car.
The interior is in very good condition.
The hood also looks to be in very good shape.
The bodywork does have some small areas of bubbling paint (which I tried to capture in the photos).
It did come up very well after a clean.
Underneath is solid.
It is now running, but at some point the handbrake was left on and now the brakes are partially seized. But it does move when you lift the clutch, just doesn't roll easily.
The car will need some recommissioning, but was in regular use before my Dad became ill.
He was very proud of its originality, right down to the plug leads! (which I did change, but kept the old ones!). My Dad was a huge Jag nut! He fully restored quite a few, and never was never was without at least one in his ownership.
This one was bought by him in 1999, when I was imported back into the UK.
It"s first owner was a composer in Hollywood, then went to New Jersey where, after a few years, it went into storage. It spent 28 years stored, before going to Queensland, Australia, where it had a small restoration.
I was auctioned by Coys when it came to the UK, where my Dad bought it.
It was appeared on Top Gear, who covered the sale. It also was used in a German TV series, "Rosamunde Pilcher", that was filmed in Devon.
There is a large file full of history and a dairy of what my Dad has done to it.
Viewing are obviously welcome, and call me for any information I might have left out, on
